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Batting style
  
Left-hand bat

Bowling style
  
Fast bowling

Role
  
Cricket Player

Name
  
Len Darling

National side
  
Australian


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Died
  
June 24, 1992, Daw Park, Adelaide, Australia

Leonard Stuart Darling (14 August 1909, South Yarra, Victoria – 24 June 1992, Daw Park, South Australia) was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1933 to 1937.

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. Len Darling married his wife Phyllis ("Bobby") in 1937 They had two daughters Elaine and Sandra Len Darling served with distinction in the Australian Army in World War Two.

References

Len Darling Wikipedia