From the Vault: Hadlee's record Test haul

At the Gabba in 1985, New Zealand quick Richard Hadlee claimed match figures of 15-123 - the best ever in Australia - to lead his side to their first victory on Aussie soil

[@jimmywrangles]

One of the greatest bowlers to ever live. Respect from Australia.

[@Innerlight320]

Thee greatest

[@4zahed]

The unluckiest bowler ever who had never been backed up by his team's batsmen. A lot of his achievements resulted in defeats for NZ due to the the poor performance of his team's batters.

[@davewilson9738]

Hadlee and Marshall had two of the greatest actions ever, fluid, fast, devastating.

[@barneyboy2008]

Very similar actions

[@davewalkeden6932]

​@@barneyboy2008 Are your eyes painted on? Their actions are nothing alike.....🤣

[@winstondlima2396]

One of the very best I've ever seen, the great Sir Richard Hadlee.

[@Justkiddingbutuknow]

Arguably the best bowler in the history of cricket and we can't forget his contribution with bat too.

[@TheBundleofkent]

I reckon I could argue with you! He was a great, no doubt

[@dominicbritt]

@@TheBundleofkenthe was the best - having seen him work over batsman after batsman, his fluid style, moving the ball both ways in the same delivery, field positioning - a master. Don’t forget he used to torment the unbeatable Aussies under Border, Taylor, Waugh….so much so that Aussie crowds had their own abusive chants for him when he’d run in to bowl.

[@TheBundleofkent]

@@dominicbritt Nope. Malcolm Marshall had the edge over him, just......

[@deepush316]

In this series hadlee took 5 wicket haul 5 time out of six innings

[@20secondsmotivation26]

Damn

[@parveenjaswal9955]

I am from future and just now axar take 5 wicket haul from 3 out of four innings in the series

[@deepush316]

@@parveenjaswal9955😀😀😀😀

[@sayansen0361]

@@parveenjaswal9955 Hey

[@sayansen0361]

@@parveenjaswal9955 Few weeks ago it was 5 wickets hauls in 4 matches 🤣😂😂

[@sachinpotdar391]

What a beautiful beautiful display of fast bowling., deserves the honour of sir., thank you very much for sharing this lovely post on youtube to respect sir Richard hadllee.

[@porthard5951]

Very nice comment mate.

[@fearlessformidableferociou8623]

...glad his best bowling was vs Aussies

[@TheChilator]

@@fearlessformidableferociou8623 me too being a kiwi 🥝 🤣🤣🤣

[@voiceofreason8604]

A true master. The best fast medium bowler in the history of the game. He could literally put the ball on a dime at a lively pace. Throw in his dangerous batting and he’d make many pundits All Time Team. It was a privilege to watch him perform.

[@jeremybell-connell5137]

He was a fast bowler though

[@zabaleta66]

@@jeremybell-connell5137 In his initial test years, yes he was a fast bowler but he cut down his run-up, refined his action for more control. So whereas he may have been bowling at high 130's to low 140's in the late 70's, like when he destroyed England in 1978 and looking every bit as menacing as Bob Willis......his speed was consistently around the low 130's after shortening his run-up.

[@TheChilator]

@@zabaleta66 💯

[@johndejong8822]

@@zabaleta66 He was quicker than that, if the guys he invalided out of games are anything to go by

[@MrT67]

​@@zabaleta66Ian Botham stated in one of his books that Hadlee had the best control of any fast bowler he has ever seen and even off the short run up, was capable of true pace when needed.

[@rkuppal5]

Hadlee is one of the ALL TIME GREATS of FAST bowling..

[@Innerlight320]

Thee greatest

[@pankajchouhan2930]

Feel blessed to witness the greatest All Rounders playing And enjoying their Greatest performances and moments Kapil Dev,Imran Khan,Sir Richard Hadlee and Sir Ian Botham.

[@sagarkoduri]

Thanks for posting. Such grace and almost effortless beauty to Hadlee's bowling!

[@adhikaralasomashekar3503]

431 wickets in just 86 Test Matches , in an era of Legendary Batsman is simply outstanding bowling of Sir Richard Hadlee. The First bowler ever to reach 400 Test Wickets.

