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Sir Richard Hadlee  (New Zealand)

Full Name: Richard John Hadlee
Date of Birth: Jul 03, 1951, St. Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury
Major Team: New Zealand, Canterbury, Nottinghamshire, Tasmania
Playing Roll: All Rounder
Batting Style: Left
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
Nick Name: Paddles
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Education: Christchurch Boys' High School
International Debut: 1973

Batting And Fielding Records

Type M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 86 134 19 3124 151* 27.17 0 -  2 15 - 33 39 -
ODI 115 98 17 1751 79 21.62 2319 75.51 - 4 - - 27 -

Bowling Records

Type M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 86 150 21918 9611 431 9/52 15/123 22.30 2.63 50.85 25 36 9
ODI 115 112 6182 3407 158 5/25 5/25 21.56 3.31 39.13 1 5 -

Career Statistics

Test Debut:  New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, 02-05, Feb 1973
ODI Debut:  New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 11, 1973

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Relation

  • Father - WA Hadlee
  • Ex-wife - K Hadlee
  • Brother - BG Hadlee and DR Hadlee

He was finest cricketer New Zealand has produced, Richard Hadlee was a bowler of devastating control and intelligence: the first to 400 Test wickets; and one of the four great allrounders of the 1980s.

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