Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

1976 In the driest summer in living memory Underwood shared the honours as Kent’s leading wicket-taker with Shepherd despite playing in only three fifths of the County’s games. With his county colleagues, Knott and Woolmer, he played in all five Test matches against the West Indies, ending as England’s leading wicket-taker. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 379. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, April 28, 29, 30 (Middlesex won by 97 runs) c G.D.Barlow b P.H.Edmonds0 177 22 4 55 1 N.G.Featherstone b 300-4c 1 lbw b A.A.Jones 1 228 1 0 2 0 202-8d 380. Kent v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) did not bat - 268-6d 25.5 16 23 5 P.M.Roebuck b 153 P.W.G.Parker c M.H.Denness D.W.Jarrett c R.A.Woolmer C.S.Bannister c A.P.E.Knott M.E.W.Brooker c A.G.E.Ealham did not bat - 161-2d 13 3 43 1 P.W.G.Parker c R.W.Hills 172-9 381. Kent v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 12, 13, 14 (Kent won by three wickets) not out 16 306-5c 25 11 48 1 R.Senghera b 296-8c not out 12 118-7 22.4 9 56 7 G.M.Turner c R.A.Woolmer 126 Imran Khan c R.A.Woolmer B.L.D’Oliveira c A.P.E.Knott E.J.O.Hemsley b H.G.Wilcock c R.A.Woolmer N.Gifford st A.P.E.Knott A.P.Pridgeon c R.A.Woolmer 382. Kent v West Indians, Canterbury, May 19, 20, 21 (West Indians won by 152 runs) did not bat - 192-4d 22 10 44 0 267-5d b B.D.Julien 3 94 5 2 19 0 171-5d 383. England v The Rest (Test Trial), Bristol, May 26, 27, 28 (England won by 127 runs) not out 7 216-8d 24 9 50 3 J.C.Balderstone b 266-7d 1 C.M.Old b P.H.Edmonds c G.A.Cope did not bat - 225-2d 15 11 10 4 R.G.Lumb c M.Hendrick 48 C.T.Radley c A.W.Greig C.M.Old c G.A.Cope D.J.S.Taylor b 384. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 29, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) b P.J.Sainsbury 0 309 17.5 7 53 3 J.M.Rice c R.W.Hills 307 M.N.S.Taylor c J.N.Shepherd J.W.Southern b did not bat - 229-5 24 8 78 4 B.A.Richards b 300-6d R.V.Lewis c C.J.C.Rowe R.M.C.Gilliat c C.J.C.Rowe P.J.Sainsbury c D.Nicholls 385. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Trent Bridge, June 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c D.L.Murray b V.A.Holder 0 332 27 8 82 4 I.V.A.Richards c A.W.Greig 494 A.I.Kallicharran c D.S.Steele C.H.Lloyd c M.Hendrick H.A.Gomes c D.B.Close did not bat - 156-2 7 3 9 0 176-5 386. Kent v Essex, Tunbridge Wells, June 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) did not bat - 275-6c 30 8 116 2 K.S.McEwan b 351-8c 1 G.A.Gooch st A.P.E.Knott c G.A.Gooch b D.L.Acfield 0 230-8 22 10 70 2 B.R.Hardie c D.Nicholls 224-3d K.S.McEwan c M.H.Denness 387. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Lord’s, June 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) b V.A.Holder 31 250 18.4 7 39 5 C.G.Greenidge c J.A.Snow 182 C.H.Lloyd c A.P.E.Knott M.A.Holding b V.A.Holder c R.A.Woolmer A.M.E.Roberts b 51