Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

c R.W.Tolchard b G.J.Parsons2 241 23 6 80 5 R.A.Cobb b C.S.Cowdrey 252 R.W.Tolchard c A.P.E.Knott J.F.Steele b A.M.E.Roberts st A.P.E.Knott N.G.B.Cook b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 22 22 11 129 30 11.72 - - 3 Career 555 586 162 3990 80 9.41 - 2 233 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 690.4 223 1751 78 7/79 22.44 5 1 Career (6-ball) 18435.4 7359 } 41970 2118 9/28 19.81 139 42 (8-ball) 883.1 228 1983 For the tenth and last time in his career Underwood took 100 wickets in a season, his 106 for the County being more than twice as many as any other Kent bowler. The side’s final Championship position at seventh was in no small measure thanks to his efforts and he showed little sign of advancing years. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 556. Kent v Surrey, Kennington Oval, April 30, May (1), (2) (Match drawn) 1 1 0 0 126-6 557. Kent v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) did not bat - 324-5d 9 3 15 1 D.W.Varey c A.P.E.Knott 140 did not bat - 157-2d 8 6 5 0 76-0 558. Kent v Essex, Chelmsford, May 11, (12), 13 (Kent won by six wickets) 1st innings forfeited 22 8 66 2 D.R.Pringle c and b 320 1 R.E.East c C.J.Tavaré did not bat - 321-4 2nd innings forfeited 559. Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, May (28), 30, 31 (Match drawn) 1st innings forfeited 21 5 37 1 G.C.Greenidge c C.J.Tavaré 228 did not bat - 243-5 7 1 20 0 125-2d 560. Kent v Middlesex, Dartford, June 4, 6, 7 (Middlesex won by four wickets) did not bat - 350-6d 38.1 15 80 4 G.D.Barlow c A.P.E.Knott 287 W.N.Slack st A.P.E.Knott J.E.Emburey c M.R.Benson P.H.Edmonds lbw c C.T.Radley b P.H.Edmonds15 87 25 13 44 6 G.D.Barlow c sub 154-6 W.N.Slack st A.P.E.Knott C.T.Radley lbw M.W.Gatting c C.J.Tavaré R.O.Butcher c R.M.Ellison J.E.Emburey lbw 561. Kent v Sussex, Hove, June 8, 9, 10 (Kent won by six wickets) did not bat - 226-6d 19 8 38 1 A.P.Wells c sub 277 did not bat - 277-4 7 3 14 1 C.M.Wells c D.G.Aslett 225-6d 1 562. Kent v Essex, Tunbridge Wells, June 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c K.S.McEwan b N.Phillip 2 287 9 4 16 0 285 did not bat - 289-5d - - - - 54-2 563. Kent v Sussex, Tunbridge Wells, June 15, 16, 17 (Kent won by nine wickets) c D.M.Smith b G.S.le Roux 16 263 12 7 24 2 A.M.Green c D.G.Aslett 191 G.S.le Roux c G.W.Johnson did not bat - 63-1 - - - - 132 71