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Celebrating Derek Underwood, respected opponent and an exemplary bloke

Accurate and near unplayable, the England spinner played hard on the field but always had room for a beer after a well-fought game

21-Apr-2024•Ian Chappell

Goodbye Deadly, fierce of arm, gentle of heart

The England spinner will be remembered as one who gave his all on and off the pitch

16-Apr-2024•Mark Nicholas

Derek Underwood, England and Kent's legendary spinner, dies aged 78

Left-arm spinner claimed 297 Test wickets and remains sixth on England's all-time list

15-Apr-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood

Beneath the gentle facade lay a spinner whose weapons were accuracy and fear

10-Jul-2020•Mark Nicholas

Nine of mine and a couple of theirs

Graham Gooch picks a team from among the best cricketers he played with

22-Jul-2019•As told to Scott Oliver

For the love of Snow

To a young lad in '70s England, he was the embodiment of rebellion, raw pace and rock n' roll cool. Forty years later, except for the pace, not much has changed

14-Feb-2018•James Mettyear

Guardians of cricket's galaxy

With the upcoming release of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume Two, in cinemas May 4, we present an all-time T20 XI that might represent cricket in an intergalactic showdown

03-May-2017•Andrew Miller

How a spinner can break the rhythm of the batsman

By learning how to subtly change the pace of his deliveries

18-Mar-2017•Ashley Mallett

Left-arm's the charm

If you're an England selector looking to pick a spinner to take to India, history shows you're probably better off with a leftie

17-Nov-2016•Crispin Andrews

'The wrist is a forgotten area of spin bowling'

Former England offspinner Pat Pocock recalls his career: escaping rioters in Guyana, being mentored by Jim Laker, and captaining Sylvester Clarke

03-Nov-2016•Interview by Scott Oliver

Are we living through a new era of spin?

Warne and Murali's big turn has given way to something more subtle

27-Oct-2016•Jon Hotten

Were Indian batsmen of earlier eras better against spin?

Quality spinners have always thrived in India, so it may not be fair to suggest that the current generation of Indian batsmen is inferior

02-Sep-2015•Kartikeya Date

The fungus that floored the Aussies

Australia's 1972 tourists were fuming after the pitch at Leeds was left bare, slow and perfectly suited to the bowling of England's Derek Underwood

25-Jul-2015•Martin Williamson

Botham's record, and Somerset's near-miss

Also, a ton of IPL matches, youngest Australians in World Cups, longest wait for a first-class hundreds, and the Don's lack of fifties

29-Apr-2014•Steven Lynch

'There is a pace to bowl for every pitch'

Former England left-arm spinner Derek Underwood on having a supportive captain, sticking to his long-run up, and the modern tendency to over-analyse the game

03-Apr-2014•Interview by Scott Oliver

'Ray tries to forget he was my first wicket'

Deadly Derek looks back on his first five-for and his only century

13-Apr-2013•Interview by Jack Wilson

Hymn to England's spin twins

The performance by Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann in Mumbai was one of the greatest slow-bowling double acts in England's history

26-Nov-2012•David Hopps

Five-for

Modern spinners who could take any batsman on in any conditions and win

10-May-2012•Ashley Mallett

India's day of glory

India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval

13-Aug-2011•Martin Williamson

Last nail in the coffin

Derek Underwood breaks Australia's resistance

04-Oct-2009

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