Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

did not bat - 39-1 18.4 6 38 6 A.R.Butcher b 226 J.A.Hopkins lbw P.A.Todd b J.Derrick c B.N.French I.Smith c B.C.Broad P.D.North c B.N.French SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 20 27 7 1075 133* 53.75 2 6 16 Other match 1 1 0 36 36 36.00 - - - Season 21 28 7 1111 133* 52.90 2 6 16 Career 320 444 87 11349 210* 31.78 14 56 191 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m County Championship 568 186 1154 97 6-20 11.89 9 2 Other match 23 3 73 0 - - - - Season (6b) 591 189 1227 97 6-20 12.64 9 2 Career (6b) 8294.5 2400 } 24829 1384 9-52 17.94 91 15 (8b) 1586.6 231 1987/88 - New Zealand in Australia “…Australians were glued to their television sets …” ( Wisden ) as Richard Hadlee bowled the last over in a thrilling Third Test at Melbourne to Australia’s no. 11, Mike Whitney. He survived and Australia thus saved the match and won the series 1-0. Hadlee was the first to congratulate the tail ender and in a wonderfully sporting gesture “… walked down the pitch to the exuberant batsman, put an arm around his shoulder and shook his hand” ( Wisden ). In this enthralling contest, watched by 127,184 spectators, in which fortunes fluctuated throughout, Hadlee, once again, bowled magnificently, returning match figures of 10 for 176 and taking five wickets in each innings of a Test match for the fifth time. Furthermore, he had now captured ten wickets in a Test match eight times and thus became the only bowler to achieve this feat. He also ended the game by joining Ian Botham as joint holder of the world Test record with 373 wickets. In Australia’s first innings David Boon (10) was lbw to a full length delivery; Geoff Marsh (13) was caught at fourth slip; and Dean Jones (4) was caught by the wicket-keeper, Ian Smith, driving at a full length ball. On the last day, when Australia appeared to be heading for victory, Hadlee struck once more, sending back Peter Sleep with the score at 209; Greg Dyer seven runs later with the total at 216; and Tony Dodemaide at 227; but on this occasion Hadlee was to be denied that last crucial breakthrough. Before the start of the tour some critics were saying that Hadlee was ‘over the hill’, ‘past his best’ or just ‘too old’. The great New Zealander quickly silenced them with match figures of 10 for 67 in his first match against Western Australia. Well supported by Danny Morrison (3-33) in the first innings and Willie Watson (4-42) in the second, Hadlee proved much too good for the Sheffield Shield Champions as the New Zealanders won convincingly by an innings and 96 runs. At Adelaide the New Zealander was once again at his formidable best during the Second Test and on “a lifeless pitch” ( Wisden ) and often in great heat he returned remarkable figures of 42-16-68-5. In a wonderful exhibition of fast-medium bowling, he sent back Australia’s first three batsmen, Boon, Jones and Marsh. Ending the series with figures of 5 for 109 and 5 for 67 in the Third Test at Melbourne, Hadlee added another 18 wickets during the three Tests to the many he had already taken in Test matches against Australia. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 321. New Zealanders v Western Australia, Perth, November 20, 21, 22 (New Zealanders won by an innings and 96 runs) not out 30 344-9d 16.2 7 37 5 G.M.Wood b 131 W.S.Andrews lbw K.H.MacLeay c I.D.S.Smith B.A.Reid c E.J.Gray S.J.Milosz b 69