Hadlee

British  

/ ˈhædlɪ /

noun

1. Sir Richard ( John ). born 1951, New Zealand cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 86 test matches in which he took 431 wickets and scored 3124 runs

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Example Sentences

Graham Gooch once said that playing New Zealand with the great Richard Hadlee in the team was like "facing World XI at one end and Ilford 2nd XI at the other".

From BBC

Oliver Hadlee Pearch’s “Lyndsey Wixson, LA,” shows a beaming woman sitting in a car, bursting to the brim with flowers.

From Los Angeles Times

In 106 matches he has taken 389 wickets and sits behind only the great Sir Richard Hadlee on New Zealand's all-time wicket-takers list.

From BBC

Before them, three of the best pace bowlers ever seen - Malcolm Marshall, Imran Khan and Richard Hadlee - plus Pakistan’s Abdul Qadir, the best leg-spinner of the 30 years before Warne and Kumble.

From BBC

Some will say Anderson’s third place in the all-time list of leading Test wicket-takers is inflated by the number of games he played, that he does not deserve to be above fellow pacers Glenn McGrath, Dale Steyn, Richard Hadlee or Wasim Akram.

From BBC