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Cricket – Sir Richard Hadlee Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
‘The master of swing and rhythm.’
Far and away the most outstanding all-round cricketer New Zealand has produced, Richard Hadlee was the linchpin and catalyst of the resurgence of his country’s victorious sides during the 1980’s.
His dedication, perseverance and commitment to training and constant improvement are renowned, resulting in the uncanny ability to put ball after ball on a spot six inches outside off-stump and just short of a length, never giving a batsman any inkling as to which way the ball would move.
Known primarily for his bowling skills, his batting average of 27.16 qualifies him for true all-rounder status, not to mention feats such as smashing 103 runs off 92 balls against the West Indian pace barrage of Roberts, Holding, Garner and Croft – one of two Test centuries.
On the 12th of November, 1988 in Bangalore, India, he broke Ian Botham’s world record of 373 Test wickets. He then took the game into another dimension in 1990 by becoming the first bowler ever to take 400 Test wickets. During his final tour to England in 1990 he was knighted for his services to cricket. Sir Richard Hadlee still holds the records for the most ‘five wickets in an innings’ results (36 times), and for the most ‘ten wickets or more in a match’ results, (9 times).
He retired in 1990 after taking a wicket with his final delivery in Test cricket.
Each Sir Richard Hadlee Signed Limited Edition Lithograph is;
- Hand-signed by Richard Hadlee
- Limited to just 250 individually numbered editions worldwide
- Independently authenticated by PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Includes important biographical information, full career statistics and photographic information
- Selected highlights have been beautifully embossed
- Size Approx. – 400 mm x 400 mm
- Complete with certificate of Authenticity
