List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Derek Underwood explained

Derek Underwood, a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, represented the England cricket team in 86 Tests between 1966 and 1982.[1] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of 2015, only 42 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] In Test cricket, Underwood took 297 wickets, including 17 five-wicket hauls.[1] [4] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of their cricketers of the year in 1969,[5] and in 2009 was one of the 55 inaugural members of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Underwood made his Test debut during the third Test of the West Indies tour of England in 1966, at Trent Bridge.[6] His first Test five-wicket haul came in the second Test of Pakistan during their 1967 tour at Trent Bridge.[7] Underwood's seventeen five-wicket hauls places him joint-third in a list of most five-wicket hauls by England Test players, behind Ian Botham and Sydney Barnes.[8] By the end of his career, he had claimed five-wicket hauls in both innings of a match on three occasions, twice against New Zealand He went on to take ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions.[9] In Tests, Underwood was most successful against New Zealand, with six five-wicket hauls.[10] His career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 51 runs at Lord's, against Pakistan in 1974.[11] Following up his 5 for 20 in the first innings of that match to achieve his best match figures of 13 for 71.

Underwood made his One Day International (ODI) debut against New Zealand at St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea, in 1973.[12] He never took a five-wicket haul in his 26 ODIs; his career-best figures for an innings were 4 wickets for 44 runs against the West Indies during the 1979–80 Australian Tri-Series, a match England won by 2 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[13] [14] As of 2015, Underwood is twenty-ninth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.

Key

Key for the Test five-wicket hauls table
Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result The result for the England team in that match
10 wickets or more taken in the match
Underwood was selected as man of the match
DrawnThe match was drawn

Test five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Derek Underwood
No.DateGroundAgainstInn.OversRunsWktsEcon.BatsmenResult
1align=left Won
2align=left Won[15]
3align=left Drawn[16]
4align=left Won[17]
5align=left Won[18]
6align=left Won
7align=left Won
8align=left Won
9align=left Drawn
10align=left Won[19]
11align=left Drawn
12align=left Drawn
13align=left Lost
14align=left Drawn[20]
15align=left Drawn[21]
16align=left Won[22]
17align=left Won[23]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derek Underwood . ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015.
  2. Book: Pervez, M. A.. A Dictionary of Cricket. . 2001. 31. 978-81-7370-184-9. 12 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . 12 February 2015. ESPNcricinfo.
  4. Web site: Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Wisden:Cricketer of the year 1969 – Derek Underwood . 12 February 2015 . Wisden . ESPNcricinfo .
  6. Web site: West Indies in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v West Indies – 1966 season . ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Pakistan in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Pakistan – 1967 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  8. Web site: Records / England / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings . ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015 .
  9. Web site: Test Matches: Bowling Records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career. ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015.
  10. Web site: Derek Underwood Test five-wicket hauls . ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015.
  11. Web site: Pakistan in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Pakistan – 1974 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  12. Web site: New Zealand in England ODI series – 1st ODI – England v New Zealand – 1973 season . ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015 .
  13. Web site: Statistics / Statsguru / Derek Underwood / One-Day Internationals . ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015.
  14. Web site: Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 2nd match – England v West Indies – 1979/80 season. ESPNcricinfo . 12 February 2015.
  15. Web site: Australia in England Test Series – 5th Test – England v Australia – 1968 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  16. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test – Pakistan v England – 1968/69 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  17. Web site: New Zealand in England Test Series – 1st Test – England v New Zealand – 1969 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  18. Web site: New Zealand in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v New Zealand – 1969 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  19. Web site: Australia in England Test Series – 4th Test – England v Australia – 1972 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  20. Web site: West Indies in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1976 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  21. Web site: England in India Test Series – 5th Test – India v England – 1976/77 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  22. Web site: Australia in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Australia – 1977 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .
  23. Web site: England in Sri Lanka Test Series – Only Test – Sri Lanka v England – 1981/82 season . ESPNcricinfo . 11 February 2015 .

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