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Richard Hadlee: NZ's Maestro Trivia Quiz

Sir Richard Hadlee's contribution to New Zealand cricket is enormous. How much do you know about him?

A multiple-choice quiz by rogerw1nz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rogerw1nz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
108,870

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
491

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Question 1 of 15

1. How many Test matches did Richard Hadlee play for New Zealand? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. His father was a New Zealand cricket captain. What was his name? Hint

Wavill

William

Walter

Winston

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Question 3 of 15

3. His test career started against Pakistan at the Basin Reserve, Wellington in February 1973. How many wickets did he take in his first test? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. He took his first 10 wicket bag against England at Basin Reserve, Wellington five years after his Test debut on the same ground. What were his figures? Hint

4 for 74 and 6 for 26

4 for 60 and 6 for 40

3 for 47 and 7 for 29

5 for 55 and 5 for 35

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Question 5 of 15

5. Hadlee wasn't too bad with the bat either. How many first class centuries did he score? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. How many test centuries did he score? Hint

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Question 7 of 15

7. One of his finest bowling efforts came against Australia in Brisbane in 1985. What were his figures in the 1st innings? Hint

9 for 52

8 for 86

8 for 66

9 for 72

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Question 8 of 15

8. One of his career highlights was taking his 384th test wicket in 1988, breaking whose world record? Hint

Malcolm Marshall

Kapil Dev

Ian Botham

Curtly Ambrose

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many wickets did he take in test cricket? Hint

425

435

421

431

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Question 10 of 15

10. He also played many One Day Internationals. How many? Hint

151

115

126

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Question 11 of 15

11. One of his more memorable ODI games was against England in Adelaide in 1983. His whirlwind partnership with which player helped NZ to victory? Hint

Jeremy Coney

Jeff Crowe

Geoff Howarth

Lance Cairns

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Question 12 of 15

12. Hadlee's best ODI bowling figures of 5/25 were achieved in the 1983 World Cup against which country? Hint

Pakistan

India

England

Sri Lanka

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Question 13 of 15

13. In New Zealand domestic cricket, he played for which team?

Answer: ( One Word ... home ground is Lancaster Park (Jade Stadium))

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Question 14 of 15

14. He has also played in Australian and English domestic cricket. Who for? Hint

New South Wales and Nottinghamshire

Tasmania and Somerset

New South Wales and Somerset

Tasmania and Nottinghamshire

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following did Hadlee achieve in 2000, for cricket in New Zealand? Hint

NZ delegate to International Cricket Council

Chairman of New Zealand Cricket

Chairman of Selectors

Umpired test matches

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many Test matches did Richard Hadlee play for New Zealand?

Answer: 86

He retired having played the most tests for NZ.

2. His father was a New Zealand cricket captain. What was his name?

Answer: Walter

Walter Hadlee played 11 tests for NZ, 8 as captain, from 1946 to 1951. Richard has two elder brothers: Dayle played 26 tests and Barry played 2 ODIs for NZ. The three brothers played together in the same ODI in the World Cup in 1975.

3. His test career started against Pakistan at the Basin Reserve, Wellington in February 1973. How many wickets did he take in his first test?

Answer: 2

Hardly an auspicious beginning! He was dropped for the next two tests of this series.

4. He took his first 10 wicket bag against England at Basin Reserve, Wellington five years after his Test debut on the same ground. What were his figures?

Answer: 4 for 74 and 6 for 26

This was NZ's first ever win against England, who, requiring 137 to win on the last day, were rolled for 64!

5. Hadlee wasn't too bad with the bat either. How many first class centuries did he score?

Answer: 14

His highest score was 210* for Nottinghamshire in English county cricket.

6. How many test centuries did he score?

Answer: 2

Of 14 first class centuries, 2 were in Tests. He made 103 against the West Indies and 151* against Sri Lanka.

7. One of his finest bowling efforts came against Australia in Brisbane in 1985. What were his figures in the 1st innings?

Answer: 9 for 52

Not surprisingly, New Zealand won this game by an innings and 41 runs.

8. One of his career highlights was taking his 384th test wicket in 1988, breaking whose world record?

Answer: Ian Botham

Hadlee went on to take 431 wickets, the first bowler in test history to take over 400.

9. How many wickets did he take in test cricket?

Answer: 431

He held the record until Kapil Dev of India passed him.

10. He also played many One Day Internationals. How many?

Answer: 115

11. One of his more memorable ODI games was against England in Adelaide in 1983. His whirlwind partnership with which player helped NZ to victory?

Answer: Jeremy Coney

They put on 121 (Hadlee scored 79 off 64 balls) for the 6th wicket. NZ won with 7 balls to spare.

12. Hadlee's best ODI bowling figures of 5/25 were achieved in the 1983 World Cup against which country?

Answer: Sri Lanka

Hadlee's World Cup record was the least impressive part of his career. In 13 Cup matches, he took only 22 wickets.

13. In New Zealand domestic cricket, he played for which team?

Answer: Canterbury

He never scored a century for Canterbury but did take a hat-trick once.

14. He has also played in Australian and English domestic cricket. Who for?

Answer: Tasmania and Nottinghamshire

He played briefly for Tasmania in 1979-80 and had ten seasons for Notts from 1978 to 1987.

15. Which of the following did Hadlee achieve in 2000, for cricket in New Zealand?

Answer: Chairman of Selectors

He was elected Chairman of Selectors in 2000. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990 for services to cricket.

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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