Sir Richard John Hadlee was born on 3 July 1951 and is a New Zealand former cricketer.
27 Facts About Richard Hadlee
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Richard Hadlee was appointed an MBE in the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours List and knighted in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to cricket.
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Richard Hadlee is a former chairman of the New Zealand board of selectors.
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In March 2009, Richard Hadlee was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes, and a bronze bust of him was unveiled outside the Christchurch Arts Centre.
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On 3 April 2009, Richard Hadlee was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Richard Hadlee is the most prominent member of the Hadlee cricket playing family.
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Richard Hadlee was born on 3 July 1951 at St Albans, Christchurch.
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Richard Hadlee is the son of Walter Hadlee, and the brother of Dayle and Barry.
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Richard Hadlee had the syndrome since birth and felt some of the effects like irregular heartbeat during his career.
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Richard Hadlee continues to lead an active life and works with the Heart Foundation.
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In June 2018, Richard Hadlee was diagnosed with bowel cancer and underwent tumour removal surgery.
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Richard Hadlee is rated by many experts as the greatest exponent of bowling with the new ball.
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Richard Hadlee was the master of swing and was the original Sultan of Swing.
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Richard Hadlee was seen as one of the finest fast bowlers of his time, despite the contemporaneous presence of Dennis Lillee, Imran Khan, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Wasim Akram and Malcolm Marshall among others.
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Richard Hadlee was an inconsistent performer at Test level for several years; however a breakthrough performance against India in 1976 in which he took 11 wickets in a game resulting in a win by New Zealand cemented his place in the side.
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In 1978, Richard Hadlee helped New Zealand to a historic first win over England by taking 6 for 26 in England's second innings, bowling the visitors out for 64 chasing a target of 137.
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Richard Hadlee was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket, in the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Richard Hadlee followed this up with 7 wickets in a loss in the second Test, and 11 wickets in a New Zealand victory in the third Test, giving his country their first series win on Australian soil and a personal haul of 33 wickets in 3 Tests.
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However, Richard Hadlee broke down injured on the first day of the first Test, and was forced to sit out the rest of the series.
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Richard Hadlee duly captured the record, and his 374th Test wicket, in the first Test of the series.
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Shortly after helping New Zealand to another Test victory over Australia at Wellington by taking his 100th first class 5 wicket haul in an innings, Richard Hadlee announced that he would be retiring after the upcoming tour to England.
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Richard Hadlee celebrated the achievement by scoring 86 in New Zealand's first innings and winning the man of the match award.
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In total, Richard Hadlee received thirteen votes from the 100 electors, coming the equal tenth as player of the century.
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Richard Hadlee represented Nottinghamshire between 1978 and 1987, but played only three full seasons due to injuries and Test calls.
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Richard Hadlee won The Cricket Society Wetherall Award for the Leading All-Rounder in English First-Class Cricket in 1982,1984,1986 and 1987.
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The most influential person as Richard Hadlee developed and through his career was Dennis Lillee, who he saw as the exemplar of the fast bowler.
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Richard Hadlee broke the Test-wicket taking record with his 374th wicket on 12 November 1988 in Bangalore, India.