Rj hadley biography
- RJ Hadley (born Rakeim Jerhal Hadley on January 14, 1969) is an American activist and former Tax Commissioner of Rockdale County, Georgia.
- Full Name: Rakeim 'RJ' Hadley ; Gender: Male ; Family: Wife: Tarah ; Home City: Rockdale, GA.
- Sir Richard John Hadlee MBE (born 3 July 1951) is a New Zealand former cricketer.
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Richard Hadlee
Few players in the history of cricket have carried the fortunes of their team to quite the same extent as Richard Hadlee. By the time he retired from international cricket in 1990, at the age of 39 and with a knighthood newly conferred upon him for his services to the game, Hadlee had cemented his place as one of the great fast bowlers of all time, and lifted New Zealand to unprecedented feats in the Test arena.
As the first player to reach 400 Test wickets, Hadlee was always assured of immortality, but in addition to his matchless skills with the ball, he was also a hard-hitting batsman of unquestioned skill, and he is acknowledged as one of the four great allrounders of the 1980s, along with Ian Botham, Imran Khan and Kapil Dev.
One of five sons of Walter Hadlee, the former New Zealand captain, his cricket education began at an early age, and in 1971-72 he debuted for Canterbury, forming a penetrative new-ball partnership with his elder brother Dayle. In those days, however, Hadlee was a tearaway, placing speed far ahead of guile, an attitude that was matched
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Richard Hadlee
New Zealand cricketer (born 1951)
Hadlee in March 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Richard John Hadlee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1951-07-03) 3 July 1951 (age 73) St Albans, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Paddles, Sir Paddles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Walter Hadlee (father) Barry Hadlee (brother) Dayle Hadlee (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 123) | 2 February 1973 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 5 July 1990 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 6) | 11 February 1973 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 May 1990 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971/72–1988/89 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1987 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979/80 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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