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Derek Underwood

Bowler  ·  Right-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEDerek Leslie Underwood
BORN08 Jun 1945, Bromley Kent
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSSlow left-arm orthodox
ROLEBowler
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 433
DEBUTJun 1966
LATESTFeb 1982
ODI
Cap 20
DEBUTSep 1973
LATESTFeb 1982
◈ INSIGHTSDay 286 / 365
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Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Derek's game across different formats.

2

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

3

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find Derek's peak.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
990
AVERAGE
11
STRIKE RATE
38.32
HIGH SCORE
45
INNINGS
129
WICKETS
329
ECONOMY
2.34
5-WICKETS
17

Recent form

All matches →
19824 matches
13
AVG 4.33 · SR 21.31 · HS 1312 wkts
▼ AVG -6.67 vs career  ·  ▼ -20.67 vs 1981  ·  SR -17.01
19813 matches
25
AVG 25.00 · SR 36.23 · HS 136 wkts
▲ AVG +14.00 vs career  ·  SR -2.09
1974Career best
224
AVG 17.23 · SR 36.19
▲ AVG +6.23 vs career
1967Career worst · 2 matches
2
AVG 2.00 · SR 40.00
▼ AVG -9.00 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 87 MATCHES
937
AVG 11.57  ·  SR 38.15  ·  HS 45  ·  WKTS 297
ODI · 26 MATCHES
53
AVG 5.89  ·  SR 39.85  ·  HS 17  ·  WKTS 32
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1974
224 runs · avg 17.23
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1977
41 wickets · econ 2.11

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
7779808182
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
19824134.3321.310
198132525.0036.230
198046210.3337.350
19791136.5048.150
19771014412.0036.920

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
Australia
377avg 12.16 · SR 40.98
West Indies
222avg 8.54 · SR 33.79
India
187avg 9.84 · SR 33.82
Pakistan
145avg 24.17 · SR 48.99
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia3737712.1640.9845——110View→
West Indies242228.5433.7931——50View→
India241879.8433.8223——69View→
Pakistan1314524.1748.9943——38View→
New Zealand115511.0035.2620——51View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Kennington Oval
130avg 13.00 · HS 43
Lord's
111avg 13.88 · HS 31
Headingley
106avg 10.60 · HS 45
Sydney Cricket Ground
95avg 15.83 · HS 43
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Kennington Oval1013013.0032.7543——45View→
Lord's911113.8840.2231——38View→
Headingley910610.6041.0945——24View→
Sydney Cricket Ground49515.8351.6343——15View→
Brisbane Cricket Ground25728.5041.6130——8View→