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Derek Underwood
Thu, September 20 2018
Shahbaz Nadeem registers best figures in List A history
With 8/10, Nadeem broke the record of Rahul Sanghvi (8/15).
Thu, March 15 2018
How good is Nathan Lyon? As good as Derek Underwood, perhaps?
Nathan Lyon lacks the aura of Derek Underwood. He is honest and hardworking, toils for hours on those sun-baked Australian tracks, and has now crept up to within a wicket of Underwood’s tally.
Mon, July 10 2017
The Q-U-X-Z XI: A brilliant spin attack
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with the unusual letters Q, U, X and Z, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a side with an unusually strong spin attack.
Fri, March 03 2017
Ashley Mallett: Steve O’Keefe reminds me of Derek Underwood
India vs Australia, 2nd Test: Ashley Mallett is not alien to the Indian conditions as he holds a record of claiming 28 wickets in Australia's tour to India in 1969-70.
Fri, May 20 2016
Rangana Herath goes past Derek Underwood, 2 short of 300
Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath went past England's Derek Underwood to become the second highest left-arm wicket taker after Daniel Vettori.
Thu, August 13 2015
England vs Australia at The Oval — ducklings and goslings
Basil D’Oliveira’s remarkable 158 in the first innings had queered the pitch even more than the freak storm which had hit the ground.
Tue, August 11 2015
England vs Australia at The Oval — Wilfred Wooller’s response to MCC
When the great Welsh sportsman responded in style on being asked for Glamorgan’s views on a six-day Test match.
Tue, June 09 2015
Derek Underwood: Life and Times
Derek Leslie Underwood, born on June 8, 1945 is a former English cricketer and former president of Marylebone Cricket Club.
Thu, June 08 2017
Derek Underwood: 10 facts about the ‘deadly’ left-arm spinner
Derek Underwood, born on June 8, 1945, is one of the greatest spinners to have played for England. To date, he is England’s most successful spinner in Test cricket, having made his name with his fastish left-arm orthodox.
Sat, April 18 2015
James Anderson becomes leading Test wicket-taker for England during 1st Test against West Indies at North Sound
Anderson achieved the feat when he took the wicket of Denesh Ramdin