Players / Bodyline Series / Les Ames

The Wisden Cricketer - May 2008

From Grace to Hick

Aug 2, 2008: How the other 24 beat Mark Ramprakash to the landmark

A tour diary

Bodyline timeline - March to May 1933

Oct 19, 2007: A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... the final exchanges

A tour diary

Bodyline timeline - February 1933

Oct 19, 2007: A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... February 1933

A tour diary

Bodyline timeline - January 1933

Oct 19, 2007: A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... January 1933

A tour diary

Bodyline timeline - November 1932

Oct 19, 2007: A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... November 1932

A tour diary

Bodyline timeline - July - October 1932

Oct 19, 2007: A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... July to October 1932

A tour diary

Bodyline timeline - December 1932

Oct 19, 2006: A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... December 1932

Wisden Cricket Monthly, June 1981

'It all came down to the follow-on'

Jul 18, 2005: Les Ames, England's famous pre-war batsman­wicketkeeper, recalls the 1934 Lord's Tes

Obituary

Les Ames

1991: AMES, LESLIE ETHELBERT GEORGE, CBE, who died suddenly at his home in Canterbury on February 26, 1990, aged 84, was without a doubt the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman the game has so far produced; and yet, at the time he was playing, it used to be

South Africa v England, 5th Test, Durban, 1938-39, 10th day

Stalemate in the Timeless Test

Mar 14, 1939: Cricinfo reports on the tenth and final day's play in the Timeless Test between South Africa and England at Durban in March 1939

South Africa v England, 5th Test, Durban, 1938-39, 6th day

England set 696 to win the marathon

Mar 9, 1939: Cricinfo reports on the sixth day's play in the Timeless Test between South Africa and England at Durban in March 1939

South Africa v England, 5th Test, Durban, 1938-39, 4th day

England face massive first-innings deficit

Mar 7, 1939: Cricinfo reports on the fourth day's play in the Timeless Test between South Africa and England at Durban in March 1939

South Africa v England, 5th Test, Durban, 1938-39, 2nd day

South Africa press on at their own pace

Mar 4, 1939: Cricinfo reports on the second day's play in the Timeless Test between South Africa and England at Durban in March 1939

South Australia v MCC, Adelaide, March 10-14, 1933

Squandered catches cost MCC

Mar 14, 1933: A match report from The Cricketer of the MCC's final tour game against South Australia

Queensland v MCC, MCG, February 5-7, 1933

Larwood too hot to handle

Feb 7, 1933: A match report from The Cricketer of the MCC's tour game against Queensland

England v India, Lord's, June 1932

Jardine spares England's blushes

Jul 2, 1932: The report from The Cricketer in India's first Test, against England at Lord's in June 1932

CRICKETER OF THE YEAR 1929

Les Ames

1929: LESLIE E