Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

243. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 (England won by 299 runs) c G.S.Chappell b J.W.Gleeson 0 332 22 7 66 4 G.S.Chappell c and b 236 2 K.R.Stackpole c G.Boycott R.W.Marsh c B.L.D’Oliveira A.A.Mallett b did not bat - 319-5d 8 2 17 0 116 244. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c and b J.W.Gleeson 5 392 19 4 78 1 K.D.Walters b 493-9d did not bat - 161-0 12 0 38 1 I.M.Chappell b 169-4d 245. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 29, 30, February 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) not out 1 470 21 6 45 1 K.R.Stackpole b 235 did not bat - 223-4d 35 7 85 1 I.M.Chappell c R.G.D.Willis 328-3 246. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 (England won by 62 runs) not out 8 184 16 3 39 2 I.R.Redpath c and b 264 1 K.D.Walters st A.P.E.Knott c R.W.Marsh b A.R.Dell 0 302 13.6 5 28 2 R.W.Marsh b 160 T.J.Jenner c K.W.R.Fletcher 247. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, February 25, 26, 27, March 1 (England won by eight wickets) not out 0 231 11.6 7 12 6 G.T.Dowling c J.H.Edrich 65 M.J.F.Shrimpton c K.W.R.Fletcher G.M.Turner b K.J.Wadsworth c K.W.R.Fletcher R.S.Cunis b H.J.Howarth st R.W.Taylor did not bat - 89-2 32.3 7 85 6 B.E.Congdon b 254 R.W.Morgan b M.J.F.Shrimpton c R.Illingworth G.M.Turner b V.Pollard lbw H.J.Howarth c R.Illingworth 248. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, March 5, 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) not out 1 321 38 12 108 5 G.M.Turner c and b 313-7d 3 G.T.Dowling c and b B.E.Congdon b R.W.Morgan c and b M.J.F.Shrimpton lbw not out 8 237 2 2 0 0 40-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 7 9 6 25 8* 8.33 - - 7 Other matches 6 5 1 16 13* 4.00 - - 4 Tour 13 14 7 41 13* 5.85 - - 11 Career 248 270 67 1696 80 8.35 - 1 107 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 278.7 78 725 33 6/12 21.96 3 1 Other matches 143.1 32 398 10 3/39 39.80 - - Tour (8-ball) 422 110 1123 43 6/12 26.11 3 1 Career (6-ball) 8341 3537 } 18401 1008 9/28 18.25 70 21 (8-ball) 422 110 1971 In 1971 Kent slipped to fourth in the County Championship and with Underwood playing in only one Test each against India and Pakistan he was easily Kent’s leading wicket-taker and for the seventh time took more than 100 wickets in the season with a best of 7-28 against Yorkshire at Bradford. 35