Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

356. MCC v Wellington, Wellington, February 15, 16, (17) (Match drawn) not out 3 218 8 2 28 1 B.W.Cedarwall b 188-6d 1 did not bat - 52-1 357. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, February 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (England won by an innings and 83 runs) did not bat - 593-6d 16 6 38 3 J.M.Parker c A.P.E.Knott 326 K.J.Wadsworth lbw D.R.Hadlee c sub 25 9 47 2 B.E.Congdon b 184 K.J.Wadsworth c K.W.R.Fletcher 358. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, February (28), March (1), 2, 3, 4, (5) (Match drawn) did not bat - 272-2 13.5 3 35 2 G.P.Howarth b 342 H.J.Howarth lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 7 9 0 111 30 12.33 - - - Other matches 7 5 3 98 33 49.00 - - 2 Tour 14 14 3 209 33 19.00 - - 2 Career 358 382 98 2666 80 9.38 - 1 151 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 239.5 60 715 24 7/113 29.79 1 1 Other matches 172.6 43 499 24 5/58 20.79 1 - Tour (8-ball) 412.3 103 1214 48 7/113 25.29 2 1 Career (6-ball) 11797.3 4832 } 27137 1381 9/28 19.65 92 30 (8-ball) 834.3 213 1975 Underwood enjoyed a fine benefit year although, as was becoming normal, his appearances for Kent were limited by Test calls. He was, however, once more Kent’s leading wicket-taker despite taking part in only 61% of the county’s Championship matches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 359. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, April 30, May 1, 2 (Match drawn) c J.T.Murray b M.W.W.Selvey 18 303-9d 12.4 5 30 4 G.D.Barlow lbw 147 H.A.Gomes c B.W.Luckhurst J.T.Murray c Asif Iqbal M.W.W.Selvey c R.A.Woolmer did not bat - 86-2 24 10 49 1 T.M.Lamb c Asif Iqbal 291 360. Kent v Yorkshire, Dartford, May 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c A.L.Robinson c P.Carrick 0 168 30.1 15 44 7 G.Boycott c G.W.Johnson 181 R.G.Lumb c J.N.Graham C.M.Old b C.Johnson c M.H.Denness B.Leadbeater b P.Carrick c M.C.Cowdrey A.L.Robinson b did not bat - 55-6 25 15 29 2 R.G.Lumb lbw 132 J.H.Hampshire c B.W.Luckhurst 361. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c D.R.Turner b M.N.S.Taylor 21 193 7 2 16 0 352 c B.A.Richards b D.R.Turner 0 425 362. Kent v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, May 28, 29, 30 (Kent won by an innings and 90 runs) did not bat - 377-5d 2 0 5 0 166 1 2 2 0 2 A.Morris c A.P.E.Knott 121 A.J.Harvey-Walker c G.W.Johnson 48