Famous Cricketers No 79 - Richard Hadlee

337. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, Wellington, March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 (New Zealand won by nine wickets) lbw b G.D.Campbell 18 202 16.2 5 39 5 D.C.Boon lbw 110 S.R.Waugh b P.L.Taylor c J.G.Wright G.D.Campbell lbw T.M.Alderman b did not bat - 181-1 25 3 70 2 M.A.Taylor lbw 269 S.R.Waugh c M.J.Greatbatch SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 3 0 133 87 44.33 - 1 - Career 337 467 93 11848 210* 31.67 14 57 194 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches (6b) 147.1 32 428 19 5-39 22.52 1 - Career (6b) 8935.3 2560 } 26412 1466 9-52 18.01 100 18 (8b) 1586.6 231 1990 - New Zealand in England On his last tour of England Hadlee still displayed some of his old magic with both bat and ball although his best days were now clearly behind him. Receiving a knighthood before the Lord’s Test, Hadlee responded at the headquarters of cricket with a fine innings on the fourth day of the Second Test. Coming in to bat at 285 for 5, after the fall of four quick wickets, Hadlee (86) joined Mark Greatbatch (47) and these two stopped the rot by putting on 123 for the sixth wicket. Going on to the attack, Hadlee hit two sixes and twelve fours and faced just 84 balls in an innings lasting 107 minutes. England were in command in the Third Test at Edgbaston and in their second innings were 129 for 3. However, John Bracewell and Hadlee soon swept away the rest. In a spell of eight overs Hadlee took 5 for 17, dismissing Robin Smith for 14 and Chris Lewis for one while Jack Russell, Eddie Hemmings and Devon Malcolm all fell to the wily New Zealander without scoring. The dismissal of Malcolm gave Hadlee a wicket with his last ball in both Test and first-class cricket. Outside the Test series, Hadlee played in just two first-class games. In the opening first-class fixture against Worcestershire he displayed fine all-round form, firstly taking 5 for 27 as the county were dismissed for just 171 on the first day, and then saving his side with a splendid innings of 90 when the situation was critical. At one stage the New Zealanders were 113 for 8, but Hadlee stayed for 153 minutes, faced 136 balls and hit one six and twelve fours to give his side a small lead. However, the highlights of the tour for Hadlee were his performances in the Tests, firstly with the bat at Lord’s and then with the ball at Edgbaston as he ended his great career in fine style by wrapping up England’s second innings with another devastating spell. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 338. New Zealanders v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 12, 13, 14 (New Zealanders won by six wickets) c S.R.Bevins b S.M.McEwan 90 201 15 7 27 5 M.J.Weston c K.R.Rutherford 171 D.B.D’Oliveira c M.J.Greatbatch S.R.Lampitt b R.K.Illingworth c K.R.Rutherford S.R.Bevins lbw did not bat - 245-4 20 3 72 2 P.Bent lbw 274 D.B.D’Oliveira c D.K.Morrison 339. New Zealanders v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) did not bat - 284-5d 22 3 78 1 D.L.Haynes lbw 332-6d 1 c M.A.Roseberry b P.C.R.Tufnell 7 243-8 11 2 25 0 251-3d 1 74