Adelaide leak

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Adelaide leak was the revelation of a dressing-room incident which occurred during the third Test match of the 1932-33 Ashes series between Australia and England, more commonly known as the Bodyline series.

During the course of play on 14 January 1933, the 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 shortly afterwards.

On his return to the Australian dressing room, Woodfull was visited by the managers of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team, Pelham Warner and Richard Palairet.

Warner enquired after Woodfull's health, but the latter dismissed his concerns in brusque fashion.

He said he did not want to speak to the Englishman owing to the Bodyline tactics which England were using, leaving Warner embarrassed and shaken.

The matter became public knowledge when someone present leaked the exchange to the press and it was widely reported on 16 January.