How many Test runs has Hedley Verity scored?

Hedley Verity has 669 runs in 44 Test innings from 40 matches at an average of 20.90. Highest score: 66*.

What is Hedley Verity's Test batting average?

Hedley Verity's Test batting average is 20.90, from 669 runs and 44 innings.

How many Test wickets has Hedley Verity taken?

Hedley Verity has taken 144 wickets in Test from 40 matches at a bowling average of 24.37. Best innings: 8/43.

Which teams has Hedley Verity played international cricket for?

Hedley Verity is recorded for England in this publication.

When did Hedley Verity play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1931 to 1939. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Hedley Verity

All-rounder · 1931 to 1939 · 40 internationals

England

Test40 matches

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40Internationals

669Runs

0Hundreds

144Wickets

30Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	40	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	0	3	4	-	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	40	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	15/104	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5	2

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	40	75	30	0	30	0.400	2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Hedley Verity: Test stats

Test

40 matches · 1931-1939

144wickets

Matches: 40
Average: 24.37
Economy: 1.88
Strike rate: 77.59
Best innings: 8/43
Five-fors: 5

669 runs · batting average 20.90

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	44	44	73	73	1931-07-29	1939-06-24	Complete

Questions fans ask about Hedley Verity

How many Test runs has Hedley Verity scored?: Hedley Verity has 669 runs in 44 Test innings from 40 matches at an average of 20.90. Highest score: 66*.
What is Hedley Verity's Test batting average?: Hedley Verity's Test batting average is 20.90, from 669 runs and 44 innings.
How many Test wickets has Hedley Verity taken?: Hedley Verity has taken 144 wickets in Test from 40 matches at a bowling average of 24.37. Best innings: 8/43.
Which teams has Hedley Verity played international cricket for?: Hedley Verity is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Hedley Verity play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1931 to 1939. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

41 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1939-06-24	England v West Indies	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1939-03-03	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1939-02-18	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1939-01-20	England v South Africa	Test	England won by inns & 13 runs
1938-12-31	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1938-12-24	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1938-08-20	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 579 runs
1938-07-22	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 5 wickets
1938-07-08	Australia v England	Test	No result
1938-06-24	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1938-06-10	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1937-06-26	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1931 to 1939

Hedley Verity in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

669Runs

20.90Bat avg

-Strike rate

144Wickets

24.37Bowl avg

1.88Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	40	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	0	3	4	-	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	40	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	15/104	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5	2

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	40	75	30	0	30	0.400	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught15 · 34.1%

Bowled10 · 22.7%

LBW6 · 13.6%

Stumped1 · 2.3%

Not out12 · 27.3%

Test batting position: average and innings

118.002 inns

2-0 inns

311.001 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

72.001 inns

814.5413 inns

930.0014 inns

1024.2212 inns

1111 inns

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

118runs

14.75average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

17wickets

32.05average

1.51economy

126.64strike rate

5/70best

Test record by situation

complete career

Hedley Verity: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
Australia	18	27	8	344	60*	18.10	1,373	25.05	1	4	-
South Africa	7	8	0	108	29	13.50	-	-	0	0	-
India	6	6	3	193	66*	64.33	-	-	2	0	-
West Indies	2	2	1	21	21	21.00	-	-	0	0	-
New Zealand	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	-	-	0	0	0
All	39	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	3	4	-

Hedley Verity: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Australia	18	33	4,930	257	1,656	59	8/43	28.06	2.01	83.55	2	3
South Africa	9	16	3,298	167	802	31	5/70	25.87	1.45	106.38	1	1
India	6	12	1,632	105	615	38	7/49	16.18	2.26	42.94	5	1
New Zealand	3	6	598	40	230	7	2/33	32.85	2.30	85.42	0	0
West Indies	3	6	715	35	207	9	4/45	23.00	1.73	79.44	1	0
All	39	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5

Hedley Verity: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
Home	18	23	8	293	66*	19.53	-	-	2	2	-
Away	16	21	4	376	55*	22.11	-	-	1	2	-
All	39	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	3	4	-

