Famous Cricketers No 45 - Hedley Verity

7. Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Headingley, August 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) b T.S.Worthingon 1 352 32 16 32 5 H.Storer c H.Sutcliffe 123 H.Elliott c A.Wood D.Smith c W.Barber T.S.Worthington c W.E.Bowes J.M.Hutchinson c G.G.Macaulay 25 13 33 1 C.K.H.Hill-Wood b 129-4 8. Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, Bradford, August 16, 18, (19) (Match drawn) c F.W.Shipston b S.J.Staples 11 451-8d 9 4 19 2 G.V.Gunn b 153 F.W.Shipston b - - - - 37-5 1 9. Yorkshire v Hampshire, Bournemouth, August 20, 21, 22 (Yorkshire won by ten wickets) c C.P.Mead b O.W.Herman 19 147 24.4 11 26 7 J.Arnold c W.E.Bowes 141 C.P.Mead c A.Mitchell A.E.Pothecary c W.E.Bowes A.S.Kennedy st A.Wood Lord Tennyson c G.G.Macaulay W.C.L.Creese st A.Wood O.W.Herman c W.E.Bowes did not bat - 116-0 27 7 57 6 G.Brown c E.Robinson 120 W.G.L.F.Lowndes c A.T.Barber A.E.Pothecary c A.Mitchell A.S.Kennedy c G.G.Macaulay Lord Tennyson c W.E.Bowes J.A.Newman c W.Rhodes 10. Yorkshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) lbw b P.G.H.Fender 2 234 43 11 106 2 A.Ducat c W.Barber 422 1 T.F.Shepherd st A.Wood did not bat - 198-2 11. Yorkshire v Sussex, Hove, August 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) not out 7 384 30 10 71 5 E.H.Bowley c A.T.Barber 269 J.H.Parks c A.Wood J.Langridge c P.Holmes A.F.Wensley st A.Wood M.W.Tate c A.Mitchell did not bat - 118-6 18 4 33 4 J.H.Parks c F.Dennis 129-7 T.E.R.Cook st A.Wood H.W.Parks c H.Sutcliffe A.H.H.Gilligan c A.Wood 12. Yorkshire v Kent, Gravesend, August 30, September 1 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 45 runs) c L.J.Todd b W.H.Ashdown 32 443 15.4 5 32 3 G.B.Legge b 187 A.C.Wright c A.Wood A.P.Freeman c H.Sutcliffe 11 1 47 0 211 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 10 11 2 133 32 14.77 - - 5 Other Yorks matches 2 3 1 31 13 15.50 - - - Season 12 14 3 164 32 14.90 - - 5 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 312 122 595 52 9/60 11.44 5 2 Other Yorks matches 94.1 32 200 12 5/71 16.66 1 - Season (6-ball) 406.1 154 795 64 9/60 12.42 6 2 1931 Hedley Verity’s first full season was one of triumphant progress in which amongst major wicket takers he came second to Larwood in the bowling averages with 188 wickets at 13.52. He was awarded his county cap in June, represented the Players against the Gentlemen on three occasions and played against the touring New Zealand team for the first two of his forty Tests. He was also one of 8