Derek Underwood (1945–2024)
Author of Beating the bat: An autobiography
About the Author
Image credit: Paddy Briggs
Works by Derek Underwood
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Underwood, Derek Leslie
- Other names
- Underwood, Deadly (nickname)
- Birthdate
- 1945-06-08
- Date of death
- 2024-04
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Birthplace
- Bromley, Kent, England (Bromley Maternity Hospital)
- Education
- Beckenham and Penge Grammar School for Boys
- Occupations
- cricket player (spin bowler)
- Organizations
- Kent County Cricket Club (player|1963-1987)
England men's cricket team (player|1966-1982)
World Series Cricket (player|1977-1979)
England XI in South Africa ('Rebel tour'|player|1981-1982)
Primary Club (patron|1997)
ClubTurf Cricket Limited (consultant) - Awards and honors
- Marylebone Cricket Club (president|2008)
Canterbury Christ Church University (hon. fellow|2009)
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (2009)
Members
Statistics
- Works
- 4
- Members
- 5
- Popularity
- #1,360,914
- ISBNs
- 3