Hedley Verity: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	21	40	5,427	335	1,781	80	8/43	22.26	1.96	67.83	5	2
Away	18	33	5,746	269	1,729	64	7/49	27.01	1.80	89.78	4	3
All	39	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5

Hedley Verity: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
1st innings of the match	20	20	6	389	60*	27.78	-	-	2	0	-
2nd innings of the match	14	14	4	171	66*	17.10	-	-	1	3	-
3rd innings of the match	5	5	1	72	40	18.00	309	23.30	0	1	5
4th innings of the match	5	5	1	37	17	9.25	-	-	0	0	-
All	39	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	3	4	-

Hedley Verity: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	15	15	2,679	110	888	23	4/41	38.60	1.98	116.47	1	0
2nd innings of the match	24	24	3,994	233	1,230	60	7/49	20.50	1.84	66.56	4	3
3rd innings of the match	25	25	3,668	196	1,129	52	8/43	21.71	1.84	70.53	3	2
4th innings of the match	9	9	832	65	263	9	4/104	29.22	1.89	92.44	1	0
All	39	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5

Hedley Verity: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
No. 1	1	2	0	36	19	18.00	155	23.22	0	0	2
No. 3	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	47	23.40	0	0	1
No. 7	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	15	13.33	0	0	0
No. 8	12	13	2	160	40	14.54	-	-	0	1	-
No. 9	12	14	6	240	66*	30.00	-	-	1	2	-
No. 10	10	12	3	218	60*	24.22	-	-	2	1	-
No. 11	1	1	1	2	2*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0
All	39	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	3	4	-

Hedley Verity: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
Won	13	15	4	270	45	24.54	-	-	0	0	-
Lost	7	14	3	111	25*	10.09	-	-	0	4	-
Drawn	14	15	5	288	66*	28.80	-	-	3	0	-
All	39	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	3	4	-

Hedley Verity: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	16	31	3,670	211	1,182	71	8/43	16.64	1.93	51.69	3	4
Lost	7	13	2,355	100	781	16	3/56	48.81	1.98	147.18	0	0
Drawn	16	29	5,148	293	1,547	57	5/70	27.14	1.80	90.31	6	1
All	39	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5

Hedley Verity: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
1932	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	15	13.33	0	0	0
1933	6	7	2	157	45	31.40	-	-	0	0	-
1934	7	9	4	200	60*	40.00	-	-	2	1	-
1935	3	4	0	42	17	10.50	-	-	0	0	-
1936	5	6	3	98	66*	32.66	-	-	1	0	-
1937	4	7	1	52	19	8.66	-	-	0	2	3
1938	6	8	2	107	29	17.83	-	-	0	1	-
1939	2	2	0	11	8	5.50	-	-	0	0	-
All	39	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	3	4	-

Hedley Verity: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1931	1	2	208	12	85	4	2/33	21.25	2.45	52.00	0	0
1932	1	2	102	5	50	0	0/15	N/A	2.94	N/A	0	0
1933	7	14	1,621	105	532	23	5/33	23.13	1.96	70.47	1	1
1934	7	13	2,293	134	869	43	8/43	20.20	2.27	53.32	4	3
1935	4	7	1,032	78	250	12	3/52	20.83	1.45	86.00	0	0
1936	5	9	1,085	62	352	19	4/17	18.52	1.94	57.10	2	0
1937	4	7	1,401	59	412	8	3/79	51.50	1.76	175.12	0	0
1938	6	12	1,780	95	515	23	5/70	22.39	1.73	77.39	2	1
1939	4	7	1,651	54	445	12	3/71	37.08	1.61	137.58	0	0
All	39	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5

