Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

and it paid off handsomely! Hadlee was soon among the wickets, sending back both openers, Sunil Gavaskar (22) and Dilip Vengsarkar (20) as well as Surinder Amarnath (2), while Dayle dismissed Gundappa Viswanath (4) to reduce India to 50 for 4. Later in the innings Richard returned to end the resistance of wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani (49) and record figures of 4 for 35. There was fine weather on the last day when India started their second innings but Hadlee put the Indian batsmen to the sword once more. Without Gavaskar – who had suffered a broken cheek bone when fielding close to the wicket – the Indian batsmen did not resist for long. When Viswanath (20) was dismissed by Hadlee off the last ball before lunch, all resistance crumbled. Hadlee swept through the rest and 62 for 3 soon became 81 all out. Hadlee’s second innings figures of 7 for 23 and match analysis of 11 for 58 were both records for New Zealand in Test cricket, surpassing the feats of Bruce Taylor (7-74) against the West Indies at Bridgetown in 1971/72 and John Cowie (10-140) against England at Old Trafford in 1937. This was also the first time New Zealand had won a Test by an innings margin. All three Hadlee brothers played an important part in Canterbury’s victory over Otago in the Shell Trophy final. Richard and Dayle captured ten wickets between them in the match, and both also scored some useful runs, Richard with some big hitting making 53 not out. For his part Barry, opening the innings, scored 107 and shared a stand of 145 for the 4th wicket with Ken Wadsworth (117). The season, which had started for Hadlee so disappointingly with injury problems and a lack of confidence, ended in triumph with Test and Provincial success as Canterbury swept the boards, winning all three domestic competitions: the Shell Trophy, the Shell Cup and the Knockout Tournament. The three Hadlees had much to do with Canterbury’s success, Richard and Dayle taking 28 wickets each in first-class games, at under twenty runs apiece, while Barry, a reliable opener, scored 582 runs at 44.76. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 34. Canterbury v Auckland, Christchurch, December 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c J.F.Reid b L.W.Stott 11 226-8d 13 2 39 3 J.W.Warrington b 160 M.G.Burgess b L.W.Stott c K.J.Wadsworth not out 16 208-2d 11 3 23 3 J.W.Warrington b 194-9 M.G.Burgess c D.R.Hadlee J.D.Riley lbw 35. Canterbury v Central Districts, Nelson, December 30, 31, January 1 (Canterbury won by seven wickets) c L.W.Downes b A.B.Jordan 9 300 11 2 40 1 R.A.Pierce c K.J.Wadsworth 174 did not bat - 207-3 15.2 1 64 2 R.W.Hutchison c D.G.Trist 331 1 R.I.Thomas b 36. Canterbury v Northern Districts, Christchurch, January 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) not out 48 187 11 2 35 1 B.Dunning c S.L.Boock 236 c R.S.Cunis b J.M.Parker 14 181-8 15 1 48 1 R.W.Fulton lbw 223-8d 37. Canterbury v Wellington, Wellington, January 9, 10, (11) (Match drawn) c G.P.Bilby b E.J.Chatfield 0 302-8d 10 2 49 1 R.W.Smith c D.W.Stead 238 1 2.3 0 6 0 12-0 38. Canterbury v Northern Districts, Gisborne, January 31, February 1, 2 (Canterbury won by 50 runs) did not bat - 263-4d 15 2 40 3 R.W.Fulton c K.J.Wadsworth184-4d A.D.G.Roberts c N.M.Parker J.M.Parker b b C.W.Dickeson 4 168-7d 9.7 2 21 1 R.C.Penhearow b 197 39. NEW ZEALAND v INDIA, Christchurch, February 5, 6, (7), 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c S.M.H.Kirmani b M.Amarnath 33 403 12 1 75 0 270 14 2 64 1 D.B.Vengsarkar c K.J.Wadsworth 255-6 40. NEW ZEALAND v INDIA, Wellington, February 13, 14, 15, 17 (New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs) c E.A.S.Prasanna b S.Madan Lal 12 334 14 1 35 4 S.M.Gavaskar c K.J.Wadsworth 220 D.B.Vengsarkar c K.J.Wadsworth S.Amarnath c A.D.G.Roberts S.M.H.Kirmani c K.J.Wadsworth 17