Extend highlights of Richard Hadlee's remarkable last day spell vs Aust at the MCG in Dec 1987

[@PeterTainui]

"the corridor of uncertainty" Hadlee mastered that better than anyone. He was my hero growing up. Read 'Hadlee on Cricket' numerous times as a kid. He presented me with a certificate at school when I was 16. Happy days.

[@bossman1792]

In my humble opinion, as painful as it may be as an Aussie, Sir Richard Hadlee was arguably the best fast bowler the world has seen. He was also one of the greatest all rounders.

[@critical_analysis]

He was great but Marshall even better.

[@srinivasraosreekantapuram9837]

Absolutely agree. Miles ahead of lillee, Imran , Roberts etc. only Marshall was close to him

[@richardyoung4405]

Certainly deserves to be in the conversation. His run in and wind up for the delivery was something to behold, so efficient. As youngsters, we all tried to bowl like him..

[@kaushikdas4606]

Was he really that fast with the side arm action?? I mean ever comparable with Marshall or Holding on their prime??

[@srinivasraosreekantapuram9837]

@@kaushikdas4606 Sir, he was a complete fast bowler. He didn't have the lightening speed of Marshall, Waqar and Roberts. He had guile deceptively quick. He was unplayable many times like against Australia in a test match where he took 9/52 in a test innings

[@samwilcockmusic]

Best bowling action of all time, absolutely classical.

[@rakeshmishra679]

No, Maikel Holding. Greatest Action of all time. Holding was an ARTIST. Hadlee was a bowling Computer. Finest Line Length And most Accurate. He was able to eliminate a Chouk Mark on the pitch by his accuracy.

[@samwilcockmusic]

@@rakeshmishra679 Holding was great to watch too. Brett Lee also had a beautiful bowling action.

[@oslinthompson8182]

For me the guy with the best bowling action is Dennis Lillee.

[@rakeshmishra679]

@@oslinthompson8182 Lilee - the HERO and the roll model of great Sir Hadlee

[@samwilcockmusic]

@@oslinthompson8182 Lillee was amazing! Another great bowling action too.

[@SriShridhar]

Something about his action his demeanour. It has class written all over it. Fantastic player.

[@MrRaggyDan]

I watched Hadlee bowl Geoff Boycott out for a duck in the 80’s - Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire. It was magnificent. My Yorkshire uncles (who took me to the match) were not pleased. As a Notts boy Hadlee was my idol. Happy times.

[@123abcdef3]

431 Wickets in only 86 test matches at an average of 22.29 with 36 5-wicket hauls and 9 10-wicket hauls! What a phenomenal strike rate and record from a truly great bowler!

[@MrAdriaxe]

All done without the benefit of a strike bowler at the other end.

[@derekallan1341]

you left out his strike rate which was rubbish. So way down the line

[@Warpedsmac]

Cricket lovers from all nations often speak of Dennis Lillee's grace and fluidity in delivery; Sir Richard Hadlee's action IMHO is smoother and more graceful.

[@dgdave2673]

Absolutely agree! Hadlee is the Rolls Royce of bowlers! Lillee, McGrath and Walsh for me after that.

[@mubashirjaved7017]

Right he has amazing bowling record all over the World 17 in Australia 24 in England 22 in india 27 in west indies 16 in Srilanka Except Pakistan he has amazing bowling record In Pakistan his avg is 44 butehr cover this with his batting there His batting avg is 56 in Pakistan He is so underrated, his bowling record around the globe in different condition is better than other allorunder at that time Imran, kapil, Botham Even his stats is competitive to marshal, robert, Garner, lille etc.. plus his batting avg also good at down the order He and shaun Pollock are so under rates

[@davewalkeden6932]

​@@mubashirjaved7017 And just exactly how many test matches did he play in Pakistan? And at the beginning of his career? 🤡

[@geoffstokes]

D K Lillee was Hadlee's hero and role model. That's how he developed his action.

