Recognition
He was awarded the MBE in 1981.
In 1997, he became Patron of the Primary Club, and in 2008 it was announced that he would serve as President of MCC for the following year.
In a Wisden article in 2004, he was selected by a respected panel as a member of England's greatest post-war XI.
Derek Underwood was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University at a ceremony held at Canterbury Cathedral on 30 January 2009.
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