Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

did not bat - 230-5 18.4 3 71 4 I.R.Redpath c H.J.Howarth 259 G.S.Chappell c J.V.Coney I.C.Davis c B.E.Congdon A.A.Mallett c K.J.Wadsworth 32. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Auckland, March 22, 23, 24 (Australia won by 297 runs) c I.M.Chappell b A.A.Mallett 13 112 9 1 45 1 K.R.Stackpole c J.M.Parker 221 b K.J.O’Keeffe 1 158 9 1 50 2 G.J.Gilmour b 346 1 M.H.N.Walker b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 3 0 37 23 12.33 - - 1 Other match 1 2 1 34 25 34.00 - - - Season 3 5 1 71 25 17.75 - - 1 Career 32 35 5 493 50 16.43 - 1 13 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 50.4 7 225 10 4-71 22.50 - - Other match 29 4 115 6 4-64 19.16 - - Season (8b) 79.4 11 340 16 4-64 21.25 - - Career (6b) 355.1 72 } 2950 111 5-56 26.57 1 - (8b) 480.3 59 1974/75 With his shoulder injury still causing him problems, Hadlee appeared in only one Shield game. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 33. Canterbury v Otago, Christchurch, December 26, 27, 28 (Otago won by four wickets) c W.K.Lees b K.O.Campbell 33 275 13 4 32 2 G.M.Turner c K.J.Wadsworth 158 1 R.W.Anderson c K.J.Wadsworth not out 14 210-6d 14 2 50 1 W.K.Lees lbw 328-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Plunket Shield 1 2 1 47 33 47.00 - - 1 Career 33 37 6 540 50 17.41 - 1 14 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Plunket Shield (8b) 27 6 82 3 2-32 27.33 - - Career (6b) 355.1 72 } 3032 114 5-56 26.59 1 - (8b) 507.3 65 1975/76 Having not yet fully recovered from his shoulder injury, Hadlee was forced to miss Canterbury’s opening Shield game against Otago. However, when he did return to the side he did little of note and was “quite lacking in confidence” (Hadlee) in the games leading up to the First Test against India. His best performance in these games was in the match with Auckland when he returned figures of 3 for 39 in the first innings and 3 for 23 in the second. Hadlee played in the Second Test at Christchurch but he had a dreadful match – 1 for 139 in 26 expensive overs. Everyone expected him to be dropped for the Third Test at Wellington but the selectors caused a great surprise by including him at the expense of Howarth and thus going into the match with four seam bowlers and no spinner. It was a brave gamble 16