Sir Richard John Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer. Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history,and amongst the very finest fast bowlers.
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally,most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists. Some wicket-keepers have the skills of a specialist batter and have been referred to as all-rounders,but the term wicket-keeper-batter is more commonly applied to them,even if they are substitute wicket keepers who also bowl.
The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps,they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch,becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956,more than 26 years,for its first Test victory,against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch.
In the sport of cricket,a bouncer is a type of short-pitched delivery,usually bowled by a fast bowler,which bounces once and then reaches the batter at head-height.
Christopher Lance Cairns is a former New Zealand cricketer and former ODI captain,who played for the New Zealand cricket team as an all-rounder. Cairns finished his Test career with a batting average of 33.53 and a bowling average of 29.40. In 2000,he was named as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. He has appeared in ICC Cricket World Cup tournaments on 4 occasions in 1992,1996,1999 and 2003. He is regarded as one of the greatest allrounders of the game.
Bernard Lance Cairns is a former all-rounder who played for the New Zealand cricket team,and is the father of New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns.
Bishan Singh Bedi is a former Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet. He played a total of 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He also captained the national side in 22 Test matches. Bedi wore a colourful patka and has voiced outspoken and forthright views on cricketing matters. He was awarded the Padma Shri award in 1970.
Devon Eugene Malcolm is a former English cricketer. Born in Kingston,Jamaica,Malcolm played in 40 Test matches and 30 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team.
Richard Owen Collinge is a former New Zealand cricketer,who played 35 Tests and 15 ODIs. He was New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year in 1971.
Craig Douglas McMillan is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer who played all forms of the game. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler and played for Canterbury in New Zealand first-class cricket. He also played English county cricket for Hampshire and Gloucestershire.
John Richard Reid was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Test matches. He was the country's first cricketing captain to achieve victory,both at home against the West Indies in 1956,and the first away win,against South Africa in 1962.
The 2005–06 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy was the second edition of Chappell–Hadlee Trophy,a three-match ODI series between Australia and New Zealand. It was played in New Zealand from 3 to 10 December 2005.
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer,who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. A fast-medium opening bowler,he took 41 wickets,and was a handy lower-order batsman with a top score of 88 not out. Towards the end of his career,during a Test match against New Zealand,he almost killed the New Zealand Test debutant Ewen Chatfield with a bouncer.
The Benson &Hedges World Championship of Cricket was part of the celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of European settlement in the Australian state of Victoria. It was a One Day International (ODI) tournament held in Australia from 17 February to 10 March 1985. India defeated Pakistan in the final by 8 wickets.
Dayle Robert Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 11 ODIs from 1969 to 1978. He is the son of Walter Hadlee,the older brother of Sir Richard Hadlee and the younger brother of Barry Hadlee.
Timothy Grant Southee,is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays for New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game,captains in Tests and vice captains in T20Is. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. The third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets,he was one of the country's youngest cricketers,debuting at the age of 19 in February 2008. On his Test debut against England he took 5 wickets and made 77 off 40 balls in the second innings. He plays for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield,Ford Trophy and Super Smash as well as Northland in the Hawke Cup. He was named as New Zealand's captain for the first T20I against West Indies in place of Kane Williamson,who was rested for that game. The Blackcaps won that match by 47 runs.
Cricket is the most popular summer sport in New Zealand,second only in total sporting popularity to rugby. New Zealand is one of the twelve countries that take part in Test match cricket.
Trent Alexander Boult is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays as a bowler for Northern Districts in New Zealand's domestic cricket,and New Zealand internationally.
