Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

did not bat - 165-3d 20.3 5 65 4 R.C.Fredericks c Asif Iqbal 280-5 Majid J.Khan c A.P.E.Knott P.M.Walker c Asif Iqbal A.E.Cordle c B.W.Luckhurst 271. ENGLAND v INDIA, Kennington Oval, August 19, (20), 21, 23, 24 (India won by four wickets) c A.L.Wadekar b S.Venkataraghavan 22 355 25 6 49 1 S.Venkataraghavan lbw 284 c A.M.Mankad b B.S.Bedi 11 101 38 14 72 3 A.M.Mankad c R.A.Hutton 174-6 1 D.N.Sardesai c A.P.E.Knott E.D.Solkar c and b 272. Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, August 28, 30, 31 (Kent won by 66 runs) c G.R.Stephenson b R.M.H.Cottam 0 352 28 7 84 3 R.E.Marshall c D.Nicholls 357-8d R.M.C.Gilliat c A.P.E.Knott T.E.Jesty b not out 12 227-9d 17.2 7 35 5 R.E.Marshall c J.N.Shepherd 156 1 R.M.C.Gilliat c M.H.Denness T.E.Jesty c and b R.M.H.Cottam c D.Nicholls D.W.White c G.W.Johnson 273. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, September 1, 2, (3) (Match drawn) c M.N.S.Taylor b P.J.Plummer 34 282 16 4 38 0 347 1 not out 10 151-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 3 1 42 22 21.00 - - 2 Championship 21 23 5 208 34 11.55 - - 9 Other Kent matches 2 2 0 10 8 5.00 - - - Season 25 28 6 260 34 11.81 - - 11 Career 273 298 73 1956 80 8.69 - 1 118 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 104 33 223 4 3/72 55.75 - - Championship 779.2 312 1630 97 7/28 16.80 7 2 Other Kent matches 60.3 23 133 1 1/78 133.00 - - Season 943.5 368 1986 102 7/28 19.47 7 2 Career (6-ball) 9284.5 3905 } 20387 1110 9/18 18.36 77 23 (8-ball) 422 110 1972 Despite playing in only two of the season’s Test matches against Ian Chappell’s Australians, Underwood finished top of the England bowling averages with a wicket tally second only to that of John Snow who played in all five matches. He produced a match winning 10-82 in the Fourth Test at Headingley on a helpful pitch. For Kent, apart from an innings return of 8-70 against Yorkshire, his performances were less effective than the County’s supporters had become accustomed to. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 274. Kent v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c B.F.Davison b J.Birkenshaw 13 223 31.4 10 67 6 B.Dudleston c and b 252 1 B.J.Booth c B.W.Luckhurst B.F.Davison c M.H.Denness R.Illingworth c B.D.Julien J.Birkenshaw c J.N.Shepherd K.Higgs c M.H.Denness 38