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Enid Todd interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/39
Date:
2009
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 23 minutes 13 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Enid Todd, daughter of Harold Larwood, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 1 track.

Track 1: [0:30-1:35] Todd talks about first being aware of her fathers' fame when going to Australia in 1950, [1:35-2:20] Todd talks about Larwood's decision to emigrate to Australia including the climate and being fed up with the cricket hierarchy in England, [3:30-4:00] Todd talks about Larwood having five girls, [4:00-6:00] Todd talks about her father not speaking about the treatment he received from MCC and the cricket memorabilia he attained, and Larwood being asked to apologise when he returned from the MCC Australian tour of 1932-1933 despite being congratulated for his bowling during the tour, [6:00-6:10] Todd talks about the respect Larwood had for Douglas Jardine, [6:10-7:00] Todd talks about the style of bowling today and Larwood never intending to hurt anyone with his bowling, [7:00-8:00] Allen talks about the history of Bodyline and using Larwood as a scapegoat, [8:00-9:15] Todd talks about her mother's lack of interest in cricket and whether her father ever knew the full story of what happened and the disappearance of records relating to Bodyline at Lord's, [9:15-10:20] Todd talks about her father writing letters during the tour including to his cousin regarding his bowling in the First Test.

[10:20-11:10] Todd talks about Larwood meeting Jardine after the 1932-1933 MCC tour of Australia, [11:10-13:30] Todd talks about what her father did upon retiring from cricket, including working with two of his brothers as a gardener, then moving to Blackpool and buying a sweet shop, and then moving to Australia and being a cricket reporter which he did not enjoy because the English touring teams would not receive him well, and then working as a stock controller in a soft drinks factory, [13:30-14:05] Todd talks about meeting Larwood meeting Colin Cowdrey and his England team-mates, [14:05-14:40] Todd talks about Larwood being telephoned by John Major (who awarded him an MBE) which was the highlight of his life, [14:40-15:15] Todd talks about John Arlott saying goodbye to Larwood when he emigrated to Australia, [15:15-15:55] Todd talks about being taken by her father to Melbourne Grammar School to meet Bill Woodfull and Larwood's friendship with Woodfull, Bert Oldfield and Jack Fingleton, [15:55-17:00] Todd talks about whether she knew about Larwood's thoughts on Pelham Warner and MCC, and Larwood showing the letter asking him to apologise to his mother, [17:00-18:10] Todd talks about Larwood being hurt by Bodyline and whether he would talk about it more if he had a son, [18:10-19:35] Allen and Todd talk about the significance of the Bodyline tour, [19:35-22:40] Todd talks about how she would like Larwood to be remembered, [22:40-23:13] Todd talks about her hopes that one of her grandsons plays cricket for Australia.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Enid Todd
David Rayvern Allen
Harold Larwood
Douglas Robert Jardine
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Sir John Major
Leslie Thomas John Arlott
William Maldon Woodfull
William Albert Stanley Oldfield
Sir Pelham Francis Warner
John Henry Webb Fingleton
Subject
Bodyline, MCC in Australia 1932-1933
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 23 minutes 13 seconds
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