What is Richard Hadlee?
[[File:Sir Richard Hadlee Fill the Basin for Christchurch (cropped).jpg|thumb|Richard Hadlee in 2011]] '''Sir Richard John Hadlee''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE}} (born 3 July 1951) is a New Zealand former [[cricket]]er. He is thought to be one of the greatest [[fast bowler]]s and [[all-rounder]]s in cricketing history. He was born in [[St Albans, New Zealand|St Albans]], [[New Zealand]]. Hadlee was appointed MBE in 1980 and [[knight]]ed in 1990 for services to cricket. In December 2002, he was chosen by [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] as the second greatest [[Test cricket|Test]] bowler of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/2572069.stm|title=Murali 'best bowler ever' |date=December 2002|publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> On 3 April 2009, Sir Richard Hadlee was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/20090403495/test-cricket/richard-hadlee-hall-of-fame |title=Richard Hadlee inducted into Hall of fame |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005100831/http://www.thesportscampus.com/20090403495/test-cricket/richard-hadlee-hall-of-fame |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2018, Hadlee was diagnosed with [[bowel cancer]] and underwent tumour removal surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/cricket/44463463|title=Sir Richard Hadlee: New Zealand Legend Diagnosed with Bowel Cancer|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 June 2018|date=15 June 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|http://www.hadlee.co.nz}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadlee, Richard}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:New Zealand cricketers]] {{sports-bio-stub}}