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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Derek Underwood

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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 October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more 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

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Underwood took four of his five-wicket hauls at Lord's.[17]
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

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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 Won[7]
2 22 August 1968‡ The Oval, London  Australia 4 31.3 50 7 1.58 Won[18]
3 28 February 1969 Dacca Stadium, Dhaka  Pakistan 3 44.0 94 5 2.13 Drawn[19]
4 24 July 1969 †‡ Lord's Cricket Ground, London  New Zealand 4 31.0 32 7 1.03 Won[20]
5 21 August 1969 †‡ The Oval, London  New Zealand 1 26.0 41 6 1.57 Won[9]
6 21 August 1969 † The Oval, London  New Zealand 3 38.3 60 6 1.55 Won[9]
7 25 February 1971 † Lancaster Park, Christchurch  New Zealand 1 11.6[note 2] 12 6 0.76 Won[10]
8 25 February 1971 † Lancaster Park, Christchurch  New Zealand 3 32.3[note 2] 85 6 1.96 Won[10]
9 5 March 1971 Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 2 38.0[note 2] 108 5 2.13 Drawn[21]
10 27 July 1972 † Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds  Australia 3 19.1 45 6 1.66 Won[23]
11 8 August 1974 † Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Pakistan 1 14.0 20 5 1.42 Drawn[11]
12 8 August 1974 † Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Pakistan 3 34.5 51 8 1.46 Drawn[11]
13 25 January 1975 † Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia 1 29.0[note 2] 113 7 2.92 Lost[22]
14 17 June 1976 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  West Indies 2 18.4 39 5 2.08 Drawn[24]
15 11 February 1977 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay  India 3 33.0 84 5 2.54 Drawn[25]
16 7 July 1977 Old Trafford, Manchester  Australia 3 32.5 66 6 2.01 Won[26]
17 17 February 1982 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka 1 18.0 28 5 1.55 Won[27]

Notes

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

References

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General

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

Specific

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  1. ^ a b "Derek Underwood". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  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.
  6. ^ "West Indies in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v West Indies – 1966 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Pakistan in England Test Series – 2nd Test – England v Pakistan – 1967 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Records / England / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "New Zealand in England Test Series – 3rd Test – England v New Zealand – 1969 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d "England in New Zealand Test Series – 1st Test – New Zealand v England – 1970/71 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d "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.
  13. ^ "Derek Underwood Test five-wicket hauls". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  14. ^ "New Zealand in England ODI series – 1st ODI – England v New Zealand – 1973 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Derek Underwood / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  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.
  19. ^ "England in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test – Pakistan v England – 1968/69 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  20. ^ "New Zealand in England Test Series – 1st Test – England v New Zealand – 1969 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  21. ^ a b "England in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test – New Zealand v England – 1970/71 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  22. ^ a b "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.
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