Darling once told a story of fielding on the boundary at the Sydney Cricket Ground and positioning himself to catch a big hit from Don Bradman. While the ball was still in the air, according to Darling, the crowd yelled at him to drop the catch. This occurred in Bradman's last innings for New South Wales in 1934. Darling did in fact take the catch to end Bradman's innings. Bradman was out for 128, with him hitting three sixes in the over, and getting caught while trying to hit his fourth.[citation needed]
Len Darling married his wife Phyllis ("Bobby") in 1937. They had two daughters. He served in the Australian Army with the 24th Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery in World War II.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Len Darling". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^"Darling, Leonard Stuart". World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
darling, english, footballer, footballer, leonard, stuart, darling, august, 1909, june, 1992, australian, cricketer, played, test, matches, from, 1933, 1937, darling, 1934personal, informationborn14, august, 1909south, yarra, victoria, australiadied24, june, 1. For the English footballer see Len Darling footballer Leonard Stuart Darling 14 August 1909 24 June 1992 was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Test matches from 1933 to 1937 1 Len DarlingDarling in 1934Personal informationBorn14 August 1909South Yarra Victoria AustraliaDied24 June 1992 aged 82 Daw Park South AustraliaBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm mediumRoleBatsmanInternational informationNational sideAustralia 1933 1937 Test debut cap 147 10 February 1933 v EnglandLast Test1 January 1937 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 12 100Runs scored 474 5 780Batting average 27 88 42 50100s 50s 0 3 16 26Top score 85 188Balls bowled 162 3 075Wickets 0 32Bowling average 46 935 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 3 57Catches stumpings 8 59 Source Cricinfo 10 September 2019Darling once told a story of fielding on the boundary at the Sydney Cricket Ground and positioning himself to catch a big hit from Don Bradman While the ball was still in the air according to Darling the crowd yelled at him to drop the catch This occurred in Bradman s last innings for New South Wales in 1934 Darling did in fact take the catch to end Bradman s innings Bradman was out for 128 with him hitting three sixes in the over and getting caught while trying to hit his fourth citation needed Len Darling married his wife Phyllis Bobby in 1937 They had two daughters He served in the Australian Army with the 24th Australian Anti Aircraft Battery in World War II 2 References edit Len Darling Cricinfo Retrieved 14 November 2018 Darling Leonard Stuart World War II Nominal Roll Retrieved 13 November 2018 External links editLen Darling at ESPNcricinfo nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Len Darling nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an Australian cricket person born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Len Darling amp oldid 1129892874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,