deaths
July 31, 1943
Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (born 1905)
Hedley Verity
Hedley Verity was a professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 1,956 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 14.90 and 144 wickets in 40 Tests at an average of 24.37.