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Derek Underwood: England and Kent great dies aged 78

Derek Underwood: England and Kent great dies aged 78

Former England and Kent bowler Derek Underwood has died at the age of 78, the county have announced.

Slow left-armer Underwood took 297 wickets in 86 Tests between 1966 and 1982, the most by any England spinner.

He claimed 2,465 wickets in 676 first-class matches overall, representing only Kent, the county of his birth, in a stellar 24-year domestic career.

Underwood was appointed an MBE in 1981 and was president of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 2009.

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