Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Richard Hadlee (1972-1990)



Born 3 July 1951 at St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Richard Hadlee was New Zealand’s best all-rounder. One of the finest exponents of fast-medium bowling the game has seen he became Test cricket’s leading wicket-taker. He became particularly successful when he shortened his run-up and concentrated on impeccable control. His Test wickets came at a rate of more than five per Test.
His best bowling was in the Test against Australia at Brisbane in 1985 when he took 15-123 in the match including 9-52 in the first innings. He was also a hard-hitting batsman and one of the few men to complete the double of 3 000 runs and 300 wickets in Tests. Playing for Nottinghamshire in 1984 he completed a carefully planned and well executed double of 1 000 runs and 100 wickets in the first-class season. He was knighted shortly before his final Test match in 1990.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 86 3124 151* 27.16 2 39 431 22.29 9-52 36
ODIs 115 1751 79 21.61 0 27 158 21.56 5-25 5

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