List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Derek Underwood

Underwood took 17 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.

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 ^{[9] [10] [11]} He went on to take ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. ^[12] In Tests, Underwood was most successful against New Zealand, with six five-wicket hauls. ^[13] 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. ^[14] 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. ^{[15] [16]} As of 2015, Underwood is twenty-ninth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers. ^{[note 1]}

Key

Underwood took four of his five-wicket hauls at Lord's.

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
Drawn	The match was drawn

Test five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Derek Underwood

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn.	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ.	Batsmen	Result
1	10 August 1967	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Pakistan	3	26.0	52	5	2.00	Mushtaq Mohammad Saeed Ahmed Majid Khan Intikhab Alam Wasim Bari	Won [7]
2	22 August 1968‡	The Oval, London	Australia	4	31.3	50	7	1.58	IR Redpath IM Chappell KD Walters AA Mallett GD McKenzie JW Gleeson RJ Inverarity	Won [18]
3	28 February 1969	Dacca Stadium, Dhaka	Pakistan	3	44.0	94	5	2.13	Salahuddin Asif Iqbal Saeed Ahmed Mushtaq Mohammad Hanif Mohammad	Drawn [19]
4	24 July 1969†‡	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	New Zealand	4	31.0	32	7	1.03	BE Congdon BF Hastings V Pollard MG Burgess BR Taylor KJ Wadsworth RC Motz	Won [20]
5	21 August 1969†‡	The Oval, London	New Zealand	1	26.0	41	6	1.57	BE Congdon GM Turner BR Taylor KJ Wadsworth RC Motz RS Cunis	Won [9]
6	21 August 1969†	The Oval, London	New Zealand	3	38.3	60	6	1.55	BAG Murray GM Turner V Pollard BR Taylor RS Cunis RC Motz	Won [9]
7	25 February 1971†	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	New Zealand	1	11.6 [note 2]	12	6	0.76	MJF Shrimpton GT Dowling GM Turner KJ Wadsworth RS Cunis HJ Howarth	Won [10]
8	25 February 1971†	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	New Zealand	3	32.3 [note 2]	85	6	1.96	BE Congdon RW Morgan MJF Shrimpton V Pollard GM Turner HJ Howarth	Won [10]
9	5 March 1971	Eden Park, Auckland	New Zealand	2	38.0 [note 2]	108	5	2.13	GT Dowling BE Congdon RW Morgan GM Turner MJF Shrimpton	Drawn [21]
10	27 July 1972†	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	Australia	3	19.1	45	6	1.66	GS Chappell KR Stackpole KD Walters RW Marsh RJ Inverarity DK Lillee	Won [23]
11	8 August 1974†	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	Pakistan	1	14.0	20	5	1.42	Zaheer Abbas Mushtaq Mohammad Asif Iqbal Intikhab Alam Wasim Raja	Drawn [11]
12	8 August 1974†	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	Pakistan	3	34.5	51	8	1.46	Majid Khan Zaheer Abbas Wasim Raja Asif Iqbal Imran Khan Intikhab Alam Sarfraz Nawaz Wasim Bari	Drawn [11]
13	25 January 1975†	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Australia	1	29.0 [note 2]	113	7	2.92	RB McCosker IM Chappell GS Chappell IR Redpath RW Marsh KD Walters TJ Jenner	Lost [22]
14	17 June 1976	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	West Indies	2	18.4	39	5	2.08	CG Greenidge MA Holding CH Lloyd VA Holder AME Roberts	Drawn [24]
15	11 February 1977	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	India	3	33.0	84	5	2.54	SM Gavaskar AE Gaekwad BP Patel SMH Kirmani KD Ghavri	Drawn [25]
16	7 July 1977	Old Trafford, Manchester	Australia	3	32.5	66	6	2.01	CS Serjeant RW Marsh RJ Bright GS Chappell MHN Walker JR Thomson	Won [26]
17	17 February 1982	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	Sri Lanka	1	18.0	28	5	1.55	A Ranatunga DS de Silva ALF de Mel LWS Kaluperuma RS Madugalle	Won [27]

Notes

1. Underwood shares the position with Abdul Qadir and Fred Trueman. ^[3]
2. Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match. ^{[10] [21] [22]}

References

General

• "Derek Underwood Test five-wicket hauls". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 11 February 2015.

Specific

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4. "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
5. "Wisden:Cricketer of the year 1969 – Derek Underwood". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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11. "Pakistan in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Pakistan – 1974 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
12. "Test Matches: Bowling Records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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16. "Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 2nd match – England v West Indies – 1979/80 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
17. "Records / Lord's, London / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
18. "Australia in England Test Series – 5th Test – England v Australia – 1968 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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21. "England in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test – New Zealand v England – 1970/71 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
22. "England in Australia Test Series – 5th Test – Australia v England – 1974/75 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
23. "Australia in England Test Series – 4th Test – England v Australia – 1972 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
24. "West Indies in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v West Indies – 1976 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
25. "England in India Test Series – 5th Test – India v England – 1976/77 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
26. "Australia in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Australia – 1977 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
27. "England in Sri Lanka Test Series – Only Test – Sri Lanka v England – 1981/82 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

External links

• Derek Underwood  at CricketArchive (subscription required)