Comments for Harold Larwood http://www.haroldlarwood.com The Official Website - Since 2002 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:29:17 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Memorial Statue by bsheep http://www.haroldlarwood.com/articles/the-statue/comment-page-1/#comment-36 bsheep Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:29:17 +0000 http://www.haroldlarwood.com/?page_id=59#comment-36 Nine feet tall? 4' of added bronze, perhaps? Just how tall was he? The BBC described him as 5'4" when he first played. Often, I've heard 5'7". Certainly he generated a high velocity from his frame. I can't imagine facing a 9' tall Larwood with the same mechanics! Do you have any photos of him standing next to others of 'known height?' GT (born Notts, living in Canada, awful wickets) Nine feet tall?
4′ of added bronze, perhaps?
Just how tall was he?
The BBC described him as 5′4″ when he first played.
Often, I’ve heard 5′7″.
Certainly he generated a high velocity from his frame.
I can’t imagine facing a 9′ tall Larwood with the same mechanics!

Do you have any photos of him standing next to others of ‘known height?’
GT (born Notts, living in Canada, awful wickets)

]]> Comment on Lois Larwood by Marion Green http://www.haroldlarwood.com/the-family/lois-larwood/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Marion Green Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:17:17 +0000 http://www.haroldlarwood.com/?page_id=14#comment-35 Enid - It has been so interesting to read details of your family life from way back. We were at Palatine together, my name being Hoard then. I often wondered what happened to you - communication was very slow in our youth!! I left Blackpool when I got married and now live in Aylesbury, Bucks. 40 miles from London. My husband is a cricket fan and noticed your appearance on Test Match Special and at Lords. We do hope you enjoy your trip over here. Pleased to hear you still come back to the old country and keep your Dad's memory alive. All best wishes. Marion Enid – It has been so interesting to read details of your family life from way back. We were at Palatine together, my name being Hoard then. I often wondered what happened to you – communication was very slow in our youth!! I left Blackpool when I got married and now live in Aylesbury, Bucks. 40 miles from London. My husband is a cricket fan and noticed your appearance on Test Match Special and at Lords. We do hope you enjoy your trip over here. Pleased to hear you still come back to the old country and keep your Dad’s memory alive.

All best wishes. Marion

]]> Comment on Harold Larwood biography – review by stuartfrew http://www.haroldlarwood.com/2009/06/14/harold-larwood-biography-review/comment-page-1/#comment-34 stuartfrew Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:06:13 +0000 http://www.haroldlarwood.com/2009/06/14/harold-larwood-biography-review/#comment-34 Hi. I just wanted to say hello and express how pleased I am to see Harold's story depicted on this website. A great job you have done indeed! I was pleased to be able to contribute in some small way by way of 'The Silent Killer' article. If i may, a small correction, the author's name is Duncan Hamilton. Apologies for the pedantry! I was very pleased to meet Duncan at a recent book festival in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, promoting his excellent new book about Harold Larwood. After Duncan's terrific award-winning book about Brian Clough it was clear that the story of Harold Larwood was in very good and sympathetic hands. Continued best wishes with your excellent site! Stu Hi. I just wanted to say hello and express how pleased I am to see Harold’s story depicted on this website. A great job you have done indeed! I was pleased to be able to contribute in some small way by way of ‘The Silent Killer’ article.

If i may, a small correction, the author’s name is Duncan Hamilton. Apologies for the pedantry! I was very pleased to meet Duncan at a recent book festival in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, promoting his excellent new book about Harold Larwood. After Duncan’s terrific award-winning book about Brian Clough it was clear that the story of Harold Larwood was in very good and sympathetic hands.

Continued best wishes with your excellent site!

Stu

]]> Comment on Enid Todd by Ray Smith http://www.haroldlarwood.com/the-family/enid-todd/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Ray Smith Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:43:59 +0000 http://www.haroldlarwood.com/?page_id=16#comment-33 I wrote a small book dealing with Harold's first-class career, including pictures signed by him .He was at all times helpful and courteous.In Aussie terms a thoroughly good bloke and a very nice man.I was proud to have met him and talked to him Ray Smith I wrote a small book dealing with Harold’s first-class career, including pictures signed by him .He was at all times helpful and courteous.In Aussie terms a thoroughly good bloke and a very nice man.I was proud to have met him and talked to him Ray Smith

]]> Comment on Jenny Todd by rickporgera http://www.haroldlarwood.com/the-family/jenny-todd/comment-page-1/#comment-32 rickporgera Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:42:50 +0000 http://www.haroldlarwood.com/?page_id=18#comment-32 My father was from Nottinghamshire and we, as kids, always played a game of backyard cricket in Toowoomba every weekend (c.1959), with Dad mimicking his best "Larwood" style with a tennis ball coming at us 7 or 8YO's at an alarming pace. We didn't appreciate the irony of it then, but we are still passing this on to our kids nowadays. I live in Cairns, and my 10YO daughter refuses to face me when I start the "Larwood" run-up at her, armed usually with a 20gram plastic/fairy ball in my hand....She runs off, screaming, to her Mum. Harolds' legacy lives on through the generations. I have a bat signed by himself and Jack Hobbs (and a few other, sadly unidentifiable players) that takes pride of place right next to my Steve Waugh autographed-bat behind my bar at home here. It's not a new bat, but it's more coveted, by a long shot. Cheers, and thank you for the great personal insight into a dedicated English sportsman. Rick Brittain Cairns, Qld, OZ. My father was from Nottinghamshire and we, as kids, always played a game of backyard cricket in Toowoomba every weekend (c.1959), with Dad mimicking his best “Larwood” style with a tennis ball coming at us 7 or 8YO’s at an alarming pace. We didn’t appreciate the irony of it then, but we are still passing this on to our kids nowadays. I live in Cairns, and my 10YO daughter refuses to face me when I start the “Larwood” run-up at her, armed usually with a 20gram plastic/fairy ball in my hand….She runs off, screaming, to her Mum.
Harolds’ legacy lives on through the generations.

I have a bat signed by himself and Jack Hobbs (and a few other, sadly unidentifiable players) that takes pride of place right next to my Steve Waugh autographed-bat behind my bar at home here.

It’s not a new bat, but it’s more coveted, by a long shot.

Cheers, and thank you for the great personal insight into a dedicated English sportsman.

Rick Brittain
Cairns, Qld, OZ.

]]> Comment on Enid Todd by mick lewis http://www.haroldlarwood.com/the-family/enid-todd/comment-page-1/#comment-29 mick lewis Fri, 01 May 2009 01:32:21 +0000 http://www.haroldlarwood.com/?page_id=16#comment-29 I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING A LONG CAMPAIGN TO GET HAROLD HONOURED .THERE IS TO BE A PLAQUE UNVEILED SHORTLY AT BLACKPOOL CRICKET PAVILLION TO WHICH I HAVE UNOFFICIALY BEEN INVITED IF ENID IN AUSTRALIA GETS THIS MESSAGE WILL SHE PLEASE CONTACT HER CHILDHOOD FRIEND AT BLACKPOOL ELAINE. MICK I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING A LONG CAMPAIGN TO GET HAROLD HONOURED .THERE IS TO BE A PLAQUE UNVEILED SHORTLY AT BLACKPOOL CRICKET PAVILLION TO WHICH I HAVE UNOFFICIALY BEEN INVITED IF ENID IN AUSTRALIA GETS THIS MESSAGE WILL SHE PLEASE CONTACT HER CHILDHOOD FRIEND AT BLACKPOOL ELAINE.
MICK

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