What are Sir Richard Hadlee’s achievements?

Answer 1

Achievements of Sir Richard Hadlee are given below:

1) Played 86 test matches and 115 one-day internationals

2) Captured 431 test wickets (a world record until Kapil Dev of India went beyond)

3) Test Bowling Average, 22.29

4) Best bowling performance of 9 for 52 against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia in 1985-86

5) Highest test score of 151 not out against Sri Lanka

6) World record 10 wickets in a match 9 times

7) World record 5 wickets in a test innings 36 times

8) Catches in tests - 38

9) Wickets in all first class matches - 1490 at an average of 18.11

10) First class runs - 12,052 runs at an average of 31.17

11) Highest first class score - 210 not out against Middlesex at Lords in 1984

12) In 1984 - completed the rare feat of achieving the English County Double of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets in the same season (1179 runs at an average of 51.26 and 117 wickets at an average of 14.06)

13) On five occasions - topped the first class bowling averages during the 10 seasons spent in English cricket

14) In 1987 - took 97 wickets and scored in excess of 1000 runs during the season

15) On 102 occasions - took 5 or more wickets in an innings

16) Became the first bowler in test history to capture 400 test wickets. This was achieved at Lancaster Park (Sir Richard's home ground), on 4th February 1990

17) Played against all the test playing nations during his career and played in 22 test winning teams

18) Took a New Zealand record 33 wickets in a test series v Australia in 1985-86, including 9-52 (15 wickets in the match) and caught the other batsman out, to feature on the scorecard 10 x in an innings in the test at the Gabba

19) In 1983 at Christchurch, Sir Richard scored 99 against the Englishmen and captured 8 wickets in the match. The "Poms" could not reach a 100 in either innings and New Zealand won the test in 12 hours and one minute of play

For more details, please check the following link:

http://www.hadlee.co.nz/Career

Answer 2

A bowling all-rounder, in an 86-Test career he took 431 wickets (at the time the world record), and was the first bowler to pass 400 wickets, with an average of 22.29, and made 3124 Test runs at 27.16, including two centuries and 15 fifties.

Answer 3

first player to take 400 test wickets
Knighted for services to cricket 1990
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1982