[@ShankarIyer-yx3zc]

U are really lucky

[@fawaadraashid6137]

What a legend he was a thorough gentleman deadly bowler.....respect from INDIA Sir Richard Hadlee

[@grosvenorfinance2158]

What a bowler, what a bowler, what a bowler, Sir Richard Hadlee is G R E A T....

[@surensalgado5430]

❤Richard Hadlee of NZ 🏏👌 One of the best all rounders in World Cricket

[@vegesnaprabhakararaju5422]

Sir Richard Hadlee was a lone Warrior for the Kiwis in test cricket throughout his career, his bowling action is excellent, used to watch his videos throughKZbin to reconcile his playing days.

[@r.pranavsubramaniam5582]

This video is first time i watched. Sir Richard Hadlee took 5 wickets. This match was played in 1987. But i was born in 1995. I saw the NZ crowd. They were in very happy moment. During my school times i don't like Australia in Cricket. New Zealand is one of my favourite Cricket team. I really enjoyed this video. My favourite international cricket teams: 1. England 🇬🇧 2. New Zealand 🇳🇿 3. India 🇮🇳

[@SamuelGeist]

As a Kiwi born in the early 80s, it is of no surprise to anyone that Sir Richard Hadlee is my absolute sporting hero!

[@williamsamaddar6510]

Best action of any bowler ever....Sir Richard Hadlee.

[@tomrankin3893]

Quite similar to DK Lillee.

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@tomrankin3893 Lillee was his hero so he vaguely modelled himself off Lillee.

[@AtomSmash3r]

Fun fact - Hadlee described to Richie Benaud in an interview that he was a massive Dennis Lillee fan and would often think to himself in a tough situation - "What would Lillee do?"

[@kingy002]

Most of us are inspired by someone else.

[@geoffstokes]

True that

[@robturville5407]

Sir Richard Hadlee had the most economical, repeatable and effective action. Not an ounce of wasted effort. Delightful to watch. What a player. I was lucky to be introduced to cricket at the time of Botham, Kapil Dev, Hadlee and Imran Khan - four world-class all-rounders all competing in the same era.

[@willstar8095]

That was my hero as a kid. We didn't have many individuals that stood eye to eye with the best in the world at their sport. That it was our summer game, and that the biggest name in the game were our cousin's across the ditch... We were all just so invested in our national team.. more so than we had ever been before. I lived and breathed cricket because of Paddles. And what a great man. Great competitor. I read everything on him or about him. Watched his video till the tape wore out. Years later I met him. Got to tell him how much I admired him. I told him my experience with cricket gave me the platform to give everything I had to future sporting endeavours. I saw the world on the back of that. Represented our country with pride. He gave a talk that day to a small town country club - tiny little RSA type place. I was driving through by chance. I went in sat down and Sir Richard Hadlee came out and held court. There were probably 50-60 people there. At late 30s I was the youngest. He spoke about the importance of playing sport, not just to make up the numbers. You play to win. Period. Take care of that and everything will happen. Play to WIN. The general feeling in New Zealand for years has been this thing that somehow being too competitive is ugly. Not nice. Unsporting. I realised something that day. That concept never occured to Paddles because being a gentleman in the game, being a decent human... That's a given. That's who he is, what he is. It's not in doubt. So whats left if you're not worried about how you look or what people think? Because you are secure in all that. Nothing. It's just you, and the game. And you play to fucken win. No excuses, get it done. Do your best.

[@nickoinc]

Rhythm and Swing. Thank you Sir Richard.

[@davidboyd8113]

Is it just me or are the bowlers of that era a lot better than today

[@chillin127]

Just you

[@davidboyd8113]

@ I don’t think so Tim

[@davidboyd8113]

@@chillin127 in those days the bowler bowl to the batsmen so he couldn’t hit it today it’s a spectator sport they bowl so they can hit it

[@D-Marie0970]

More classy, for sure!

[@geoffstokes]

Line and length seem to be a foreign language amongst today's young bowlers. I mean, just imagine someone bowling like Hadlee and, heaven forbid, Ewen Chatfield, who one commentator once described as parsimonious.

