Famous Cricketers No 45 - Hedley Verity

c F.W.Gilligan b R.E.S.Wyatt 16 168-9 10 3 56 3 R.de W.K.Winlaw c A.Mitchell 226 H.M.Garland-Wells c A.Wood J.M.Sims c H.Fisher 215. H.D.G.Leveson-Gower’s XI v M.C.C. West Indies Team, Scarborough, September 11, 12, 13 (M.C.C. West Indies Team won by 2 runs) c L.E.G.Ames b R.E.S.Wyatt 6 125 10 2 21 0 268 3 c C.I.J.Smith b W.R.Hammond 5 265 - - - - 124 216. Yorkshire v The Rest, Kennington Oval, September 14, 16, 17 (Yorkshire won by 149 runs) lbw b R.Pollard 21 238 6 0 24 4 J.Hardstaff c T.F.Smailes 179 F.R.Brown c A.B.Sellers R.Howorth c W.Barber R.Pollard c W.Barber lbw b F.R.Brown 6 202-9 12 2 60 6 A.H.Bakewell c and b 112 1 J.Hardstaff st A.Wood A.W.Wellard c A.Mitchell R.Howorth c W.Barber R.Pollard c T.A.Jacques G.Duckworth lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 4 0 42 17 0.50 - - 3 Championship 27 28 3 256 35 10.24 - - 23 Other Yorks matches 6 11 5 120 29 20.00 - - 6 Other matches 1 2 0 11 6 5.50 - - 3 Season 38 45 8 429 35 11.59 - - 35 Career 216 236 48 3145 91* 16.72 - 7 155 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 172 78 250 12 3/52 20.83 - - Championship 906.3 302 2196 161 8/28 13.63 18 5 Other Yorks matches 190.5 71 565 38 7/39 14.86 4 2 Other matches 10 2 21 0 - - - - Season 1279.2 453 3032 211 8/28 14.36 22 7 Career (6-ball) 7077 2534 } 15806 1088 10/10 14.52 94 30 (8-ball) 190.2 65 1935/36 - Yorkshire in Jamaica An indication of Yorkshire’s prestige in this period was the invitation given to them to tour the island by the Jamaica Cricket Association with a guarantee of all expenses being met. A strong side led by Paul Gibb played three first-class matches winning one and drawing the other two. Their most illustrious opponent was the great George Headley who in five innings scored one century and two fifties. The tour was particularly memorable for Verity as in it he scored his only first-class hundred. Otherwise there was not much out-of-season relaxation for him as he bowled 204 overs in the three matches including 59 overs in an innings on two occasions. His accuracy was again remarkable as he only conceded 360 runs in perfect batting conditions and he finished up with the best all-round record of the Yorkshire team. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 217. Yorkshire v Jamaica, Melbourne Park, Kingston, February 22, 24, 25, 26 (Yorkshire won by five wickets) c R.S.Riley b D.P.Beckford 49 325 19.1 5 34 5 W.G.Beckford c A.Mitchell 280 G.H.Mudie b R.L.Fuller c A.Mitchell L.G.Hylton c A.Mitchell R.S.Riley b 35