Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

422. Kent v Somerset, Canterbury, August 20, (22), (23) (Match drawn) did not bat - 313-7 423. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Kennington Oval, August (25), 26, 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) b J.R.Thomson 20 214 35 9 102 1 G.S.Chappell c and b 385 1 did not bat - 57-2 424. Kent v Sussex, Hove, August 31, September 1, 2 (Match drawn) did not bat - 200-3d 31 9 69 6 R.D.V.Knight c R.A.Woolmer 208 P.J.Graves c R.A.Woolmer A.W.Greig c Asif Iqbal Imran Khan c R.A.Woolmer J.A.Snow b A.Long st A.P.E.Knott 4 3 1 0 40-3 425. Kent v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, September 7, 8, 9 (Kent won by 27 runs) c K.D.Smith b S.P.Perryman 2 118 6 2 15 1 E.E.Hemmings c R.A.Woolmer 181 lbw b R.G.D.Willis 1 316 11 4 22 1 G.W.Humpage c Asif Iqbal 226 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 6 2 66 20 16.50 - - 3 Championship 12 13 4 25 8 2.77 - - 4 Season 17 19 6 91 20 7.00 - - 7 Career 425 465 119 3121 80 9.02 - 1 184 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 169.1 61 362 13 6/66 27.84 1 - Championship 267.1 103 534 33 7/43 16.18 2 - Season 436.2 164 896 46 7/43 19.47 3 - Career (6-ball) 14080.1 5711 } 32323 1624 9/28 19.90 103 30 (8-ball) 883.1 228 1978 With Underwood available throughout the season, as a consequence of his involvement with Packer, and playing in all but one of Kent’s Championship matches, the county won the Championship outright for the first time since 1970. Underwood in 1978 was easily the leading bowler, taking 100 wickets for the first time for ten years. His 9 for 32 in an innings against Surrey is the best ever innings analysis for Kent against Surrey. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 426. Kent v Oxford University, The Parks, April 29, May (1), (2) (Match drawn) did not bat - 100-1 427. Kent v Yorkshire, Headingley, May 3, 4, (5) (Match drawn) 34 16 55 3 R.G.Lumb c P.R.Downton 222-8 J.H.Hampshire c P.R.Downton G.B.Stevenson b 428. Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, May 10, 11, 12 (Kent won by four wickets) did not bat - 307-5d 24 9 56 4 T.E.Jesty c C.J.Tavaré 282-9c 1 R.M.C.Gilliat c G.S.Clinton N.G.Cowley c C.J.Tavaré A.M.E.Roberts c Asif Iqbal did not bat - 113-6 24 14 31 3 R.M.C.Gilliat c Asif Iqbal 135 N.G.Cowley c C.J.Tavaré J.M.Rice c R.A.Woolmer 429. Kent v Somerset, Taunton, May 24, 25, 26 (Kent won by 66 runs) c G.I.Burgess b K.F.Jennings14 303-9c 3.1 1 7 1 J.Garner c G.W.Johnson 214 56