biography
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Hadlee, Sir Richard (John)
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| lived:
| (1951– )
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He started his first-class career with Canterbury in 1971–2, and made his Test debut in 1973. A right-arm fast bowler, and a left-handed batsman, he also played for Nottinghamshire and Tasmania. New Zealand's best all-round cricketer, he took 431 Test wickets (passing Ian Botham's record of 383) and scored 3124 Test runs. He retired in 1990, when he was knighted. |
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