[Cricket] Derek Underwood - RIP

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Sad news, another one gone from my youth.

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Quite often described as unplayable. A true master of the art.

 

[Robinjakarta]

Best bowler on a drying pitch that I've ever seen. RIP.

 

[Questions]

RIP

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

We lost a lot of time via uncovered pitches but boy were they ‘fun’ when drying out and D.L.Underwood was the man indeed. I recall The Alderman and later Geoff Boycott on TMS going on about a ‘sticky dog’. Those were the days…..RIP Deadly

 

[raymondo]

That was the famous tied match.

He also went straight through the Sussex batting in the JPL match that Sunday. I remember watching it on the box.

I think I too watched that match on the box . Was it a damp pitch and he destroyed us?... mind you he could destroy us on most pitches. Great memories of his era.

 

[Eeyore]

I think I too watched that match on the box . Was it a damp pitch and he destroyed us?... mind you he could destroy us on most pitches. Great memories of his era.

I think the weather was okay for the Wimbledon fortnight that year and that was when the festival at Hastings was. No, I think Deadly didn't need any help that day.

 

[The-Libertine]

That was the famous tied match.

He also went straight through the Sussex batting in the JPL match that Sunday. I remember watching it on the box.

I was at that JPL game at Hastings. He took 6 wickets for 12 runs in his 8 overs!