Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

1973/74 - New Zealand in Australia New Zealand finished their tour of Australia by competing in the Australasian Gillette Cup. In the semi-final Hadlee took 3 for 30 against South Australia as the tourists won by 40 runs. However, New Zealand lost in the final to Western Australia by seven wickets. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 8. New Zealand v South Australia, Adelaide, February 2 (New Zealand won by 40 runs) c A.J.Woodcock b B.N.Hiern 11 217 6.5 1 30 3 A.J.Woodcock lbw 177 J.S.Donaldson b B.N.Hiern b 9. New Zealand v Western Australia, Melbourne, February 3 (Western Australia won by seven wickets) c W.J.Edwards b G.D.McKenzie 30 150 5 0 37 0 151-3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 2 2 0 41 30 20.50 - - - Career 9 8 1 118 30 16.85 - - 3 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 4i Other matches (8b) 11.5 1 67 3 3-30 22.33 - Career (6b) 19 2 } 266 9 3-30 29.55 - (8b) 41.5 2 1973/74 A shoulder injury, which had been troubling him during the season, meant that Hadlee only appeared in the first one-day international against Australia. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 10. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Dunedin, March 30 (Australia won by seven wickets) c R.W.Marsh b G.S.Chappell 3 194-9 6 0 35 0 195-3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct International 1 1 0 3 3 3.00 - - - Career 10 9 1 121 30 15.12 - - 3 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 4i International (8b) 6 0 35 0 - - - Career (6b) 19 2 } 301 9 3-30 33.44 - (8b) 47.5 2 1974/75 Hadlee played in both one-day internationals against England at the end of the season, giving more pace to the New Zealand attack. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 11. NEW ZEALAND v ENGLAND, Dunedin, March 8 (No result) did not bat - 15-0 7 0 21 2 D.L.Amiss c K.J.Wadsworth 136 1 D.L.Underwood c J.M.Parker 100