Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

1986/87 Unwell, as well as being jaded both mentally and physically at the start of the season, Hadlee did not play in the Shell Cup but later in the summer, after the Tests, appeared in the three one-day internationals against the West Indies. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 271. NEW ZEALAND v WEST INDIES, Dunedin, March 18 (West Indies won by 95 runs) b I.V.A.Richards 11 142 10 1 46 2 D.L.Haynes lbw 237-9 1 A.H.Gray c M.C.Snedden 272. NEW ZEALAND v WEST INDIES, Auckland, March 21 (West Indies won by six wickets) c P.J.L.Dujon b C.A.Walsh 18 213 6 0 17 0 217-4 1 273. NEW ZEALAND v WEST INDIES, Christchurch, March 28 (West Indies won by ten wickets) c T.R.O.Payne b C.A.Walsh 24 191-9 7 0 33 0 192-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 3 3 0 53 24 17.66 - - 2 Career 273 234 47 4442 100* 23.75 1 13 86 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 4i Internationals (6b) 23 1 96 2 2-46 48.00 - Career (6b) 2154.5 393 } 7265 402 6-12 18.07 16 (8b) 122.6 11 1987 - in England There was joy for Hadlee and Nottinghamshire at Lord’s in the NatWest Bank Trophy final against Northamptonshire. Coming in to bat when all seemed lost at 84 for 5, Hadlee (70*) transformed his side’s fortunes with an exciting innings to snatch the Trophy from Northamptonshire’s grasp. Facing 61 balls, he hit two sixes and four fours, and shared stands of 62 for the sixth wicket with Rice (63) and 75 in only eight overs for the seventh wicket with Bruce French (35). Furthermore, Hadlee finished the match in glorious fashion by driving the second ball of the last over high and straight over long-off for six and then pulled the next ball for four backward of square to the Tavern boundary. Hadlee’s last match for Nottinghamshire was the Refuge Assurance League game against Surrey at The Oval on September 13. Nottinghamshire won this match and thus Hadlee, appropriately, ended his career with the Trent Bridge side on a winning note. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 274. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire (BHC), Leicester, May 12, 13 (Leicestershire won by eight wickets) lbw b W.K.M.Benjamin 0 74 5 2 6 0 76-2 275. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (BHC), Trent Bridge, May 14, 15 (Nottinghamshire won by 15 runs) b A.Walker 28 256-8 11 0 47 0 241 1 276. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire (RAL), Trent Bridge, May 31 (Nottinghamshire won by ten wickets) did not bat - 133-0 8 2 14 1 T.J.Boon c C.E.B.Rice 132-9 3 277. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (RAL), Northampton, June 7 (Northamptonshire won by 26 runs) c D.J.Wild b N.G.B.Cook 20 187 7 1 40 0 213-5 278. Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan (RAL), Ebbw Vale, June 14 (Nottinghamshire won by 70 runs) c J.Derrick b R.J.Shastri 5 203 8 2 23 1 J.Derrick b 133 279. Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire (RAL), Trent Bridge, June 21 (Nottinghamshire won by four wickets) b A.P.Pridgeon 18 231-6 8 0 33 1 G.A.Hick c and b 229-8 2 280. Nottinghamshire v Suffolk (NWT), Trent Bridge, June 24 (Nottinghamshire won by eight wickets) did not bat - 95-2 10 3 12 1 P.J.Caley b 94 1 281. Nottinghamshire v Sussex (RAL), Hove, June 28 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) c A.P.Wells b C.M.Wells 6 195-4 8 0 30 0 194-7 127