1973-02-02 Test debut of champion New Zealand cricket all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee; drawn 1st Test v Pakistan, Wellington
1976-02-17 Richard Hadlee takes 7-23 New Zealand v India, his 1st match-winning spell
1980-02-12 Richard Hadlee becomes NZ's top wicket-taker with 117
1980-02-26 New Zealand cricket captain Geoff Howarth 147 and Richard Hadlee 103 hold off West Indies pace quartet of Roberts, Garner, Holding and Croft during famous 2nd Test draw at Christchurch
1985-11-09 Richard Hadlee takes 9-52 New Zealand v Australia at the Gabba
1985-11-12 Richard Hadlee takes 15-123 for cricket match New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane
1987-04-21 Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151* (v Sri Lanka)
1990-02-04 Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test Cricket wicket (Sanjay Manjrekar)
1990-07-09 New Zealand cricket legend Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston to end Test career with 431 wickets
1990-07-10 Final day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee as New Zealand go down by 114 runs in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston
1994-01-30Kapil Dev takes 2/41 as India beats Sri Lanka by an innings and 95 runs in 2nd Cricket Test in Bengaluru; equals Sir Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets
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