[@EldeLDorELLEN]

I remember watching this live, it’s amazing the random things you remember vividly after all these years, then struggle to remember what you had for lunch yesterday

[@SPQRTempus]

Haven't seen footage of the second innings since I watched it live as a kid. Thank you for that. The conditions were ripe for Hadlee to perform and he didn't disappoint. What's even more head scratching is that NZ racked up 550 odd in their only innings. By the time the Australians adjusted Hadlee and co had cleaned them up 41 runs short of making NZ bat for a second time.

[@chemistryset1]

I reckon the captain Coney got a ton, someone called Reid who only played a few tests got a ton, and I'm guessing probably Martin Crowe?

[@marcusjohns5166]

John Reid, a brilliant but under-used player, got 188. Matin Crowe got a hundred as well. Don't think JC scored a hundred.@@chemistryset1

[@zabaleta66]

John Reid was a fantastic player of spin bowling.

[@glennarcher6]

The Kiwis dominated the Aussies in those days and Hadlee was the reason why. Aussie crowds used to give it to him but it only inspired him to wreak havoc on our batsman. He had it over Dean Jones and that used to kill me

[@davewalkeden6932]

​@@glennarcher6 Jones had more problems facing Hadlee than he did facing either Marshall or Ambrose.....

[@dluap569161]

I know some other bowlers have better averages or strike rates etc., but for me the three fast bowlers I have enjoyed watching the most in watching cricket since 1974 have been Dennis Lillee, Malcolm Marshall, and Richard Hadlee. Beautiful actions, skill and variety, and massive hearts. I remember watching this game live on TV and the Australians had no answer (or in Andrew Hilditch's case, no clue).

[@gashintheatticus]

Not sure what's more impressive - Hadlee's bowling or the mullets on the Australian team

[@jarredcross9384]

how about doing Hadlee doing it all in a full-button shirt? haha

[@artandcraftwithhania3094]

Tremendous display of top quality fast bowling by a great fast bowler with short run up.

[@BrownieTHEtabby_123]

A great, top quality fast bowler with elegant style, beautiful rhythm.A phenomenal fast bowlers. Remarkably a genius of all times.

[@bigmaxy07]

NZ were big-time competitive in this era. Hadlee had a similar beautifully balanced action to Lillee. Both of them perfect.

[@nikhilhembrom8952]

No only hadlee was strong team new zealand was pretty weak team in this era

[@MrT67]

​@@nikhilhembrom8952That's true. Only Martin Crowe was truly a great amongst the batsmen, with John Wright and Andrew Jones also world class. But that's not alot of batting depth. If Hadlee played in a side with the depth of New Zealand teams of the past couple of decades, they'd be very hard to beat.

[@johneyton5452]

​@MrT67 I think in this match only no 11 didn't have a 1st class century to his name. I recall Tony Grieg said it was the strongest team nz had fielded.

[@SomejerkRammakar]

Game acknowledged Game. Hadlee admired Lillee greatly and in times of adversity, in his head he’d ask “what would Dennis do?”

[@asankasiriwardena3383]

Alan Donald and Hadlee, their bowling actions is a treat to watch

[@murali2787]

What a bowler - what an accuracy at which he used to bowl ??? Amazing Hadlee -- Real sultan of swing

[@Abbas-zl6hl]

wasim is sultan of swing

[@pinakiroy1051]

Wasim is not as good as Hadlee in test cricket. Check records. Hadlee took 431 wickets in only 150 innings. Wasim 414 wickets in 181 innings. ​@@Abbas-zl6hl

[@ray.shoesmith]

Probably the best action in history. I remember watching this on TV during school holidays as a kid

[@AjayPalSinghUK]

My favourite bowler of all the time.

[@mauricefreeth701]

Greatest and favourite cricketer of all time,. I remember back when we didn't have to pay to watch cricket on T.V. whenever Hadlee played with either bat or ball there was ALWAYS a sense of excitement in the air

[@m.l.b.2908]

I idolised him as a kid and yes, free coverage back then was brilliant. I can remember being very small and it didn't matter if I was busting to go to the loo, I would wait until he finished his over, race off to the bog, and race back again so I didn't miss any of his deliveries. I still remember how devastated I was at the Greg Matthews "catch". I was 7 or 8 years old and I think that may have been the first time I was totally conscious of the fact that a grown-up had cheated in sport. I'd have been upset over any of our batsmen getting out that way, but the fact it was Paddles made it so much worse. The things you remember....

