Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

Congdon (176) and Vic Pollard (116) staged a wonderful fightback with a stand of 177 for the 5th wicket in the second innings before the visitors eventually went down by 38 runs. Hadlee lost his place to Hedley Howarth for the Second Test – a match in which New Zealand were unable to force a win despite establishing a huge first innings lead of 298 with centuries from Congdon (175), Mark Burgess (105) and Pollard (105*). Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 11. New Zealanders v D.H.Robins’ XI, Eastbourne, April 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) b B.Stead 0 250 21 4 56 1 D.R.Turner c K.J.Wadsworth 223 did not bat - 299-2d 21 1 96 4 D.R.Turner c M.G.Burgess 298-9 C.T.Radley c R.W.Anderson D.W.Randall lbw J.T.Murray b 12. New Zealanders v Hampshire, Bournemouth, May 2, (3), 4 (Match drawn) did not bat - 182-4 18 6 41 1 T.E.Jesty c G.M.Turner 223 13. New Zealanders v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) b D.A.Graveney 13 284 29 3 105 1 D.R.Shepherd c E.K.Gillott 355-5d did not bat - 32-1 6 0 18 0 126-3d 14. New Zealanders v Glamorgan, Cardiff, May 16, 17, 18 (New Zealanders won by three wickets) did not bat - 341-7d 19 5 59 1 M.J.Llewellyn lbw 315-5d not out 2 194-7 7 0 39 0 217-3d 15. New Zealanders v Derbyshire, Derby, May (23), 24, 25 (Match drawn) did not bat - 144-4d 7 4 5 2 F.W.Swarbrook c D.R.Hadlee 48-4d A.Hill b did not bat - 109-2d 7 0 17 0 98-2 16. New Zealanders v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 26, 28, (29) (Match drawn) did not bat - 283-3d 16 6 34 1 J.F.Steele c D.R.Hadlee 214-4d did not bat - 30-3 17. New Zealanders v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 30, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) did not bat - 247-6d 15 4 31 2 D.S.Steele lbw 163 P.Willey b did not bat - 151-2d 7 1 28 2 R.T.Virgin b 139-4 G.Cook c J.M.Parker 18. New Zealanders v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 2, 4, 5 (New Zealanders won by nine wickets) c D.Lloyd b K.Shuttleworth 25 221 11.1 1 38 3 C.H.Lloyd c K.J.Wadsworth 116 J.Simmons b K.Shuttleworth lbw did not bat - 63-1 18 4 56 5 D.Lloyd c D.R.Hadlee 164 B.Wood b H.Pilling c K.J.Wadsworth J.Sullivan c K.J.Wadsworth K.Shuttleworth c K.J.Wadsworth 19. NEW ZEALAND v ENGLAND, Trent Bridge, June 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 (England won by 38 runs) b J.A.Snow 0 97 26 5 64 0 250 not out 4 440 19 3 79 1 J.A.Snow b 325-8d 20. New Zealanders v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c J.Whitehouse b R.G.D.Willis 30 356 22 5 63 3 J.A.Jameson c M.G.Burgess 306-9d D.L.Amiss c K.J.Wadsworth E.E.Hemmings b 6 3 23 0 112-5 21. New Zealanders v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 30, July 1, 2 (Match drawn) did not bat - 320-4d 22 5 44 2 M.J.Edwards c K.J.Wadsworth 199 A.R.Butcher lbw did not bat - 100-4 26 6 70 3 M.J.Edwards c sub (M.G.Burgess) 336-4d L.E.Skinner c K.J.Wadsworth D.R.Owen-Thomas lbw 22. New Zealanders v Essex, Westcliff-on-Sea, July 14, 16, 17 (New Zealanders won by an innings and 18 runs) did not bat - 358-7d 20 5 44 4 B.R.Hardie c K.J.Wadsworth 181 B.Taylor b R.E.East c M.G.Burgess R.N.S.Hobbs c M.G.Burgess 13