[@cutemuzzu3081]

Hadlee The Forgotten Hero ! Who is first bowler to take 400 test wickets in Test matches, Delight to watch him action !

[@acersteel3735]

We got screwed in this test match. McDermott was out plumb LBW to Danny Morrison. Dead plumb.

[@JamieWoodcock-v3n]

Not to mention the Aussie keeper claiming a catch that wasn't

[@hctnati]

Yep remember that, back pad in front of middle

[@denisrichardson3260]

[@rhysrautjoki7207]

I remember that. DK had McDermott so plumb that even the Aussie commentators couldn't understand why he wasn't given out. But isn't this the same ground where Martin Sneddon took one of the most brilliant outfield catches in history and Greg Chappell and the umpires pretended not to see it. The same game where Trevor Chappell's bowling skills caused a diplomatic incident. I remember the newspapers in NZ after Dyer cheated, pretending he took a catch off our main man Andrew Jones. "Dyer, you're a liar!". Good times...😅

[@zealman79]

They went into the future, watched the NRL games where the wahs got stiffed and decided "we'll do summa that"

[@Adam-oy4ix]

Statistically the best ever, if you look at tests played, average, wickets taken and 5-fers...

[@chillin127]

Not the best bowling average or strike rate. Third best at 5 wk (in innings) and 10 wks (in a match). Not most wickets in a series, not best figures in an innings, match or series. He was good, but he’s not the best on any measure.

[@mattr9003]

@@chillin127 Yes, agree. People get caught up in his great performance here but there are half dozen bowlers you would put ahead of him.

[@CraigStanaway]

@@mattr9003 Actually no you wouldn't. You're failing to consider that he didn't have his numbers pumped up by bowling to New Zealand's awful batsmen who he would've destroyed. When he retired, he also had the most 5 fors and 10 fors in test cricket. Garner, Marshall, McGrath etc were statistically great. But they had support at the other end and didn't bowl against their own batsmen. Aka Marshall bowling to Greenidge or Richards, McGrath to Hayden, Ponting or Waugh

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@CraigStanaway You're failing to consider that he DID have his numbers pumped up by a sheer lack of bowling competition. Probably Danny Morrison was the only other half decent pace bowler for NZ in his whole career? Big difference for others like Garner, Marshall McGrath et al, who had other quality bowlers constantly taking wickets off them: Ambrose, Walsh, McDermott, Gillespie, Lee, Holding, Roberts et al!

[@mikespearwood3914]

Not sure about that. Would be up there though. Syd Barnes, Malcolm Marshall and others are probably better. Wickets taken and 5-fers are misleading in and of themselves because some teams will have bowlers fighting to take wickets off each other, something rarely that Hadlee had to deal with.

[@Badmansband]

The last time a kiwi bowler was awarded an lbw in Australia.

[@johndejong8822]

"It's all happening here at the MCG" - classic!

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

Usually it was SCG for Lawry.

[@aaronclair4301]

Off the pitch, his approach to the wicket and his bowling action just oozed class.

[@monkeyboynz]

March 28th 1990, on a college trip we went to watch the Hadlee XI vs World XI at the basin reserve. Great match. End of the game out on the field John Wright threw the game ball into a group of hundreds of kids, I came away with that very match ball. Such a treasured possession and I was a legend for a few weeks 😂

[@himanshuasher2411]

One of the greatest all rounders the world has seen , Sir Richard Hadlee

[@timeweston]

'And just for a change..Richard Hadlee has taken 5 wickets in an innings..' 😎

[@barneyboy2008]

That last wicket. Outswinging off cutter. Brilliant

[@sirrob6017]

Wow. Thanks for the memories. It made me feel sentimental for the old days.

[@nickwebb1097]

What a privilege to have watched this live❤

[@scottjohnston6841]

As Bill Lawry said "what a bowler"

[@venkyprakashmcc]

Just the opposite of Steve Bucknor.. What a ' Howler'

[@jonm2522]

Beautiful smooth motion Hadlee, him and Imran were great all rounders.

