Hedley Verity Personal information Full name Hedley Verity Born (1905-05-18)18 May 1905 Headingley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Died 31 July 1943(1943-07-31) (aged 38) Caserta, Campania, Italy Batting Right-handed Bowling Slow left arm orthodox Role All-rounder International information National side England Test debut (cap 262) 29 July 1931 v New Zealand Last Test 27 June 1939 v West Indies Domestic team information Years Team 1930–1939 Yorkshire Career statistics Competition Test First-class Matches 40 378 Runs scored 669 5,603 Batting average 20.90 18.07 100s/50s 0/3 1/13 Top score 66 not out 101 Balls bowled 11,173 84,219 Wickets 144 1,956 Bowling average 24.37 14.90 5 wickets in innings 5 164 10 wickets in match 2 54 Best bowling 8/43 10/10 Catches/stumpings 30/– 269/– Source: ESPNCricinfo, 1 September 2009