Later life Douglas Jardine

1 later life

1.1 career after cricket
1.2 career in second world war
1.3 final years

later life
career after cricket

shortly before tour of india in 1933–34, jardine became engaged , on 14 september 1934, married irene isla margaret peat in london. had met jardine @ shooting parties @ father s norfolk home. according gerald howat, jardine s marriage probable reason giving playing first-class cricket. jardine s father-in-law keen him pursue law career instead continued bank clerk , began work journalist. reported on 1934 ashes evening standard. writing press, , in follow-up book on series, critical of selectors less of players. in 1936, penned cricket: how succeed, written instruction book national union of teachers. there possibility of going australia journalist cover m.c.c. tour of 1936–37, dismay of hore-ruthven, nothing came of this. alterations law in 1935, changing lbw law , preventing bodyline bowling, jardine became increasingly disillusioned top-level cricket. had grown uncomfortable nationalism stirred tests, greed of clubs , large public following of individual players, particularly bradman. @ same time, jardine seemed ostracised cricket writers , commentators, ignored him. example, wisden made no mention of retirement. christopher douglas believes jardine used scapegoat bodyline once m.c.c. stopped supporting tactic , stigma attached him rest of life , beyond.

although jardine had retired regular first-class competition, continued play club cricket. jardine , wife lived in kensington moved reading after birth of first child, daughter fianach. second daughter, marion, followed family suffered financial worries. jardine, working in journalism, earned money playing bridge. family tried unsuccessfully engage in market gardening. make more money, jardine became salesman cable & wireless before working coal mining company in late 1930s. in 1939, returned cricket journalism , according christopher douglas, achieved highest standard writer.

career in second world war

jardine joined territorial army in august 1939. once world war ii began, commissioned royal berkshire regiment , went british expeditionary force france. served @ dunkirk, fortunate escape suffered injuries. after serving staff captain @ st. albans, posted india remainder of war. served in quetta, simla major in central provisions directorate. became fluent in hindustani language , although friendly, never formed close relationships other officers. gave lectures , played cricket while in india. left army in 1945 find job coal mining company no longer available.

in meantime, wife had moved somerset. in 1940, gave birth son, euan, had many medical problems, , in 1943 bore third daughter, iona. pressure of running household , caring euan led isla have nervous breakdown after iona s birth. when jardine returned war, family moved radlett closer london. isla recovered , jardine found job paper manufacturers wiggins teape. in 1946, jardine chosen play old england in popular , successful fund raising match against surrey. displayed of old batting skill did not show involvement team-mates. 1948, jardine more accepted in cricket world. partly due english perception of short-pitched fast bowling of australian pairing ray lindwall , keith miller being hostile. england s poor performance in 1946–47 , 1948 ashes caused writers remember jardine more fondly icon of past english success.

final years

in 1953, jardine resumed journalism ashes series , expressed high opinion of len hutton s captaincy. did broadcasting , wrote short stories supplement income; isla in poor health , medical care expensive. in same year, became first president of umpires association, while 1955 1957 president of oxford university cricket club. in 1953, travelled, trepidation, board member of scottish australian company inspect land in australia. while there, struck friendship fingleton , surprised received in country, in own words, old so-and-so got away it.

in 1957, jardine travelled rhodesia, again inspect land, daughter marion. while there, became ill tick fever. showed no improvement upon return england , further tests revealed had advanced lung cancer. after treatment, travelled wife clinic in switzerland discovered cancer had spread , incurable. died in switzerland on 18 june 1958 , ashes scattered on top of craigs cross mountain in perthshire, scotland. family had enquired having ashes dispersed @ lord s, honour restricted war dead. when died, estate valued @ on £71,000, have been worth around £1¼ million in 2008.