[@marcusjohns5166]

Greg Matthews? Greg Dyer?@@m.l.b.2908

[@m.l.b.2908]

@@marcusjohns5166 The Greg Dyer "catch" was Andrew Jones, not Richard Hadlee. The Matthews catch was the one where he stood on the boundary rope and claimed to have caught Hadlee when it should have been a six.

[@johneyton5452]

@@m.l.b.2908 ah yes Dyer the Liar he was called after that. It was reported that the nickname got him down and he went for councilling.

[@newstatelive2529]

Richard Hadlee and Malcolm Marshall have been the two greatest pace bowlers in the world.

[@GOODBOY-gw2tt]

Akram also and Ambrose too

[@nirajsatwani8548]

@@GOODBOY-gw2tt waqar too

[@GOODBOY-gw2tt]

@@nirajsatwani8548 yes waqar and Walsh

[@GOODBOY-gw2tt]

@@nirajsatwani8548 we can include McGrath and Pollock too

[@rohanyeole6520]

Ever heard off Glenn McGrath??

[@poorknight123]

Watching Richard Hadlee over his career, there was never any doubt in my mind that he was one of the best bowlers I had ever seen (and I watched cricket during the heyday of the West Indies). He was also, IMHO, the single greatest impact player I ever had the pleasure to watch. He not only was a phenomenal bowler but he was decent with the bat as well. With Richard Hadlee, the NZ team was a threat against the best. Without him, they would have been an average team even in domestic competition.

[@richardmcgrath9729]

Agreed...a flowery take on Gatting's observation "facing NZ was like World Xl at one end and Illford 2nds at the other"

[@granthenley6358]

And Martin Crowe?

[@chandrasekharmeduri4704]

Very most memorable for hadlee forever and also world cricket lovers ,

[@compsecure77]

The greatest spell of bowling in cricket history.

[@TheBundleofkent]

I think Jim Laker may have slightly surpassed this……..

[@glennarcher6]

A master with the ball. Loved playing Australia.

[@arupsarkar7344]

I am now 50 and I had seen him at his best in 80s. Great bowler of all times

[@DC-zi6se]

Richard Hadlee was the precursor to bowlers viz. McGrath, Akram, Walsh etc. Such complete and exquisite mastery over the cricket ball, without searing pace. The original GOAT of pace bowling.

[@sreelakshmi8107]

🤩 best fast bowling figure in a test innings.. Simply superb 👌

[@blairmulholland]

New Zealand's greatest moment in tests, but sad to think we've only ever beaten Australia three times on their own soil - two in this series. It has been too long, and it is time. This year is our chance. We have the better team. We need to make it happen.

[@blairmulholland]

@@WINFIELD120 We have the best show we've ever had. We have better batsmen, and better bowlers. What do they have? Steve Smith? Pat Cummins? Those two can't win tests all by themselves. They struggled against England, and we have a better test team than England. It's on.

[@simonmorris746]

@@blairmulholland lols

[@blairmulholland]

@@simonmorris746 Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing? I don't think even the most pessimistic of us could have predicted New Zealand would be that dreadful, nor Australia so much more on top of their game than the team that played the Ashes. It's some consolation that Australia also whipped India by ten wickets in their ODI, against what we keep getting told is "the best bowling attack in the world".

[@thepimpernel6971]

Sorry Bro things did'nt work out.

[@zabaleta66]

We got demolished! Just about the most embarrassing test series we've ever been a part of......

[@hughvane]

I attended the same high school as Richard, and foolishly took up the offer to face him in the nets "just for fun" (which meant only the one tired old pad on the front leg) when he was 14 years of age. Because I wore spectacles, he bowled me a lolly first up - swing and a miss - and the next one I don't even remember seeing, just the clatter of rearranged woodwork behind me. A fierce competitor, he was also a gracious winner. "Next time" he said to me as I shrivelled with embarrassment. His brother Dayle, a year ahead of me, was even faster, until back injury forced him to change his style and pace.

