Hadlee in figures

Press, 21 February 1980, Page 12

Hadlee in figures

After he had played three test matches Richard Hadlee had taken three wickets for 359 runs. In his last three, the figures were 21 for 371. This offers some measure of the rise to top status Hadlee has achieved. At Dunedin, in the first test .against the West Indies, he brought his test total to 118, a New Zealand record. He has taken 10 wickets in a match three times, five or more in an innings eight times, also records. Hadlee’s test bowling, match by match, is:

Season Against Balls Mdns Runs Wkts 1972-73 Pakistan 144 0 84 2 56 0 28 0 1973 England 156 5 , 64 0 114 . 3 79 1 1973-74 • Australia 200 4 104 0 Australia 76 2 33 4 35 0 16 Australia 224 3 102 1 Australia 112 2 59 3 148 3 71 4 Australia *7*7 1 45 • 1 72 1 50 2 1975-76 India 96 1 75 0 112 2 64 1 India 112 1 35 4 67 0 23 7 1976-77 Pakistan 152 0 121 5 40 0 36 0 Pakistan 152 1 77 1 Pakistan 162 1 139 4 76 0 0 India 232 95 4 128 0 76 1 India 232 2 121 1 120 1 56 2 India 168 7 37 3 136 3 52 2 Australia 232 1 155 3 104 4 41 1 Australia 224 2 147 2 16 0 11 0 1977-78 England 224 5 74 4 107 .4 26 6 England 344 10 147 4 48 1 17 0 England 248 6 107 1 1978 England 131 6 43 2 69 3 18 0 England 252 11 94 4 England 192 9 84 5 83 2 31 2 1978-79 Pakistan 200 2 62 5 208 4 83 3 Pakistan 200 3 101 4 112 1 56 1 Pakistan 216 3 104 5 6 0 8 0 1979-80 West Indies 120 9 34 5 216 13 68 6 Total 6946 147 3328 118