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C1933
Australia’s New Spin Bowler. W.J. O’Reilly
Artist:
From a photograph
William Joseph O’Reilly was probably the greatest spin bowler the game has ever produced. He played 27 Test matches and took 144 wickets – 102 of them Englishmen and the vital wicket of Walter Hammond ten times – averaging 22.59. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Australia’s New Spin Bowler. W.J. O’Reilly
Date:
C1933
Artist:
From a photograph
Condition:
Technique:
Process print
Image Size:
230mm
x 350mm
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1933
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William Joseph O’Reilly was probably the greatest spin bowler the game has ever produced. He played 27 Test matches and took 144 wickets – 102 of them Englishmen and the vital wicket of Walter Hammond ten times – averaging 22.59. But his figures have to be judged by the fact that all but one of his Tests came in the 1930s, when other bowlers were dominated by batsmen to an unprecedented extent. No one ever dominated O’Reilly. Even when England made 903 at The Oval in 1938, he bowled 85 overs and finished with figures of three for 178. And before that, he had secured the Ashes by taking five for 66 and five for 56 at Headingley.
