{"product_id":"bodyline-casualty-gavin-gleeson-9781761099243","title":"Bodyline Casualty","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Bodyline Casualty - The Bert Oldfield Story reveals the complete story of an Australian cricket legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA world-record-holding wicket-keeper to this day, Bert Oldfield put everything on the line for his country - on the battlefield and on the cricket field. The sole survivor of a bomb blast in World War One, he later suffered a life-changing skull fracture during the infamous 1932-33 Bodyline Ashes series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping biography, Gavin Gleeson uncovers previously unknown details of Oldfield's pivotal role in the Bodyline controversy, including his strained relationship with Donald Bradman, his surprising gesture of kindness toward England captain Douglas Jardine, and his eventual friendship with Harld Larwood - the very man who struck the Bodyline blow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom imprisonment in an Egyptian dungeon, to working in a venereal disease clinic, and saving a lion from death row, Oldfield's life defied convention. He played almost every Test series between the wars, only to re-enlist in active service throughout World War Two. A successful businessman and devoted family man, the hard knocks Oldfield sustained in sport and war ultimately let to the seizures that beset his later year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Gleeson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761099248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761099243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginninderra Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Gavin Gleeson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520056897791,"sku":"9781761099243","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e0588d8-0378-4ef5-932c-3e8c934cae8e.jpg?v=1778740475","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bodyline-casualty-gavin-gleeson-9781761099243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}