Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 4i International (6b) 10 0 38 5 5-38 7.60 1 Career (6b) 2433.2 422 } 8208 439 6-12 18.69 17 (8b) 122.6 11 1989/90 In the Rothman’s Triangular Series, New Zealand needed eleven runs off the last over to beat India at Wellington. Hadlee hit nine of these off the first four balls but was then bowled by Kapil Dev off the fifth ball and New Zealand lost by just one run. In the final against Australia at Auckland, Hadlee hit 79 but the Kiwis never really recovered from a shocking start, having been reduced to 33 for 5 after winning the toss and electing to bat. Trying to retrieve a lost cause, Hadlee stayed for 105 minutes and hit two sixes and five fours but Australia won this game easily by eight wickets with plenty of overs to spare. At the end of the summer Hadlee captained a New Zealand XI against a World XI in the first three of four one-day games as part of his testimonial season. After sustaining an injury while bowling in the first game at Christchurch, Hadlee played as a batsman in the remaining fixtures and in the last match, at Auckland, made 46* to give his New Zealand side a six-wicket victory. However, the World XI won the series 3-1. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 307. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Christchurch, March 4 (Australia won by 150 runs) b G.D.Campbell 2 94 10 1 43 2 G.R.Marsh c I.D.S.Smith 244-8 D.M.Jones b 308. NEW ZEALAND v INDIA, Wellington, March 6 (India won by 1 run) b Kapil Dev 46 220 9.2 2 27 2 A.K.Sharma c I.D.S.Smith 221 N.D.Hirwani c M.D.Crowe 309. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Auckland, March 10 (Australia won on faster scoring rate) did not bat - 167-2 10 1 40 1 D.M.Jones c and b 239-6 1 310. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Auckland, March 11 (Australia won by eight wickets) c D.C.Boon b C.G.Rackemann 79 162 9 3 34 0 164-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals 4 3 0 127 79 42.33 - 1 1 Career 310 264 53 5163 100* 24.46 1 16 99 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 4i Internationals (6b) 38.2 7 144 5 2-27 28.80 - Career (6b) 2471.4 429 } 8352 444 6-12 18.81 17 (8b) 122.6 11 1990 - New Zealand in England Hadlee appeared in the two one-day internationals against England. In the second of these games at the Fosters Oval, he received a blow on his right hand while batting which resulted in “a broken bone below the knuckle” ( Wisden ). However, he was still able to bowl and was the most impressive member of the tourists’ attack. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 311. NEW ZEALAND v ENGLAND, Headingley, May 23 (New Zealand won by four wickets) c A.J.Lamb b C.C.Lewis 12 298-6 11 4 46 2 D.I.Gower c M.W.Priest 295-6 R.A.Smith c M.D.Crowe 131