Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

1973 After a remarkable 13-52 in Kent’s first match of the season against Sussex at Hastings including eight wickets for a mere 9 runs in the second innings, Underwood took no more than another 36 wickets in nineteen matches during the remainder of the season. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 302. Kent v Sussex, Hastings, May 2, 3, 4 (Kent won by an innings and 161 runs) did not bat - 282-5d 20.4 8 43 5 R.M.Prideaux c R.A.Woolmer 67 P.J.Graves c R.A.Woolmer A.W.Greig c R.A.Woolmer J.R.T.Barclay c M.C.Cowdrey U.C.Joshi c M.C.Cowdrey 10.1 6 9 8 G.A.Greenidge c Asif Iqbal 54 R.M.Prideaux lbw P.J.Graves c B.W.Luckhurst A.W.Greig c Asif Iqbal M.G.Griffith lbw J.R.T.Barclay c M.C.Cowdrey J.Spencer c A.P.E.Knott U.C.Joshi c B.W.Luckhurst 303. Kent v New Zealanders, Canterbury, May (5), 7, 8 (Match drawn) not out 1 201-8d 155 did not bat - 185-5 304. MCC v New Zealanders, Lord’s, May 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) did not bat - 146-2d 24 11 62 1 J.M.Parker c and b 259-1d 1 did not bat - 37-2 11 4 23 0 63-4d 305. Kent v MCC, Canterbury, May 23, 24, 25 (Kent won by 8 runs) did not bat - 287-6d 17 7 43 2 D.Nicholls c J.N.Shepherd 298-9d Younis Ahmed b did not bat - 253-4d 19.3 4 77 3 M.J.Harris b 234 1 Younis Ahmed c A.G.E.Ealham R.G.M.Carter c A.P.E.Knott 306. Kent v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) did not bat - 357-7d 29.2 12 69 2 Intikhab Alam b 272 1 A.Long c J.N.Shepherd c G.R.J.Roope b G.G.Arnold 3 148-7d 3 2 4 0 37-0 307. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 6, 7, 8 (Kent won by eight wickets) b M.W.W.Selvey 4 327 16 10 24 0 228 did not bat - 38-2 - - - - 136 308. Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) did not bat - 361-8d 36.5 17 75 5 P.Willey st D.Nicholls 278 D.S.Steele c A.G.E.Ealham Mushtaq Mohammad c M.C.Cowdrey W.Larkins st D.Nicholls R.M.H.Cottam c Asif Iqbal 21 8 60 0 325-5 309. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Tunbridge Wells, June 16, 18, 19 (Kent won by four wickets) b B.Stead 23 292-9d 12 2 32 1 M.J.Smedley c B.W.Luckhurst 337-5d did not bat - 166-6 - - - - 119 310. Kent v Hampshire, Tunbridge Wells, June 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) did not bat - 225-6d 9 2 31 0 150-4d did not bat - 149-5d 13 7 18 1 A.J.Murtagh c Asif Iqbal 84-6 311. Kent v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 23, 25, (26) (Match drawn) c Sadiq Mohammad b A.S.Brown 0 199 7.1 1 18 4 D.R.Shepherd c A.G.E.Ealham 186 2 A.S.Brown c J.N.Shepherd D.A.Graveney b J.B.Mortimore c and b c J.C.Foat b Sadiq Mohammad 5 210 1 0 1 0 11-0 42