[@Deano_Longley]

An absolute masterclass,I feel so privileged to of seen Hadlee live on kiwis tour of England '83

[@gildasgrime7808]

Fluid action (based on Lillee's) - Hadlee doesn't get nearly enough credit when people talk about great bowlers.

[@Marcburg21]

He certainly did in Australia. Huge respect and feared.

[@rohanyeole6520]

Arree not in fast bowlers but he's often counted in top All rounders of that era. Remembered big 4 Imran Khan Kapil Dev Ian Botham Richard Hadlee

[@kaushikshetty771]

@@rohanyeole6520 jack Kallis also bro

[@rohanyeole6520]

@@kaushikshetty771 Jacques Kallis is more of a batting all rounder....

[@mludsladiesgentlemen1774]

@@kaushikshetty771 Jacques Kallis was not in the same era as Hadlee, Kapil, Imran and Botham. Read before typing.

[@kashifhassan8934]

He was amazing fast bowler in 80s. In this particular test match he was unplayable.

[@vaibhavchopra5297]

McGrath later used Hadlee's Technique of Accurate Line & Length & Bowling in the Corridor of Uncertainty.

[@NPA1001]

Hadley was as accurate as McGrath but significantly quicker.

[@glennarcher6]

NPA1001 Hadlee was a bit quicker but McGrath got extra bounce. Both great bowlers and both were the standout best fast bowlers in the world at stages during their respective careers

[@NPA1001]

Glenn Archer both great bowlers bus Hadley regularly bowled 90mph in the early 80s with great accuracy.

[@josephsharp5678]

@giri kotte No he didn't. Hadlee was his own man.

[@prismaticindia9046]

Hadlee was known as the Sultan of Swing

[@thesportingblog23]

The greatest action? Thanks for the video, we featured it in one of our articles on great swing bowlers.

[@TheMarathonomahos]

Never seen this guy before. Sheez, what a bowler

[@BinaryRex18]

What incredible swing!

[@FelixG2070]

At the time, he copped a lot of flack from the Aussie crowds .. but there was no denying that he was a great bowler .. legendary!

[@markp1549]

He copped flack because he was so go and the Aussies couldn’t handle it.

[@junk_rig_sailor1698]

The greatest bowler of all time. Period.

[@raymondjohnson2]

Hadlee's rival was Botham,but were Botham seem to get less impressive,Hadlee just got better,like a fine wine. Fantastic bowler!

[@apexit1]

Great footage. Love that late swing. Hadlee still the best for mine

[@rohanyeole6520]

McGrath and Hadlee these two were legendary bowlers no matter what the conditions were. Both followed same mantra in two different eras. They tried hard and tried to bowl 99 out of 100 deliveries in the channel of uncertainty which always made the batsmen to play it. Both averages in the early 20s McGrath's overseas averages is just exceptional 20.81 along with 274 wickets in 58 overseas tests. Richard Hadlee also no difference 43 overseas matches 230 wickets at 21.88.

[@christownley2497]

Feel lucky to have grown up in the Hadlee era and seen this great fast bowler. Also loved to watch him bat as well. He was a clean striker of the ball, without been a dirty slogger ( theres a difference) . He picked the ball in his hitting area to dispatch to the boundary, as oppose to trying to clobber every ball.

[@MartinJG100]

A real craftsmen and a modest man to boot.

[@HK_566]

Sir richard hadlee is master of fast bowling

[@zodiac6968]

One of my all time fave cricketers......and i'm an Aussie.

[@thealphayt3904]

The greatest Kiwi bowler no debate.

[@nzguy9336]

Ajaz Patel hold my beer.

[@dominicbritt]

The greatest bowler I ever saw play the game…

[@mdmizanurrahmanshohel8847]

One the finest bowler world cricket have ever seen

[@hmsharif2403]

Sir Hadlee was underrated...

[@TheBundleofkent]

He was/is lauded as a great....not underrated at all

[@samitsikdar498]

A great bowler who had 430 test wickets in just 150innings😮

[@nishantnimish7825]

What a bowler

[@surajssubramanian7327]

The greatest bowling all rounder, cricket has seen. New Zealand's greatest cricketer

[@achyuthanandan3614]

Cairns is best batting all-rounder. There are genuine all-rounders in NZ, Chirs harries, Vettori who is bowling all-rounder.

