Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

17 3 30 5 G.R.Marsh c K.R.Rutherford 117 M.R.J.Veletta c J.J.Crowe G.M.Wood lbw K.H.MacLeay lbw T.J.Zoehrer c E.J.Gray 322. New Zealanders v South Australia, Adelaide, November 27, 28, 29, 30 (South Australia won by three wickets) not out 10 360-7d 14 3 42 0 242 1 did not bat - 267-6d 34.2 6 102 1 D.F.G.O’Connor lbw 386-7 323. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, December 4, 5, 6, 7 (Australia won by nine wickets) c D.C.Boon b M.G.Hughes 8 186 31 5 95 3 G.R.Marsh c J.G.Bracewell 305 D.M.Jones b G.C.Dyer lbw c G.R.Marsh b C.J.McDermott 24 212 8 3 14 0 97-1 324. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, December 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c and b D.M.Jones 36 485-9d 42 16 68 5 G.R.Marsh c E.J.Gray 496 D.C.Boon b D.M.Jones c I.D.S.Smith C.J.McDermott lbw B.A.Reid c I.D.S.Smith not out 3 182-7 325. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c A.I.C.Dodemaide b M.R.Whitney 11 317 44 11 109 5 D.C.Boon lbw 357 G.R.Marsh c sub (K.R.Rutherford) D.M.Jones c I.D.S.Smith M.R.J.Veletta lbw P.R.Sleep lbw lbw b P.R.Sleep 29 286 31 9 67 5 G.R.Marsh c J.G.Bracewell 230-9 A.R.Border lbw P.R.Sleep lbw G.C.Dyer c I.D.S.Smith A.I.C.Dodemaide lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 3 6 1 111 36 22.20 - - - Other matches 2 2 2 40 30* - - - 1 Tour 5 8 3 151 36 30.20 - - 1 Career 325 452 90 11500 210* 31.76 14 56 192 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 156 44 353 18 5-67 19.61 3 1 Other matches 81.4 19 211 11 5-30 19.18 2 1 Tour (6b) 237.4 63 564 29 5-30 19.44 5 2 Career (6b) 8532.3 2463 } 25393 1413 9-52 17.97 96 17 (8b) 1586.6 231 1987/88 The eyes of the cricket world were focused on Lancaster Park, Christchurch, the venue for the First Test against England, as Hadlee once again had the chance to pass Ian Botham’s 373 Test wickets and claim the record for himself. However, it all ended in anticlimax in mid-afternoon on the first day when after sending down 18 overs without success, Hadlee suffered a torn calf muscle and did not bowl again for the rest of the series. Nevertheless, he still played an important part in the match with an innings of 37 which not only helped New Zealand avoid the follow-on but enabled the Kiwis later in the game to force a draw. 70