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Who were some of Herbert Sutcliffe's opponents?
Herbert Sutcliffe faced Jack Gregory in Test matches and was opposed to Ted McDonald in Roses matches between Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Who's another opponent of Herbert Sutcliffe?
Herbert Sutcliffe was quoted as saying that he had never played finer fast bowling than that of the West Indians Learie Constantine, George Francis, Herman Griffith and Manny Martindale.

Question: What made his opponents do well against him?
Self-contained rewrite: What made Herbert Sutcliffe's opponents do well against him?