[@cascade3769]

Imran Khan was better!

[@mezykin]

For 1985 the production quality for these cricket matches in Australia was fantastic

[@gopalmadireddy6035]

One of the most elegant and graceful fast bower, I long his swing, smoothly curves the ball. So great,

[@hondapilot]

Absolute joy to watch !

[@thepimpernel6971]

I think a fair person could argue the best fast bowler ever, definitely top 5 his record speaks to it 36 5 wt innings...36!!!!!, 22 ave, 9 10 wt matches, two test centuries over 3000 runs and he played on a very very very ordinary team...he was basically the bowling attack. If he played for Australia he would be identified as the best Aussie fast bowler so I would say he is the best ANZAC fast bowler of all time. Tremendous player

[@rv_316]

The Pimpernel you are absolutely right...!!👍🏼

[@glennarcher6]

McGrath, Hadlee and Lillie all have claims of being greatest Anzac fast bowler of all time

[@thepimpernel6971]

@@glennarcher6 only one has 36 5 wt hals 9 10 wicket matches and 2 test centuries...the averages are close. Sorry bro Hadlee clearly the best.

[@glennarcher6]

@@thepimpernel6971 1. McGrath 2. Hadlee 3. Lillie

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@glennarcher6 Hadlee was better than mcgrath bro. That's a fact. If u want to argue then compare their records.

[@geordiechacko1394]

Sir Richard Hadlee the orginal Sultan of swing.

[@wasimhanif5597]

Only wasim swing of sultan

[@ELP1791]

@@wasimhanif5597 No it was Richard Hadlee called as Sultan of Swing and Cut. Akram later came and given same accolades.

[@sherkhan3397]

@@ELP1791 He hardly swung the ball. He was more like a Mcgrath type of bowler. Should be called Sultan of line and length.

[@muthukumarappaa305]

Sultan of swing and cut

[@KushalABD17]

Happy Birthday ❤

[@newcastlerabbit]

One of the greats,incredible performance

[@sagarparab3220]

One of the best fast bowlers of that time. ❤️

[@LordsWatchman]

Of that time? No sir. One of the greatest of all time.

[@karltaylor2857]

The man. Sir Richard Hadlee.

[@quranlearning9929]

One of the gifted cricketer.

[@roshan3097]

The best bowling action of all time. Sir Hadlee would have been a God if he was born in one of our subcontinent countries. One of New Zealands greatest heroes!

[@colinmackenzie6277]

Late swing, seam movement, fluid piston-like bowling action, not the fastest, but fast enough with a deadly cricketing brain...and could smash 50+ with the bat. The first cricketing professional before the new millennium. And a tiger against Australia!!!

[@colinwhittaker796]

Yes use to love watching hadlee and Lilly play each other two of the best.

[@krishnenduchaudhuri130]

Perhaps the most intelligent fast bowler of his generation, Sir Richard ✌

[@ajitkulkarni4891]

Nice bowling smooth style. Great sir Richard handle

[@principalnims419]

what a bowler was he, a legend is always a legend

[@ravindrapaleloo9199]

Glenn McGrath was in the same mode as Sir Richard Hadlee, never express but so accurate and deceptive. With such great swing and seam control, and control over lenght. Always testing the batsman, and finally getting him. Legends both.

[@cascade3769]

Na Hadlee had an extra 10km/h.

[@markp1549]

@@cascade3769Hadlee was express from ‘73 to ‘81 then shortened his run up

[@cascade3769]

@@markp1549 I've seen footage of the '83 tour of England and he looked just as sharp as before.

[@chitturkannan]

What a Bowler. Great Bowler Brother Hadlee 🙏🙏🙏

[@scorpio6964]

still remember this just like it was yesterday ❤

[@MuhammadAshraf-se1rz]

After Sir Richard Hadlee New Zealand couldn't find this type of all rounder

[@regentq1513]

Wrong....Chris Cairns.

[@MuhammadAshraf-se1rz]

@@regentq1513 It's your opinion Mr. Regent Q, am from Pakistan I didn't say Imran Khan.

