Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 1 1 2 2* - - - 1 Championship 23 25 3 208 47 9.45 - - 13 Other Kent matches 2 - - - - - - - 2 Season 27 26 4 210 47 9.54 - - 16 Career 149 162 41 913 47 7.54 - - 64 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 66 27 129 8 5/52 16.12 1 - Championship 788.3 369 1344 111 7/33 12.10 11 3 Other Kent matches 124.4 60 213 17 7/78 12.52 2 1 Season 979.1 456 1686 136 7/33 12.39 14 4 Career 5311.5 2265 11102 597 9/28 18.59 41 12 1967/68 - International XI in India and Ceylon Underwood played in only two of the first-class matches played on this three month 21-match tour of Africa and Asia and produced the astonishing record of 24 wickets for 96 runs. At Colombo he achieved the best match return of his career with 15-43 on a pitch which suited him perfectly with hot sun after torrential rain. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 150. International XI v Chief Minister’s XI, Madras, February 29, March 1, 2, 3 (International XI won by 290 runs) not out 0 360 28 14 41 6 B.K.Kunderan c R.W.Tolchard 164 2 K.R.Rajagopal c K.Ibadulla A.A.Baig c K.Ibadulla A.S.Durani c and b S.Venkataraghavan c and b S.Guha c K.Ibadulla did not bat - 205-5d 12 10 12 3 Hanumant Singh b 111 A.A.Baig b A.S.Durani b 151. International XI v Ceylon President’s XI, Colombo, March 5, 6, 7 (International XI won by 194 runs) b T.B.Kehelgamuwa 0 179 11.3 6 10 8 A.B.P.Tennekoon b 42 M.H.Tissera c G.Goonesena S.Jayasinghe b D.P.de Silva c K.Ibadulla H.I.K.Fernando c K.W.R.Fletcher S.R.Wimalaratne c D.L.Amiss A.Polonowita c K.G.Suttle Abu Fuard c M.H.Denness did not bat - 155-2d 26.1 13 33 7 B.G.Reid c D.L.Amiss 98 1 M.H.Tissera c K.W.R.Fletcher H.I.K.Fernando c and b S.R.Wimalaratne c M.J.Stewart A.Polonowita c K.Ibadulla Abu Fuard c K.G.Suttle D.M.T.B.Kehelgamuwa st R.W.Tolchard SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 2 2 1 0 0* 0.00 - - 3 Career 151 164 42 913 47 7.48 - - 67 23