Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

the second Test at Sydney Underwood performed one of his more notable feats of night- watchmanship, batting from the second evening until after lunch on the third day. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 471. England XI v Tasmania, Hobart, November 30, 31, December 1, 2 (England XI won by 100 runs) did not bat - 214-3d 15.1 11 11 3 R.L.Knight c G.R.Dilley 71-3d B.M.Campbell lbw D.A.Smith c R.W.Taylor did not bat - 135-1d 30.4 12 66 7 R.L.Knight c J.K.Lever 178 D.A.Smith c W.Larkins D.C.Boon c D.I.Gower B.F.Davison lbw R.D.Woolley c G.Miller T.W.Docking c sub R.J.Hadlee c G.A.Gooch 472. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Perth, December 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 (Australia won by 138 runs) lbw b G.Dymock 13 228 13 4 33 1 K.J.Hughes c J.M.Brearley 244 1 c J.M.Wiener b G.Dymock 0 215 41 14 82 3 J.M.Wiener c D.W.Randall 337 B.M.Laird c R.W.Taylor G.S.Chappell st R.W.Taylor 473. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 4, 5, 6, 8 (Australia won by six wickets) c A.R.Border b D.K.Lillee 12 123 13.2 3 39 2 G.S.Chappell c R.W.Taylor 145 1 J.D.Higgs b c A.R.Border b G.Dymock 43 237 26 6 71 3 R.B.McCosker c R.W.Taylor 219-4 J.M.Wiener b I.M.Chappell c I.T.Botham 474. England XI v New South Wales, Canberra, January 27, 28, 29 (England XI won by eight wickets) b G.F.Lawson 16 203 23 4 49 1 P.M.Toohey c R.W.Taylor 212-7d 1 did not bat - 254-2 24 5 50 1 A.M.J.Hilditch c R.W.Taylor 243-2d 475. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (Australia won by eight wickets) c I.M.Chappell b D.K.Lillee 3 306 53 19 131 3 R.B.McCosker c I.T.Botham 477 2 B.M.Laird c D.I.Gower I.M.Chappell c and b b L.S.Pascoe 0 273 14 2 49 1 B.M.Laird c G.Boycott 103-2 476. ENGLAND v INDIA, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, February 15, 17, 18, 19 (England won by ten wickets) b K.D.Ghavri 1 296 6 1 23 0 242 did not bat - 98-0 1 0 5 0 149 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 7 0 72 43 10.28 - - 4 Other matches 2 1 0 16 16 16.00 - - 1 Tour 6 8 0 88 43 11.00 - - 5 Career 476 514 130 3564 80 9.28 - 1 213 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 167.2 49 433 13 3/71 33.30 - - Other matches 92.5 32 176 12 7/66 14.66 1 1 Tour 260.1 81 609 25 7/66 24.36 1 1 Career (6-ball) 15954.5 6486 } 36101 1865 9/28 19.35 122 37 (8-ball) 883.1 228 1980 This was a dismal season for Kent. From being County Champions two years earlier they finished sixteenth in 1980, winning only two matches. It was a frustrating season for Underwood. He was selected for only one of the Tests against the West Indies, and by the end of July had taken only 17 first-class wickets. From then until the end of the season things improved, and he took 44 wickets in the last seven matches in which he bowled. 62