Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

Kent’s leading bowler. The long dry summer gave him few rain-affected pitches to exploit and he just failed to take 100 wickets. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 215. Kent v Glamorgan, Swansea, May 2, 4, 5 (Glamorgan won by 46 runs) c A.E.Cordle b R.C.Davis 13 103 35 13 65 4 K.J.Lyons c B.W.Luckhurst 170 1 A.R.Lewis c M.C.Cowdrey P.M.Walker b E.W.Jones c M.H.Denness c E.W.Jones b P.M.Walker 2 214 32 16 53 3 K.J.Lyons st A.P.E.Knott 193-8d 1 A.R.Lewis c S.E.Leary M.A.Nash b 216. Kent v Lancashire, Dartford, May 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) did not bat - 218-7d 31 8 110 3 C.H.Lloyd b 360 J.D.Bond b J.Simmons lbw did not bat - 63-1 - - - - 93-3d 217. Kent v Warwickshire, Gravesend, May 16, 18, 19 (Warwickshire won by 93 runs) b W.Blenkiron 12 227 36 9 103 7 J.A.Jameson c Asif Iqbal 204 1 M.J.K.Smith c and b D.L.Amiss c Asif Iqbal K.Ibadulla c G.W.Johnson A.C.Smith c Asif Iqbal D.J.Brown c J.N.Shepherd N.M.McVicker c Asif Iqbal not out 1 130 39.1 15 110 7 J.A.Jameson b 246 1 R.B.Kanhai c M.C.Cowdrey D.L.Amiss c and b K.Ibadulla c B.W.Luckhurst W.Blenkiron c A.P.E.Knott N.M.McVicker c J.N.Graham LR.Gibbs c Asif Iqbal 218. Kent v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 23, 25, 26 (Kent won by an innings and 4 runs) did not bat - 342-6d 10.5 5 16 2 J.F.Steele lbw 153 G.D.McKenzie c Asif Iqbal 16 6 30 4 C.C.Inman b 185 R.Illingworth b R.W.Tolchard lbw G.D.McKenzie b 219. Kent v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c F.M.Engineer b P.A.Gooch 2 232 15 5 27 0 300-9d not out 0 203-9 15 1 72 3 D.Lloyd c sub 165-6d H.Pilling c M.H.Denness J.D.Bond c B.W.Luckhurst 220. Kent v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, June 3, 4, 5 (Kent won by four wickets) did not bat - 362-5d 11 2 37 0 332-6d did not bat - 135-6 13.5 7 27 4 D.R.Owen-Thomas b 164 J.I.McDowall c M.H.Denness T.E.N.Jameson c M.H.Denness H.K.C.Steele c G.W.Johnson 221. Kent v Hampshire, Portsmouth, June 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) b P.J.Sainsbury 12 310 19 2 59 0 227-8d c and b T.E.Jesty 32 176-6d 12 4 30 0 74-0 222. Kent v Northamptonshire, Dover, June 13, 15, 16 (Northamptonshire won by an innings and 54 runs) c D.S.Steele b P.Willey 4 176 35 12 84 1 D.S.Steele hit wkt 340 c D.S.Steele b D.Breakwell 0 110 223. England v Rest of the World, Lord’s, June 17, 19, 20, 22 (Rest of the World won by an innings and 80 runs) c C.H.Lloyd b E.Barlow 19 127 25.5 8 81 2 R.G.Pollock b 546 2 G.D.McKenzie c J.A.Snow c R.B.Kanhai b Intikhab Alam 7 339 224.England v Rest of the World, Trent Bridge, July 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 (England won by eight wickets) c G.S.Sobers b Intikhab Alam 2 279 9 4 25 0 276 32