I see Matthew Potts of Durham and England scored just under 150 as a night watchman in the latest round of bat friendly county championship matches and the thing I remember Derek Underwood most for is the hundred he scored for Kent as a night watchman late in his career. It really surprised me because he was a limited batsman and all I can say is that it must have taken a long time.

In the right conditions (a drying pitch in the days of uncovered wickets), he was probably the best around during his time in the game - he was unplayable. That’s a bit unfair on him though because it sounds like he was only effective in certain conditions - he wasn’t, thinking about it, he was the best slow(ish) left arm spinner I’ve seen play for England.

RIP