Hedley Verity

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Hedley Verity was a renowned English left-arm spin bowler of the 1930s, celebrated for his remarkable accuracy and success for both Yorkshire and England before his career and life were cut short by World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricketer
human
left-arm spin bowler
battingStyle left-handed bat
bestBowlingInInnings 10 wickets for 10 runs for Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Headingley in 1932
bowlingStyle slow left-arm orthodox spin
careerInterruptedBy World War II NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath wounds received in World War II
conflict World War II
countryOfBirth England
countryOfCitizenship England
countryOfDeath Italy NERFINISHED
countyOfBirth Yorkshire NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1905-05-18
dateOfDeath 1943-07-31
familyName Verity NERFINISHED
fullName Hedley Verity NERFINISHED
givenName Hedley NERFINISHED
homeGround Headingley Cricket Ground NERFINISHED
lastTestFor England NERFINISHED
lastTestOpponent Australia NERFINISHED
lastTestYear 1939
league County Championship NERFINISHED
legacy regarded as one of England's greatest spin bowlers
lifeCutShortBy World War II NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Army
militaryUnit Green Howards NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableFor exceptional accuracy as a left-arm spinner
success for England in Test cricket
success for Yorkshire in the County Championship
occupation professional cricketer
soldier
placeOfBirth Leeds NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Caserta
playedAgainst Australia NERFINISHED
South Africa NERFINISHED
West Indies NERFINISHED
playedInEra 1930s
region Yorkshire cricket NERFINISHED
role bowler
sport cricket
team England cricket team NERFINISHED
Yorkshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
testDebutFor England NERFINISHED
testDebutOpponent South Africa NERFINISHED
testDebutYear 1931
tookFiveWicketsInInnings many times in first-class cricket
tookTenWicketsInMatch multiple times in first-class cricket

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