YORKSHIRE'S great left arm spinner, Hedley Verity, was born on May 18, 1905, and to mark the centenary of his birth the current Yorkshire Championship game was designated the Hedley Verity-Green Howards Memorial Match.

Verity, a captain in the Green Howards, died while leading his company into battle in Sicily in 1943.

His son, Douglas, unveiled a plaque in memory of his father in the Headingley long room during the morning session and the ceremony was attended by several former Yorkshire players including Bob Appleyard, Fred Trueman, Brian Close, Ray Illingworth, Don Wilson, Geoff Cope, Ken Taylor, Bob Platt and Bryan Stott.

Updated: 10:53 Thursday, May 26, 2005