Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

was very much part of the action. On the first day Hadlee (3-29) and the South African Watson (5-57) bowled out the tourists for 207 after the Australians had seemed to be in control at 146 for 2. The county’s three overseas players then all prospered with the bat. Hadlee made 68, Rice 90 and Watson 44 before Hadlee, 3 for 39, and Watson, 2 for 18, completed a fine all-round match as the tourists suffered a huge defeat. Hadlee’s best match figures in the few games he played in the County Championship were 8 for 75 against Hampshire and 6 for 63 against Leicestershire. In their second innings, Hampshire simply “crumbled against the pace and hostility” ( Wisden ) of Hadlee (5-32) and Rice (5-25) and were dispatched for 58. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 116. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Trent Bridge, April 30, May 1, 2 (Match drawn) c and b J.E.Emburey 42 164 17 4 43 1 G.D.Barlow lbw 204 did not bat - 199-4 117. Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan, Swansea, May 24, 26, 27 (Nottinghamshire won by seven wickets) c J.A.Hopkins b M.A.Nash 32 345 20 6 39 2 Javed Miandad lbw 206 N.G.Featherstone c H.T.Tunnicliffe did not bat - 136-3 - - - - 272 118. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Trent Bridge, August 2, 4, 5 (Nottinghamshire won by nine wickets) c and b G.J.Parsons 0 271 11 5 23 3 J.F.Steele c C.E.B.Rice 179 2 D.I.Gower c C.E.B.Rice P.B.Clift c B.N.French did not bat - 80-1 18 6 40 3 J.F.Steele c P.J.Hacker 170 1 J.C.Balderstone c P.A.Todd J.P.Agnew b 119. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, August 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) not out 44 202-9d 4 2 6 0 55-1d did not bat - 56-0d 4 4 0 0 93-3 120. Nottinghamshire v Australians, Trent Bridge, August 23, 24, 25 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 76 runs) run out 68 465 19 8 29 3 K.J.Hughes c B.N.French 207 G.N.Yallop c B.N.French R.W.Marsh c C.E.B.Rice 29.1 12 39 3 J.Dyson c J.D.Birch 182 1 G.N.Yallop c B.N.French L.S.Pascoe c B.N.French 121. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Ilkeston, August 27, 28, (29) (Match drawn) c C.J.Tunnicliffe b G.Miller 1 161 39 15 59 3 B.Wood lbw 206 P.N.Kirsten c B.N.French D.S.Steele lbw did not bat - 75-5 122. Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, August 30, September 1 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 22 runs) c R.J.Parks b T.M.Tremlett 0 180 18 5 43 3 T.M.Tremlett b 100 N.E.J.Pocock b N.G.Cowley c B.N.French 13 5 32 5 C.L.Smith c J.D.Birch 58 N.E.J.Pocock b N.G.Cowley lbw R.J.Parks c B.N.French K.Stevenson b 123. Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Worcester, September 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c S.P.Henderson b A.P.Pridgeon 20 224 30 10 57 3 M.J.Weston lbw 302 E.J.O.Hemsley lbw P.B.Fisher lbw c M.J.Weston b A.P.Pridgeon 24 184-8 32