Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

1982/83 - New Zealand in Australia Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 146. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY, March 17 (New Zealand won by 14 runs) c S.B.Smith b C.G.Rackemann 0 138-8 7 1 15 1 D.W.Hookes c M.D.Crowe 124 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct International 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - Career 146 124 24 2194 100* 21.94 1 6 45 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 4i International (6b) 7 1 15 1 1-15 15.00 - Career (6b) 1084 203 } 3762 210 6-12 17.91 9 (8b) 122.6 11 1982/83 (part 3) Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 147. NEW ZEALAND v SRI LANKA, Napier, March 19 (New Zealand won by seven wickets) did not bat - 168-3 10 3 22 0 167-8 1 148. NEW ZEALAND v SRI LANKA, Auckland, March 20 (New Zealand won by 116 runs) c J.R.Ratnayeke b A.L.F.de Mel 9 304-5 7 2 18 0 188-6 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 2 1 0 9 9 9.00 - - 2 Career 148 125 24 2203 100* 21.81 1 6 47 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 4i Internationals 17 5 40 0 - - - Career (6b) 1101 208 } 3802 210 6-12 18.10 9 (8b) 122.6 11 1983 - In England and New Zealand in England (World Cup) Hadlee played in several one-day games for Nottinghamshire early in the season and in the Benson and Hedges Cup he recorded figures of 3 for 20 against Yorkshire and 3 for 25 against Derbyshire. Both these games ended in victories for the Trent Bridge side but Nottinghamshire still failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Hadlee returned impressive figures during New Zealand’s World Cup campaign. Only against Pakistan, in the second encounter between the two sides at Trent Bridge, was he expensive. At The Oval England punished nearly all the New Zealand bowlers with Martin Snedden going for 105 runs from his twelve overs, but in stark contrast Hadlee conceded only 26 in his twelve. In New Zealand’s first game with Pakistan, at Edgbaston, Hadlee and Lance Cairns had their opponents three wickets down – two to Hadlee – without a run on the board and they never recovered. Outstanding figures of 5 for 25 by Hadlee ensured that the New Zealand batsmen did not have too big a target to chase against Sri Lanka at Bristol; then in the next match with England, Hadlee took 3 for 32 and scored a priceless 31 as New Zealand won by just two wickets with only one ball to spare. However, despite more splendid figures by Hadlee in the return game against Sri Lanka at Derby – he conceded only 16 runs in his twelve overs – New Zealand spoilt much of their previous good work when they went down by three wickets and eventually failed to qualify for the semi-finals. 115