Cricket great Derek ‘Deadly’ Underwood left family more than £800,000 in his will

CRICKET large Derek Underwood near much than £800,000 successful his will, probate documents reveal.

England’s astir palmy spinner — nicknamed Deadly — bequeathed the wealth to his family.

The star, who died successful April aged 78, near £826,000, reduced to £823,000 aft debts and costs were deducted.

Wife Patricia Cheeseman was fixed £50,000 successful cash, arsenic good arsenic his location and car.

The remainder was fixed to his daughters, Fiona and Heather, from his matrimony to archetypal woman Dawn Sullivan.

Left-armer Derek took 297 wickets successful 86 Tests betwixt 1966 and 1982.

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Before the usage of covers Underwood was considered unplayable connected bedewed pitches and inspired England to a celebrated triumph implicit Australia astatine The Oval aft the assemblage helped mop up the field.

Placid connected and disconnected the field, helium was known arsenic an improbable ladies man.

Kent and England team-mate Brian Luckhurst joked that Derek was the lone antheral his woman would permission him for.

Sir Geoffrey Boycott said of his friend: “I don’t cognize anybody that could play him oregon deed him aft it had rained connected those pitches.

“Derek was a one-off, brilliant, bonzer bowler – unique. There was cipher other similar him successful English cricket.”

Flags flew astatine half-mast astatine grounds crossed the state to salute the left-armer who, though a spinner, bowled astatine speeds supra 70 miles per hour.