Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

three Shield games, giving him 28 for the season and with Dayle taking 32 wickets, the Hadlee brothers accounted for 60 of the 96 wickets to fall to Canterbury in the competition. Richard also had the satisfaction of making his first fifty in first-class cricket. Batting for 95 minutes against Wellington, he hit seven fours and put on 67 for the 7th wicket with Dayle (31). Canterbury, once again, had to settle for third place in the Shield Table; rain caused play to be abandoned on the last day of their game against Central Districts when the Lancaster Park side had the chance of winning the Plunket Shield. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 4. Canterbury v Otago, Christchurch, December 23, 24, 26 (Canterbury won by an innings and 96 runs) not out 0 402-6d 13 5 25 4 R.W.Anderson c P.G.Coman 142 1 B.E.Congdon b K.O.Campbell c K.J.Wadsworth J.A.J.Cushen c D.J.Gatenby 9 1 43 3 G.M.Turner b 164 1 R.W.Anderson lbw B.E.Congdon b 5. Canterbury v Auckland, Auckland, December 28, 29, 30 (Auckland won by 34 runs) b H.J.Howarth 5 133-9d 11 0 65 3 R.W.Morgan c K.J.Wadsworth 163 1 R.A.Dykes lbw H.J.Howarth b run out 15 187 5 0 24 2 R.E.Redmond b 191-6d T.W.Jarvis c V.Pollard 6. Canterbury v Northern Districts, Whangarei, January 1, 2, 3 (Canterbury won by five wickets) c and b E.K.Gillott 0 179 9 3 35 3 L.S.Mountain c K.J.Wadsworth 139 A.Puna lbw E.K.Gillott c K.J.Wadsworth did not bat - 299-5 21 4 50 1 A.Puna lbw 335 1 7. Canterbury v Wellington, Christchurch, January 5, 6, 7 (Wellington won by 18 runs) b J.F.M.Morrison 50 250-9d 17 3 76 3 J.F.M.Morrison c K.J.Wadsworth 349 I.J.Therkleson c K.J.Wadsworth W.A.Greenstreet c K.J.Wadsworth b A.R.Hounsell 9 218 6 1 18 2 P.J.Malcon c M.L.Ryan 137 A.R.Hounsell c M.L.Ryan 8. Canterbury v Central Districts, Christchurch, January 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c I.R.Snook b D.R.O’Sullivan 1 273 12 1 44 4 D.H.Payton c R.C.Merrin 218 M.J.F.Shrimpton b I.R.Snook c M.L.Ryan B.Stewart b did not bat - 25-0 16 0 58 3 M.J.F.Shrimpton lbw 235 1 D.W.Neal c K.J.Wadsworth A.B.Jordan lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Plunket Shield 5 7 1 80 50 13.33 - 1 5 Career 8 10 2 96 50 12.00 - 1 7 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Plunket Shield (8b) 119 18 438 28 4-25 15.64 - - Career (8b) 174 27 632 38 4-25 16.63 - - 1972/73 - New Zealand in Australia Hadlee gained more valuable experience, especially playing against the Chappell brothers in the only first-class match of this short tour. 11