[@bimalkumardeb2435]

Richard Hadlee was the best new ball bowler and arguably the greatest pace bowler.

[@titmus312]

Amazing video. Never seen an Australian umpire give so many Australian players LBW...

[@godsstruggler8783]

Saw him play a number of times when his county side (Notts) played Essex. Hadlee was always the danger man that you had to keep quiet. That action was seamless and his accuracy unnerving. One of the greats in my lifetime.

[@joyghosh4085]

In my opinion, Kapil Dev was one of the greatest allrounders taken into account the all criteria, viz,bowling, batting and fielding. He also led an ordinary Indian team towards victory in World Cup Cricket Final.Hats off to this legendary cricketer.

[@warrencundy]

This was the greatest biased finish in Test Match History Hadlee bowled the Whole Session unchanged & Danny Morrison got the plumbest LBW in history in the penultimate over & is not given out absolute robbery!Hadlee was exhausted by the end & that was the Start of Australia’s campaign to winning Cricket again they hadn’t won a series for like 3 years this was the first because of Umpiring then they won the 1987 World Cup & 1989 Ashes in England

[@richardtrass]

Yes. I remember it like it was yesterday…

[@Robbieboy1976]

Yep - here is the DRS Review when we won the match (unfortunately not): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3_Xd5-YlLCCebc

[@chalkandcheese1868]

​@@Robbieboy1976I love how you clowns always ignore the close calls that went the OTHER way.

[@johnmiddleton4879]

It was plumb

[@raymond7451]

As a kiwi , we robbed the WI in NZ with the worst umpiring imaginable . My dad and pop walked out they were that disgusted in the terrible , no actually woeful series victory against the mighty WI . To this day I still cant believe it happened .

[@vijayanvelayudhan8474]

What a beautiful action, swing and follow through ❤️

[@fiazalikhan]

When I was in school I had sir hadlee action pasted in my bedroom. Malcom marshal, waqar, hadlee,lilee , McGrath and imran had beautiful action to admire and learn

[@rajivkumarsharma2201]

That era: four best allrounders were playing: IAN BOTHAM, RICHARD HADLEY, KAPIL DEV, IMRAN KHAN.

[@derekallan1341]

King Kallis was the best of them all

[@rewaaustin4364]

The greatest NZ has produced

[@jackieking1522]

And Turner?

[@TylerDurden-cu6iz]

​@@jackieking1522 Hadlee far greater

[@Allblackdavid11]

One of the best bowlers of all time I remember how a varied the new zealand cricket team watch a great boller

[@jackplugg4529]

Sir Richard Hadlee had the perfect bowling action.

[@johngirvin554]

He was a great bowler! Never sledged

[@MemphisBrown-wy9es]

A true gentleman ❤

[@DavidH-y4k]

He was brilliant bowler.

[@mahulad7298]

Richard Hadlee was the Roger Federer of Cricket.

[@CoolCoyote]

Richard Hadlee the best bowler iv ever seen, id love to get out to him so elegant and precise and good to watch in action at his best around 140 klicks not quite his fastest but bouncing and a similar length either direction away but a meticulous calculating bowling machine.

[@kaushikganguli1091]

On this day, Matthew Wade (future Wk) was a new born infant, 4 days old. Hadlee would always feature in my All Time Test XI, as a capable foil to Imran and Akram. His action was optimum and controlled, as if by a computer. His batting (when on song he could play with brute force) was an added bonus. NZ utilised him well, always pairing 2-3 medium pacers with him to act as capable foils.

[@jason78981]

i could watch paddles bowl for days

[@enthusiastlearner8404]

I remember , in 3 test series he took 33 wickets against Australia . And in return series in Australia , he again took 33 in 3 tests !!! 66 wickets in 6 matches !!! He was a WOW.....

[@Godplayzdice]

Marshall, Hadlee, McGrath, Lillee, Akram - top 5 quick bowlers of all time. No particular order.

