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Australia v England ‘Bodyline’ 1932/33. A collection of nine original copies of The Sydney Mail magazine, four complete, others lacking wrappers or with pages detached. Each issue has at least one article of coverage from the tour and Ashes Test series, the majority written by Dr. Eric P. Barbour with interesting and extensive reports and comment on the Bodyline controversy. 28th September 1932 pp 8-9 two page article on Bradman. 19th October p8 ‘Greatest Batsmen of all Time’, pp 26-27 centre spread of the tourists, p30 article on upcoming cricketers (incomplete). 2nd November, four detached pages including the front page with photographs of the England and Western Australia teams, pp 32-33 illustrated report on the tour match at Perth. 7th December, pp 26-30 five page report with photographs of the 1st Test at Sydney. 18th January 1933, front cover cricket image, pp 8-9 two page article ‘Test-Match Interludes’ by S. Elliott Napier, pp26-30 including centre spread photographs of the 3rd Test at Adelaide titled ‘A Hard Battle that may mark a Crisis in Cricket’, and reports by Barbour, p46 full page photograph of the England team. 25th January, pp 28-31, conclusion of the 3rd Test. 15th February, front page cricket illustration, pp 24-28 report on the 4th Test at Brisbane. 8th March, pp 28-29, report on England’s Ashes series victory, Barbour claiming that the majority of Harold Larwood’s deliveries (and that of the Australian, Harry Alexander) were no-balls based on slow-motion film evidence suggesting his back foot dragged over the bowling crease before the release of the ball under the old back foot law. 15th March, pp 28-29 with a page comprising a series of still photographs from slow-motion film providing evidence to back up Barbour’s opinion regarding Larwood’s action. Wear and tear to some wrappers, otherwise in good clean condition. An excellent record of the ‘timeless’ series with immediate reaction to the controversies from an Australian point of view.