Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

404. ENGLAND v INDIA, Bangalore, January 28, 29, 30, February 1, 2 (India won by 140 runs) c Yajuvendra Singh b B.S.Chandrasekhar 12 195 21 7 45 1 G.R.Viswanath c J.M.Brearley 253 1 c B.P.Patel b B.S.Bedi 10 177 31 8 76 4 S.M.Gavaskar c J.M.Brearley 259-9d B.P.Patel c A.P.E.Knott Yajuvendra Singh c K.W.R.Fletcher S.M.H.Kirmani c D.W.Randall 405. MCC v Bombay, Indore, February 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) did not bat - 308-4d 7 3 14 2 S.V.Nayak lbw 201-7d A.S.Zarapkar c G.D.Barlow did not bat - 112-2d 6 4 2 0 97-5 1 406. ENGLAND v INDIA, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, February 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) b B.S.Bedi 7 317 38 13 89 4 S.M.Gavaskar c and b 338 1 S.Amarnath b S.M.H.Kirmani c A.P.E.Knott E.A.S.Prasanna b did not bat - 152-7 33 10 84 5 S.M.Gavaskar c R.G.D.Willis192 A.D.Gaekwad st A.P.E.Knott B.P.Patel c K.W.R.Fletcher S.M.H.Kirmani c A.W.Greig K.D.Ghavri c K.W.R.Fletcher 407. MCC v Sri Lanka, Colombo, February 25, 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b J.Paranthala 9 360-6d 14 7 21 2 L.D.Mendis b 151 L.W.S.Kaluperuma c G.D.Barlow did not bat - 99-3d 11 4 26 2 A.P.B.Tennekoon c and b 210-6 1 R.L.Dias c G.A.Cope 408. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, March 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 (Australia won by 45 runs) c G.S.Chappell b M.H.N.Walker 7 95 11.6 2 16 3 G.S.Chappell b 138 K.J.O’Keeffe c J.M.Brearley M.H.N.Walker b b D.K.Lillee 7 417 12 2 38 1 D.W.Hookes c K.W.R.Fletcher 419-9d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 6 9 1 85 23 10.62 - - 5 Other matches 4 1 0 9 9 9.00 - - 4 Tour 10 10 1 94 23 10.44 - - 9 Career 408 446 113 3030 80 9.09 - 1 177 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches (6 ball) 252.5 95 } 563 33 5/84 17.06 1 - (8 ball) 23.6 4 Other matches (6 ball) 77 35 } 178 11 2/14 16.18 - - (8 ball) 25 11 Tour (6 ball) 329.5 130 } 741 44 5/84 16.84 1 - (8 ball) 48.6 15 Career (6-ball) 13643.5 5547 } 31427 1578 9/28 19.91 100 30 (8-ball) 883.1 228 1977 Kent shared the County Championship with Middlesex, and this despite being without Underwood and Knott on Test duty for nearly half their matches. Underwood performed with his customary economy, his best performances being his 6 for 66 against Australia and his 7 for 43 against Yorkshire, with 6 for 18 in ten overs on a rain-affected pitch on the last morning. Against Sussex at Hove he achieved what was, surprisingly, the only hat-trick of his career. 54