Hadlee declares intentions for one-day series

Press, 8 January 1983, Page 42

Hadlee declares intentions for one-day series

NZPA

Geelong

New Zealand will hope that Richard Hadlee’s deeds at Kardinia Park, Geelong, yesterday will echo in the Melbourne Cricket Ground tomorrow when they launch their World Series Cup campaign against a test primed Australia.

Hadlee’s whirl-wind century vesterdav was the backbone of New Zealand's 99-run victory over Geelong and his team-mates will hope the innings has lit the touch paper for a team explosion tomorrow.

Scored in 72 minutes from 68 balls. Hadlee's 117 disguised a less than consistent Kiwi batting effort in which only he and John Wright flourished.

Hadlee peppered the boundary with 16 fours and four sixes — a total of 88 runs from boundary — to lift New Zealand from an unstable 130 for six to 292 at the close of their innings. In reply. Geelong scored only 193. never threatening the Kiwi total.

The victory was emphatic, as it should have been against a team described by the New Zealand captain. Geoff Howarth, as simply a strong minor association side but Hadlee and Wright accepted there was little to enthuse about. When New Zealand took the field they were looking for a good performance from their bowlers to spur confidence for the coming international. Of those on show however it was Hadlee who impressed. Martin Sneeden and Gary Troup seemed at sea on an unresponsive wicket, both bowling with some economy but little effectiveness.

Their early waywardness allowed Geelong to get away to a slow but productive start and 94 runs were on the board before Hadlee, in his first spell, had the opener. Peter Oxlade, caught behind by Webb for 49.

There was a queer irony in the dismissal. On the same

ground in 1981. when the Kiwis again met Geelong in a friendly encounter, Hadlee felled Oxlade with a bouncer when the batsman was on 95. The act was a minor sensation.

Spectators, and not least the local press, regaled Hadlee for his "brutality." Memories of the incident were clearly still alive when Hadlee arrived at the wicket yesterday and there was an air of deja vu when Hadlee again stopped Oxlade within reach of an innings milestone.

Hadlee finished with an innings analysis of one for 23 from his eight overs, bowled from his short run-up but with pace and accuracy. Again John Morrison, whose unusual brand of slow left-arm bowling has earned him the nick-name “Mystery." chimed in with wickets where recognised bowlers had failed. He claimed two for 31 from six overs and with Martin Snedden. who took one for 28. was the other successful bowler.

Lance Cairns, and Jeremy Coney contained the local batsmen but never threatened and Gary Troup produced no fire.

A performance for the record books was that of the stand-in keeper, Peter Webb, drafted into the fight ahead of Warren Lees. He erased some of his disappointment at being run out without scoring by taking a hand in three dismissals — taking a catch and effecting a stumping and a run-out — to exercise all three modes of dismissal at a wicketkeeper’s disposal.

Glenn Turner, in his first appearance for New Zealand for six years, would have hoped for a better perform-

ance than his 16 minutes stay at the wicket and his grafting four runs.

Jeff Crowe, in his first appearance for New Zealand, would have also welcomed a more distinguished debut. He shared the fate of the majority of the New Zealand batsmen. reaching 17 to establish the basis of an innings before throwing his wicket away with an ill-disciplined stroke. With worrying repeatedness. the batsmen prodded their way into their teens, then sacrificed their wickets to bowling which should have caused few. if any. headaches. NEW ZEALAND G. Turner c Seekts b Barnett 4 J. Wright c Ward b Scott . 62 G. Howarth c Bright b Scott. 19 ,1. Crowe b Ward 17 J. Coney c and b Anderton 16 J. Morrison c Mirovich b Bright 10 P. Webb run out 0 R. Hadlee b Caulfield ... 117 L. Cairns c Barnett b Ward . 17 M. Snedden c Mirovich b Caulfield 18 G Troup not out 1 Extras (w4. Ib4. b 3) 11 Total 292 Fall: 27. 87. 94. 120. 128. 130. 185. 218. 285. 292. Bowling.— P. Caulfield 10. 1. 70. 2: L. Barnett 10. 0. 71. 1: C. Scott 10. 2. 25. 2; G. Anderton 9. O. 49. 1: G. Ward 8. 1. 40. 2; T. Bright 3. 0. 26. 1 GEELONG C Lynch run out 54 P. Oxlade c Webb b Hadlee . 49 T. Bright stmpd Webb b Morrinson 22 M. Seekts b Morrison .... 8 E. Anderton b Sneddon ... -31 M. Bowtell not out 5 G. Ward not out 12 Extras (IbB. b 3. nbl). ... 12 Total for 5 wickets 193 Fall: 94. 120. 130. 158. 178 Bowling:. - M. Snedden 10. 3. 28. 1; G. Troup 10. 0. 33. 0: J. Conev 6. 0. 31, 0; L. Cairns 10. 0. 35. 0; R. Hadlee 8. 1. 23. 1: J. Morrison 6. 0. 31. 2.