Famous Cricketers No 85 - Derek Underwood

650. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 27, 28, 29 (Nottinghamshire won by 132 runs) b J.A.Afford 5 140 18 6 39 0 240 lbw b J.A.Afford 15 209 20 5 73 0 241-1d 651. Kent v Essex, Folkestone, August 30, September 1, 2 (Essex won by 23 runs) not out 7 224 40 13 96 4 G.A.Gooch lbw 280 J.P.Stephenson c G.R.Dilley P.J.Prichard c C.S.Cowdrey B.R.Hardie b c D.L.Acfield b J.H.Childs 2 160 8 2 30 0 127-3d 652. Kent v Warwickshire, Folkestone, September 3, 4, 5 (Kent won by an innings and 30 runs) b K.J.Kerr 1 362 32 18 48 2 Asif Din c R.P.Davis 267 T.A.Munton c S.A.Marsh 35.5 29 11 7 P.A.Smith c C.S.Cowdrey 65 A.I.Kallicharran c C.S.Cowdrey D.L.Amiss c C.S.Cowdrey G.W.Humpage c C.J.Tavaré Asif Din c C.S.Cowdrey A.M.Ferreira c C.S.Cowdrey G.C.Small c D.G.Aslett 653. Kent v Middlesex, Canterbury, September 13, (15), (16) (Match drawn) 2 0 6 0 101-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 23 26 5 243 29 11.57 - - 2 Other Kent match 1 - - - - - - - - Season 24 26 5 243 29 11.57 - - 2 Career 653 690 191 4997 111 10.01 1 2 258 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Championship 627.1 251 1368 51 7/11 26.82 1 - Other Kent match 11 8 3 1 1/3 3.00 - - Season 638.1 259 1371 52 7/11 26.36 1 - Career (6-ball) 21494 8517 } 48698 2420 9/28 20.12 152 47 (8-ball) 883.1 228 1987 This was his final season. Underwood’s four wickets at Dartford took his career tally at Hesketh Park to 78 – a Kent record for the ground, and his three wickets against Glamorgan at Canterbury made him Kent’s highest wicket-taker against that county. In mid-September on the St Lawrence ground Underwood made his final appearance in front of an unusually large crowd who cheered him to the echo as he led the Kent team onto the field on the final morning. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 654. Kent v Oxford University, The Parks, April 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) did not bat - 345-3d 19 7 28 3 M.J.Kilborn c C.J.Tavaré 155 R.D.Sardesai st S.A.Marsh T.Firth b did not bat - 177-2d 17 7 32 2 M.J.Kilborn c C.Penn 209-4 M.A.Crawley c C.J.Tavaré 655. Kent v Worcestershire, Worcester, April 25, 26, 27 (Worcestershire won by two wickets) did not bat - 378-8d 23 11 43 2 G.A.Hick c C.S.Cowdrey 250 I.T.Botham c D.G.Aslett did not bat - 193-2d 11 3 33 1 D.B.D’Oliveira c C.J.Tavaré 325-8 656. Kent v Glamorgan, Canterbury, April 29, 30, May 1 (Kent won by an innings and 116 runs) did not bat - 407-5d 2 1 3 2 C.P.Metson b 138 I.Smith c M.R.Benson 3 1 6 1 M.P.Maynard c S.A.Marsh 153 80