Sir Richard Hadlee Medal

The Sir Richard Hadlee Medal is an annual award introduced in 2011 by New Zealand Cricket to recognise the best New Zealand men's cricketer of the previous year. ^[1] It is named in honour of New Zealand cricketer, Sir Richard Hadlee.

The women's version of this medal was introduced in 2023 as the Debbie Hockley Medal. ^[2]

Past recipients

Year	Winner	Ref
2011	Chris Martin	[3]
2012	Martin Guptill	[4]
2013	Ross Taylor	[5]
2014	Ross Taylor	[5]
2015	Brendon McCullum	[6]
2016	Kane Williamson	[7]
2017	Kane Williamson	[8]
2018	Trent Boult	[9]
2019	Kane Williamson	[10]
2020	Ross Taylor	[11]
2021	Kane Williamson	[12]
2022	Tim Southee	[13]
2023	Daryl Mitchell	[14]
2024	Rachin Ravindra	[15]
2025	Matt Henry	[16]

References

1. "NZC revamp Awards - Sir Richard Hadlee Medal launched".
2. "NZC to introduce Debbie Hockley Medal to honour top female cricketers".
3. "Martin wins Sir Richard Hadlee Medal". 15 March 2024.
4. "Guptill Takes Top Honour at 2012 ANZ Cricket Awards".
5. "Taylor and Bates named players of the year for consecutive seasons".
6. "McCullum claims Sir Richard Hadlee Medal".
7. "Kane Williamson named Cricketer of the Year".
8. "Williamson wins Hadlee Medal".
9. "ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards 2018".
10. "Kane Williamson, Amelia Kerr big winners at NZ Cricket Awards". Newshub. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024.
11. "Black Cap Ross Taylor captures Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for third time".
12. "Williamson, Kerr and Conway shine at ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards".
13. "Tim Southee claims first Richard Hadlee Medal award". 15 March 2024.
14. "Daryl Mitchell, Melie Kerr major winners at the New Zealand Cricket awards".
15. "Ravindra awarded Sir Richard Hadlee Medal".
16. "Kerr-Henry crowned supreme winners at 2025 ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards".