Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

37 28 23 3 B.Roberts b 70-7 J.E.Morris lbw M.A.Fell c G.R.Cowdrey 628. Kent v Hampshire, Folkestone, September 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) not out 4 259 34 11 76 3 V.P.Terry c C.J.Tavaré 333-9d R.A.Smith st S.A.Marsh N.G.Cowley c M.R.Benson did not bat - 172-7 18 3 76 2 V.P.Terry b 156-5d M.C.J.Nicholas c C.S.Cowdrey 629. Kent v Somerset, Canterbury, September 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) did not bat - 131-7d 27.2 10 44 4 P.M.Roebuck c G.R.Cowdrey 211 P.A.C.Bail c G.R.Cowdrey M.R.Davis c R.M.Ellison R.V.J.Coombs b did not bat - 132-6 25.5 8 69 4 J.G.Wyatt st S.N.V.Waterton 189-4d N.A.Felton b B.C.Rose c G.R.Cowdrey V.J.Marks b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 23 23 9 121 16* 8.64 - - 7 Other Kent match 1 2 0 3 3 1.50 - - - Other match 1 - - - - - - - - Season 25 25 9 124 16* 7.75 - - 7 Career 629 664 186 4754 111 9.94 1 2 256 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 745 277 1635 64 6/56 25.54 1 1 Other Kent match 31 6 71 2 2/71 35.50 - - Other match 31 7 96 1 1/93 96.00 - - Season 807 290 1802 67 6/56 26.89 1 1 Career (6-ball) 20855.5 8258 } 47327 2368 9/28 19.98 151 47 (8-ball) 883.1 228 1986 1986, although a second benefit year for Underwood, was by his standards a lean one, he took 52 wickets at an average of over 26. In his penultimate game of the season against Warwickshire at Folkestone he produced one of the most remarkable analyses of all time, taking seven wickets for 11 runs in more than 35 overs, an extraordinary feat of economy and effectiveness. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 630. Kent v Leicestershire, Leicester, April 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c D.I.Gower b J.P.Agnew 1 85 24 12 33 2 T.J.Boon c S.G.Hinks 242 P.B.Clift c R.M.Ellison b J.P.Agnew 0 299 - - - - 5-1 631. Kent v Northamptonshire, Canterbury, April 30, May 1, 2 (Match drawn) did not bat - 272-7d 21 6 56 0 250-3d did not bat - 250-8d 632. Kent v Essex, Chelmsford, May 7, 8, 9 (Kent won by 25 runs) c K.W.R.Fletcher b J.K.Lever 6 272-9d - - - - 174 b D.R.Pringle 16 170-9d 10 2 37 1 K.W.R.Fletcher c S.A.Marsh 243 1 633. Kent v Worcestershire, Tunbridge Wells, May (31), June 1, (2) (Match drawn) did not bat - 208-2 634. Kent v Sussex, Tunbridge Wells, June 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) did not bat - 178-6d 29.3 9 58 1 A.M.Bredin c C.J.Tavaré 246 78