Hadlee

/ ˈhædlɪ /

noun

1. HadleeSir Richard (John)1951MNew ZealandSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Sir Richard ( John ). born 1951, New Zealand cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 86 test matches in which he took 431 wickets and scored 3124 runs

Example Sentences

Before them, three of the best pace bowlers ever seen - Malcolm Marshall, Imran Khan and Richard Hadlee - plus Pakistan’s Abdul Qadir, the best leg-spinner of the 30 years before Warne and Kumble.

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Some will say Anderson’s third place in the all-time list of leading Test wicket-takers is inflated by the number of games he played, that he does not deserve to be above fellow pacers Glenn McGrath, Dale Steyn, Richard Hadlee or Wasim Akram.

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Of all visiting bowlers in Asia, only two - Australia's Glenn McGrath and New Zealand's Richard Hadlee - have ever had a better average over a seven-Test sequence.

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Hadlee Renjith, a wildlife photographer who has been tracking Padayappa's movements since 2014, describes him as a majestic animal whose left tusk "is slightly longer than the right one".

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And after his recent 11-wicket haul in a win over Pakistan, Jamieson now boasts the third best match figures of any Kiwi, second only to greats Richard Hadlee and Daniel Vettori.

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