Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

To be held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
6th, 7th, 8th & 9th August 2026

The Ashes. England v Australia 1934. ‘Verity’s Match’. Original cricket ball with which Hedley Verity took a career best eight wickets for forty three runs for England against Australia in the second innings of the second Test at Lord’s in June 1934. The ball with silver band around its seam is mounted on a silver finial and mounted to a wooden base on three cricket stumps with green baize base. The wooden base has a silver metal horizontal plaque with the inscription ‘England v Australia, Lords 1934. H. Verity bowled 58.3 overs, 23 maidens, 104 runs for 15 wickets. Well Bowled Hedley.’. A unique memento of Verity’s Test career-best bowling achievement. From the collection of Hedley Verity
Hedley Verity’s second innings figures of eight wickets for 43 runs were his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches. His overall bowling figures for the match were fifteen wickets for 104 runs, he took fourteen wickets in one day....!. Australia went on to win the 1934 Ashes series 2-1 with two matches drawn. The second Test, known as ‘Verity’s Match’, was England’s only Ashes victory over Australia at Lord’s in the twentieth century!

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