Victorian Bill Ponsford for both his state and Australia remains one of the most successful in history. While not known for his tactical skills, Woodfull was...

the father of the Australian Test cricket captain of the 1930s, Bill Woodfull. Woodfull was born in Maldon, Victoria, and grew up in Prahran, attending...

Australian Test captain Bill Woodfull was struck over the heart by a ball delivered by Harold Larwood. Although not badly hurt, Woodfull was shaken and dismissed...

long-lived partnership opening the batting for Victoria and Australia with Bill Woodfull, his friend and state and national captain. Ponsford is the only player...

the lighting. The new oval was given the name of the Woodfull-Miller Oval in honour of Bill Woodfull, a former student and principal, and Keith Miller,...

side during the 1934 tour of England. When long-term openers Bill Ponsford and Bill Woodfull retired at the end of the tour, Brown and his state opening...

at a level that made him, in the words of former Australia captain Bill Woodfull, "worth three batsmen to Australia". A controversial set of tactics...

ever in the early 1930s, with Bradman, Archie Jackson, Stan McCabe, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford and Jack Fingleton. It was the prospect of bowling at this...

the other two tests drawn. The Australian tourists were captained by Bill Woodfull, while the home side were led by Percy Chapman, who was dropped in favour...

after suffering a fractured skull. The match best known for Bodyline, with Woodfull receiving a blow to the chest (although he stayed at the crease to make...

Australian team. The team, led by Bill Woodfull – the "Great Un-bowlable" – featured legends of the game including Bill Ponsford, Stan McCabe, Clarrie Grimmett...

scoring of Donald Bradman, although other Australian batsmen such as Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford, and Alan Kippax were also targeted. Several terms were...

including: Bill Woodfull – under Jack Ryder from October 1928 to March 1929, then promoted to captain Vic Richardson – under Bill Woodfull from December...

Jackson off the eleventh ball of the match. He shared stands of 192 with Bill Woodfull (50) for the second wicket and 229 with Alan Kippax (77) for the third...

the first player to score a century while carrying the bat. In 1933, Bill Woodfull of Australia set a new record by becoming the first player to perform...

1962, primarily for his work as a lawyer, politician and diplomat. Bill Woodfull was offered a knighthood in 1934 for services to cricket, but turned...

premierships, most recently in the 2023–24 season. Famous past players include Bill Woodfull, Dean Jones, Keith Stackpole, Abdul Qadir and Carl Hooper. In 2019,...

of leaking the infamous verbal exchange between Australian captain Bill Woodfull and English manager Plum Warner during the acrimonious Ashes. Fingleton...

The Young Doctors during 1976 and 1977. In 1984, he also appeared as Bill Woodfull in the miniseries Bodyline, and he played the part of Sir Charles Kingsford...

maiden Test century in England. Following the retirement of captain Bill Woodfull at the end of the tour, McCabe became Australia's vice-captain and held...

Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War. 1934 – Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The...

to 30 for four in the first innings. However, the trouble began when Bill Woodfull was struck on the chest by a Larwood delivery, drawing the comment from...

proved pivotal. Angry crowd scenes occurred after the Australian skipper Bill Woodfull and wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield were hit by bouncers. An apologetic Plum...

the central Victorian goldfields. The clubs plays its home games at Bill Woodfull Oval, Maldon. The club's nickname is known as the Bombers. The club...

Victoria replied with a world record 1,107 including centuries from Bill Woodfull (133), Bill Ponsford (352), "Stork" Hendry (100) and Jack Ryder (295); Arthur...

Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball during the English cricket team tour in Australia in 1932–33. Note the number of leg-side fielders....

Jack Hobbs 1927 George Geary Harold Larwood Jack Mercer Bert Oldfield Bill Woodfull 1928 Roger Blunt Charlie Hallows Wally Hammond Douglas Jardine Vallance...

Wally Hammond  England 472 2  Australia 29 December 1928 Won 36 107 Bill Woodfull (1/3)  Australia 309 3  England 29 December 1928 Lost 37 112 Don Bradman...

Warwick Armstrong, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford, Neil Harvey, Hugh Trumble, Lindsay Hassett, Dean Jones, Jack Blackham, Jack Ryder, Bill Lawry, Bob Cowper...

batted first and made 334. In reply, Jackson opened the batting with Bill Woodfull. Before the Test, the Australian skipper, Jack Ryder, approached Kippax...