Hedley Verity: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
Lord's	6	8	1	96	29	13.71	-	-	0	0	-
Adelaide Oval	2	4	0	121	45	30.25	433	27.94	0	0	6
Headingley	3	4	2	28	25*	14.00	-	-	0	1	4
Kennington Oval	3	4	1	24	11	8.00	-	-	0	0	-
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	4	1	13	11	4.33	77	16.88	0	2	1
Old Trafford	4	4	3	142	66*	142.00	-	-	2	0	-
Brisbane Cricket Ground	2	3	1	49	23*	24.50	315	15.55	0	0	4
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	3	1	6	4	3.00	32	18.75	0	0	0
Trent Bridge	2	3	1	3	3	1.50	62	4.83	0	1	0
All	39	44	12	669	66*	20.90	-	-	3	4	-

Hedley Verity: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Lord's	7	14	1,923	115	613	42	8/43	14.59	1.91	45.78	3	2
Kennington Oval	4	8	868	44	343	10	3/30	34.30	2.37	86.80	0	0
Old Trafford	4	8	1,092	71	346	12	4/41	28.83	1.90	91.00	2	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	6	494	24	217	11	5/33	19.72	2.63	44.90	0	1
Headingley	3	5	575	43	176	7	3/113	25.14	1.83	82.14	0	0
Trent Bridge	3	5	969	62	303	9	3/52	33.66	1.87	107.66	0	0
Adelaide Oval	2	4	640	40	158	1	1/26	158.00	1.48	640.00	0	0
Kingsmead	2	4	1,110	37	264	7	3/71	37.71	1.42	158.57	0	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	2	3	500	29	121	3	2/30	40.33	1.45	166.66	0	0
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	3	743	18	230	6	3/79	38.33	1.85	123.83	0	0
The Wanderers Stadium	2	3	782	34	205	7	4/61	29.28	1.57	111.71	1	0
All	39	73	11,173	604	3,510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 5

Best Test performances

Hedley Verity: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
66*	-	-	-	India	Old Trafford	1936-07-25
60*	125	48.00	-	Australia	Old Trafford	1934-07-06
55*	-	-	-	India	Eden Gardens	1934-01-05
45	147	30.61	2	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1933-01-13
42	-	-	-	India	MA Chidambaram Stadium	1934-02-10
40	131	30.53	2	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1933-01-13
29	89	32.58	-	Australia	Lord's	1934-06-22
29	-	-	-	South Africa	Newlands	1938-12-31
26	-	-	-	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1938-12-24
25*	54	46.29	4	Australia	Headingley	1938-07-22

Hedley Verity: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
8/43	135	8	1.91	Australia	Lord's	1934-06-22
7/49	143	10	2.05	India	MA Chidambaram Stadium	1934-02-10
7/61	216	15	1.69	Australia	Lord's	1934-06-22
5/33	114	9	1.73	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1933-02-23
5/70	294	13	1.42	South Africa	Newlands	1938-12-31
4/17	96	8	1.06	India	Lord's	1936-06-27
4/41	102	5	2.41	India	Old Trafford	1936-07-25
4/45	109	4	2.47	West Indies	Lord's	1933-06-24
4/61	353	16	1.03	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1938-12-24
4/64	172	13	2.23	India	Eden Gardens	1934-01-05

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1939-06-24	West Indies	did not bat	0/34 & 2/20	Lord's	England won by 8 wickets
1939-03-03	South Africa	3	2/97 & 2/87	Kingsmead	Match drawn
1939-02-18	South Africa	8	3/127	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn
1939-01-20	South Africa	did not bat	0/9 & 3/71	Kingsmead	England won by inns & 13 runs
1938-12-31	South Africa	29	5/70 & 0/13	Newlands	Match drawn
1938-12-24	South Africa	26	4/61 & 0/17	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn
1938-08-20	Australia	8*	0/15 & 2/15	Kennington Oval	England won by inns & 579 runs
1938-07-22	Australia	25* & 0	1/30 & 1/24	Headingley	Australia won by 5 wickets
1938-07-08	Australia v England	did not bat	-	Old Trafford	No result
1938-06-24	Australia	5 & 11	4/103 & 2/29	Lord's	Match drawn