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Derek Underwood - Signed first day cover
Item Number: 5422
This superb item of signed Cricket Memorabilia is a colourful First Day of Issue cover, stamped 1st of May 1999, and personally signed by the Kent and England bowling legend, Derek Underwood. Underwood played county cricket for Kent, making his first-class debut against Yorkshire aged 17 in 1963. He became the youngest player to take 100 County Championship wickets in a debut season. He went on to take 100 wickets in a season a further nine times. Underwood finished his career just 3 wickets short of 300 in Test cricket, at the excellent average of 25.83. He famously took the last 4 Australian wickets in 27 balls in the final half an hour at the end of the 5th Test in 1968, after a heavy thunderstorm on the fifth day had all but ended the match, to square an Ashes series that Australia were winning 1–0. He also toured Australia in 1970–71, dismissing Terry Jenner to win the Seventh Test at Sydney and regain The Ashes. On 16 July 2009, Derek was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. This First Day of Issue cover celebrates the Career or Derek Underwood MBE, with is career stats listed to the front and was produced to raise money for the Primary Club charity. Measures 18cm x 11cm. It is presented in excellent condition and is a fine item of signed Cricket Memorabilia.
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