[@maxcarter8996]

Sir Richard Hadlee was the best all rounder of his time beyond any doubt . But The greatest fast bowlers in the modern cricket are wasim akram and waqar younis from Pakistan. They shown the world the fabulous innovation of deadly reverse swing and late swing at such a blazing pace.

[@yunuspatel5192]

Sir Richard Hadley all time great bowler is my hero

[@paulrasmussen3858]

Sir Richard is the GOAT.

[@ospadijaggu6187]

all time favorite, stylish action with speed and precision, adorable same as Wasim Akram and Chaminda Vas

[@anantkocharikar8594]

थोरो जंटलमन सर रिचर्ड हॅडली👌👍🙏

[@pradeepmishra-xd3vf]

Great alrounder

[@rashidpervaiz3563]

One of the best bowlers from New Zealand has produce ever.

[@MrKiaoraboy]

THE best NZ bowler ever and i would argue best bowler of all time

[@fxt363]

That ball to Dyer...tailed in slightly then moved away off the wicket (leg cutter). Absolute mastery.

[@geoffstokes]

As a kid I tried to model myself on Richard Hadlee. The skip at the beginning of my run up was from copying him. Unfortunately, I wasn't as quick but I used to bowl down that 'corridor of uncertainty' as others have commented. He was always such a pleasure to watch when bowling. Pretty handy with the bat also.

[@vishwanathk9265]

A great all rounder I like is bowling action

[@qenxity7659]

Hadlee's bowling action from side on = 😍🤩😍🤩

[@MichaelEnright-gk6yc]

Hadlee varied the pace length line . He would only bowl 1 of his fastest balls each over no one knew which one. The reason for his longevity and success.

[@RahulBhat-b8s]

The greatest fast bowler of all time

[@zulfiqarkiani2869]

Great bowling action Hadlee

[@PatThakur-oy8mm]

He was the quintessential fast bowler.

[@jeremymoore6106]

What a bowler! We was robbed. King Dick the greatest fast bowler of his generation.

[@maheshnayak3001]

How beautifully he goes through the crease..

[@harrycallahan9069]

Wonderful bowler who more often than not was the difference between NZ winning or losing

[@yashgiri137]

Best swing bowler in world

[@kevinhisee4265]

An exciting series. Adelaide was a qn avalanche of runs. Brisbane was a comprehensive win. Melbourne was edge of your seat stuff. NZ were unlucky not to get the umpire calls at the death, but it was Australia's first series win since Pakistan in 83/84.

[@nathansmart1532]

As a kid sitting on the Hill at the SCGin the 80s Year after Year Hearing Hadlees a Wanker over and over.So Shitty that he wasn't an Aussie and the Best Cricketer going around,What a Player the BEST.

[@junk_rig_sailor1698]

Australia did not know how to deal with a cricketer that was better than all their players, so they just called him a Wanker. I don't think it is a period of time that Australians would look back fondly on themselves.

[@greyhamlogan2255]

Hadley was consistent with "Line and length," just like most Aussie bowlers. We have had some good bowlers since then, but just not quite as good. Our netball fell apart when Sandra Edge retired.😊

[@dazpearce2096]

was this the match saved by Michael Whitney? great bowler Hadlee, proper quality.

[@amitavade3298]

His outswing balls are dangerous and UNFACABLE

[@nalandacpl1710]

Classical bowler

[@kumarx68]

We lack genuine fast bowlers and all rounders in modern day cricket.

[@smkaushik58]

No doubt best medium pacer of all time.he had not express pace like Lilee,Marshal,Imran Khan but quite fast.

[@teenoso4069]

like most injury and age slowed him but experience and guile made up for it

[@rgudduu]

What a bowler

[@davidrhodes7655]

His ability to move the ball was unsurpassed

[@rayaan6311]

Legend

[@jasonmarshall3263]

Hadlee’s awanker 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@D-Marie0970]

Awww he's heaps better than our players, and he destroys our whole batting lineup single-handedly. So let's call him a w...ker that tells us everything we need to know Salty Aussies! They would rather cheat than lose, which is epitome of loserville. 😂

[@suki0venkat]

He was the best bowler during his time, not Roberts, Lillee, Thompson, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, or Ian Botham.

[@MrDrgdf]

Abey tum log ka koi imaan nahi hota kya? Jiski bhi video daal di, wahi best ho jata hai.🤷

[@asasrinivas]

Agree. Thanks for calling out as you see it regardless of which nationality you represent.

[@prasenjitchakravarty4821]

Hadlee played mainly in Australia & New Zealand with few overseas tours where as Roberts bowled in all test playing countries during his era & bowled on all types of wicket. Besides, he had to face intensified competition from his legendary team lmates ​like Holding, Garner, Marshall etc. Hadlee was the main strike bowler mildly supported by Chatfield, Lans Cairns etc. As a result he had a better opportunity to take wicket compared to Roberts. Therefore, Roberts was better than him in terms of bowling on all types of pitch. Hadlee bowled on pitches only famous for bounce & swing but Roberts bowled successfully on fast, slow, spinning all types of track. This proves his superiority.

[@SV-wu2my]

Where is the need for comparison. Different eras and different greats. Recently Burmrah 's record is also impressive. But why compare?

[@prasenjitchakravarty4821]

@@SV-wu2my It's not comparison but disclosure of facts. Problem is everyone doesn't have the IQ to understand it.

[@mabbrey]

majestic

[@arjunan101]

who won the match?

[@AmericanHorse-sg9oc]

GOAT.

[@Niktodie4]

Damn who won in the end? That was cruel to end it there

[@Rohanbhal_30]

Draw, mike Whitney the number 11 survived an over from hadlee to draw the test

[@colinmackenzie6277]

If only we had a Time Machine, Hadlee + Bond vs Lillee and Lee!!! M.D.Crowe & Andrew Jones vs Geoff Marsh and Alan Border!!!

[@Gaurav-world-of-fun]

Hadlee, Ambrose, Akram , Marshall, Walsh ..

[@SHYAMSUNDER-tw6oo]

Great bowler.. No doubt about it..I am curious to know how many tests he has played in India and what are his statistics?

[@essbeenz]

Bowling in India, Hadlee’s average was better than bowling at home. 22.22- 6 matches bowled in 10 innings. Took 31 wickets. Best bowling of 6/49 and 10/88 in a match. Shame is that NZ did not tour India frequently in those days.

[@beefy1986]

In the entire subcontinent (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), he has taken 68 wickets in 13 tests at an average of 21.5. One of the greatest if not the best.

[@mubashirjaved7017]

Except Pakistan he had amazing bowling record all around the globe In Pakistan his avg is 44 , when he played in. Their early days 1976 His record is not good in Pakistan but he cover it with this batting there , his batting avg is 56 in Pakistan

[@mycatatejiminsjams5358]

He was best​@@beefy1986

[@AlokPaul-rt6yp]

Kapil dev is all time greatest. Because he being up from Indian condition. And he is great from others.

[@rayclark3043]

Great bowler..aussies hated him...great acknowledgement

[@trolexgamingmafia1603]

Who won btw??

[@zidaneilyas3329]

Great bowler.

[@RasedKaysar]

I think before Wasim Akram, Mohammed Asif, Curtley Ambrose and Courtney Walsh Sir Richard Hadlee was the great master class bowler of the world and in the allrounders cattegory he was the No.1 all rounder forever none allrounder like him so thats the reason why he was "SIR" Richard Hadlee

[@michaeldethierry5901]

Our Hadley had the best of the aussies

[@jackieking1522]

Did we win?

[@afzerzameer7372]

Amazing cricketer, but he stated that out of the 4 all rounders, Kapil , Hadlee, imran and Botham, Hadlee rated imran as the best as a bowler and allrounder

[@anthonyburn1010]

"Looks like they have got it under control". Next moment, out. :D Classic commentators curse, and love it when Aussies are the ones cursing their players.