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Knighted for services to cricket 1990 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1982 One of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Richard Hadlee, almost single-handedly, took New Zealand cricket to unprecedented heights. On 4 February 1990, Richard Hadlee became the first bowler in the history of test cricket to reach 400 wickets. Richard Hadlee made his debut in 1973, as a rookie tearaway fast bowler. Learning the ropes well for Richard Hadlee meant evolving a perfect synthesis of pace and guile. Towards the end of his career, Richard Hadlee could bowl six different deliveries with the same style. Richard Hadlee was also an aggressive batsman and enjoyed a fair amount success with the bat. He is one of the few who have achieved the 'All-rounder's Double', i.e. 2000 runs and 200 wickets. Richard Hadlee finished with an amazing tally of 431 runs from only 86 test matches. In ODIs, he took 158 wickets from 115 matches. Richard Hadlee had an astounding first-class record with 1490 wickets from 342 matches. Richard Hadlee retired in 1990 after 17 years of service to cricket. He was knighted in 1990. Richard Hadlee is presently the chairperson of the New Zealand board of directors. Cricketscorelive.com gives information on Sir Richard Hadlee and other Great Cricket Players. |
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