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Hadlee

British

/ ˈhædlɪ /

noun

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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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 • Aug. 2, 2025

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 • Feb. 28, 2025

“Richard Hadlee was the smoothest of all, surely,” emails Mike Herd, “with a word for Mike Hendrick too.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

Hadlee Robinson, 20, the vice president of the Western Michigan University College Democrats, walked door-to-door with her father for Sanders in 2016, before she could even vote.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2019

Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Brian Lara and Richard Hadlee were among the greats of the game paying their respects at the service,

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2014

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