Derek Underwood

Derek Leslie Underwood (8 June 1945 – c. April 2024) was an English international cricketer, and a President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The legendary spinner took 297 wickets in 86 Tests, and another 32 in ODIs. Known as 'Deadly', Underwood debuted in 1966 and played his final international game in 1982.

File/PA via AP : England spin-bowling legend Derek Underwood picked up 153 five-wicket hauls in first-class cricket.

RIP Derek Underwood: All Hail England’s Prolific, Precise And Prodigious Spin Legend

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John Walton/PA : Joe Denly, pictured, and his nephew Jaydn Denly fronted Kent’s resistance.

County Championship: Uncle And Nephew Team Up As Joe And Jaydn Denly Earn Kent Draw

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PA : Derek Underwood took almost 2,500 first-class wickets.

Derek Underwood Obit: Numbers Which Prove Former England Cricketer Had Plenty In A Spin

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PA Archive : Derek Underwood in his playing days.

Derek Underwood, Former England And Kent Spinner, Dies Aged 78

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