Name:

Voce, William

Nickname:

Bill

Date of Birth:

08 Aug 1909

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England

Date Died:

06 Jun 1984

Career:

Test: 1930 - 1947
First Class: 1927 - 1952

Teams:

Nottinghamshire (Regional)
England (Country)

1936 4th Test: Bradman double hundred levels series (Adelaide)

Bill Voce: Formed formidable attack with Larwood

Bill Voce was born in Annesley, Woodhouse on 8th August 1909, but it was to be in Australia where he would make his biggest impact on cricket.

Voce was a left arm paceman who made his Test debut in 1930 against the West Indies.

Harold Larwood and Voce were much more than teammates. They both hailed from large families in the Nottihamshire area and were the best of friends. Voce happily accepted the role of something akin to Larwood’s minder and junior partner in a famous fast bowling partnership.

Voice joined Harold Larwood in leading the Bodyline attack in the 1932-33 Ashes series that will be forever remembered as amongst the bitterest to be contested.

Voce played 27 Tests between 1930-1947 and took 98 Test wickets at 27.88. Between 1927 and 1952, Voce led Nottinghamshire bowling attack taking 1,558 wickets in First-Class cricket at 23.08.

Voce died in 1984, aged 74. He was honoured with a statue in Kirby-in-Ashfield, near the place of his birth.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter