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it says a lot for how good and effective Richard Hadlee was? That comparison as a fast bowler was not as fast as either but that did not greatly matter.

How Good And Effective Richard Hadlee Was?

Well, to be honest, it says a lot about how good and effective Richard Hadlee was. That he bore fair comparison as a fast bowler with first Dennis Lillee and Michael Holding in the late 1970s. And the early...
New Zealand opening batsmen, WA (Walter Arnold) Hadlee, and JL (John Lambert) Kerr, seen here walking out to bat at the Scarborough Cricket Festival in 1937

Walter Hadlee – The Father of Sir Richard Hadlee

Walter Hadlee is known for his contribution to New Zealand cricket and is regarded as a cricketing legend in the country. For almost three-quarters of a century, Walter Hadlee was at the forefront of New Zealand cricket as a...
Ian Colquhoun died on 26 February, 2005 at the age of 80. He played two Tests against England in 1954-55.

Ian Colquhoun – Accomplished Wicket keeper Batsman

He was a specialist’s wicket-keeper batsman who played in the lower middle order. Ian Colqhoun was a right-handed batsman wicketkeeper, came late to first-class cricket, not making his debut for Central Districts until he was 29. He was a...
ert Sutcliffe the left-handed batsman who enchanted a generation of New Zealanders with his graceful stroke play in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

Bert Sutcliffe – New Zealand Graceful Stroke Player

Former New Zealand Test batsman Bert Sutcliffe amassed a total of 2,627 runs on a 1949 tour of England. The left-hander enchanted a generation of New Zealanders with his graceful stroke play in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. At...

Merv Wallace – The Under-rated Cricketer

Merv Wallace should have been one of the greatest names in New Zealand's cricket history. That he wasn't largely because of the whims of selectors. Considered by many contemporaries to be one of the best New Zealand batsmen of...
John Reid - New Zealand Forever an Icon

John Reid – Star of the Backwoods

John Reid spent weekdays selling fuel to farmers, weekends batting in the local park, and holidays playing for New Zealand. Oamaru in the South Island of New Zealand is a base camp for a farming community. Many decades back...
Dad Weir - One of World's Oldest Test Cricketer

Dad Weir – One of World’s Oldest Test Cricketer

One of the world's oldest Test cricketer dies in Auckland Gordon Lindsay's Dad' Weir, who was the world's oldest surviving Test cricketer at 95 years and 151 days, died on October 31, 2003, in Auckland after being in declining...
Roger Twose was a New Zealand former middle, born on 17 April 1968 in Torquay, Devon, England. He played 16 Tests and 87 ODI’s for black caps in the late 1990s.

Roger Twose – The Switch-hitter

Introduction: Roger Twose was a New Zealand former middle, born on 17 April 1968 in Torquay, Devon, England. He played 16 Tests and 87 ODI’s for black caps in the late 1990s. The England-born cricketer was appointed as the director...
Geoff Howarth at gully to secure New Zealand's first Test win against England at Basin Reserve in 1978 - Robert Anderson celebrates as well - the bowler, inevitably, was Sir Paddles whose match haul was the symmetrical 10 for 100

Geoff Howarth — A Classics Player in the Barry Richards Mould

Geoff Howarth captaincy was the making of him. In 1969, at the age of 18, Geoff Howarth arrived in England to join the Surrey staff. The younger brother of the New Zealand left-arm spinner, Hedley Howarth, was a batsman...
Great Malcom Marshall invincible as Kensington smiles on West Indies once more in the Third Test match at Barbados on April 26 till May 1, 1986.

Malcom Marshall Invincible Spell as Smiles on West Indies Faces

Great Malcom Marshall invincible as Kensington smiles on West Indies once more in the Third Test match at Barbados on April 26 till May 1, 1986. As has so frequently been the case of late the West Indies swept...

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Peter Marner – First Player to Win List-A Man-of-the-Match Award

Lancashire all-rounder Peter Marner was born on March 31, 1936, at Greenacres Oldham, Lancashire. Peter Marner was the youngest player to represent the county,...
Peter Roebuck on Gary Sobers(excerpt from Sportstar July 27, 1985)

Peter Roebuck on Gary Sobers

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