[@regentq1513]

@@MuhammadAshraf-se1rz I didn't mean any offence.

[@MuhammadAshraf-se1rz]

@@regentq1513 Mr. Regent Q. No sir please don't get me in that context you offence. I respect you comments it isn't necessary we have right 2 agree or disagree. I'm so sorry if you feel I hurt you, please 4give me. BTW where are you from? Am from Pakistan living in Karachi.

[@zabaleta66]

I think you are right. Cairns was good, maybe a more technically correct batsman than Hadlee but I would probably be correct in saying that Hadlee delivered more often when it really mattered. Paddles was the superior bowler though.....no doubts.

[@angrydad1279]

Sir Richard Hadlee was one the best pace bowlers of all times unquestionably. Simply magnificent in all facets of the trade. Beautiful rhythm, line, swing and control and at good pace. That said the stupidity of that Andrew Hilditch shot for the first wicket here is unbelievable. Wide bouncer down leg side in the first over of the innings and he hooks it straight down Chatfield's throat. And he did it time and time and time again until it cost him his test career. Baffling.

[@marcusjohns5166]

That's why he got the nickname "The Happy Hooker".

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Apparently Hadlee also had a knack of knowing the batsmens weaknesses, which might have contributed to the situation.

[@Bilal-nu9ys]

Nasheem Shah has a similiar action to Hadlee. Let's hope he bowls half as decent as him.

[@newstatelive2529]

Bullshit.

[@rohanyeole6520]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelpurvis1492]

Amazing bowler amazing cricketer 🏏 a great kiwi 🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️🇳🇿❤️👍👏👏👏👏

[@harishbhatia1]

Amazing bowling Sir

[@heathfairweather896]

He was so accurate and consistent

[@devkoli1483]

The greatest kiwi player of all time🗿

[@kevinmunday5782]

Masterful bowling

[@prasantachakraborty8767]

All Time Greatest Baller Sir Richard Hadlee in Cricket World.

[@rahulacharya6536]

New Zealand's G.O.A.T

[@rathodmahendrasinh5722]

Best bowler sir rechad hadlee is great

[@chakrapaniveeraraghavan5409]

One of my best favourite is Richard Hadley, the Great captain of New Zealand!!

[@benpyne1228]

They call soccer 'The Beautiful Game' but when Hadlee and others in his generation were at their peak they certainly made Cricket a 'Beautiful Game' to watch.

[@homerthecat3623]

Took a selfless catch for the 9th wicket too when he had taken the first 8 wickets, showing his commitment to the team over his own interests 👍

[@KirubanithiKiruba-vo6ih]

I need a genius like Richard Hadley mind so people will respect me. Richard Hadley is a marvelous unbelievable idols

[@fruitopia6798]

33 wickets in 3 matches in an away series, if anyone ever beats that I sure would like to see that, watching cricket for 50+ years I strongly suspect this will never be bettered

[@KamalJhamat-ly8oy]

Sir Hadlee all time best fast bowler respect 🇮🇳 ❤

[@chitturkannan]

Best All-rounder Brother Hadlee. 👍👍👍

[@straightfacts5352]

9/52, the best figures by a fast bowler in the 20th century. Second best figures being Devon Malcolm's 9/57 vs. SA in 1994. For those interested, Malcolm had already conceded 57 runs by the time of his 8th wicket (which was the 9th to fall), he never had a chance of bettering Hadlee's figures.

[@pawankumarkhatri]

Kepler Wessels - only regular batsman to respect Hadlee by wearing a helmet against him.

[@Badmansband]

Whats really interesting about his career is, he took 11 years to take his first 200 wickets and 6 to take 231. His average and wicket tally was also better away from home.

[@jogindersagar2629]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful ...sing seam amezing sir....

[@nishantnimish7825]

My father said richard hadlee was the finest bowler of all time as per him. Reason is you couldn’t tell looking at his wrist whether its a inswinger or outswinger. He was able to predict swing of almost every bowler including mcgrath but not hadlee.

[@judgementravi6542]

What a bowler 👍

[@vvchalamBalaji]

The best stylish bowling action ever

[@audumbarsawant]

He was the king of newzealand circket