(Reuters) - The sight of England left-arm spinner Derek Underwood coming off his unusually long run with a batsman at the other end of a wet pitch surrounded by close fielders perfectly conjured up the image of a wily fox closing on its prey.
His mastery on sticky surfaces prompted a popular saying that England captains carried Underwood like an umbrella -- in case it rained.
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