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    "excerpt": "Sir Richard John Hadlee, widely regarded as the Sultan of Swing, is one of the finest ever to play cricket. The New Zealand-born is one of the best fast bowlers in the history of cricket but was also ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Sir Richard John Hadlee, widely regarded as the Sultan of Swing, celebrates his 70th birthday today on the 3rd of July. He&nbsp;is one of the finest ever to play cricket. The New Zealand-born is one of the best fast bowlers in the history of cricket but was also among the top four all-rounders during his playing days along with Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, and Ian Botham.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Let&#39;s take a look at the interesting facts, trivia, and records about&nbsp;Richard Hadlee:&nbsp;<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>1) The whole Hadlee family has represented New Zealand at the highest level. His father, Walter Hadlee, was the former test captain of the country while his brothers - Dayle Hadlee and Barry Hadlee - played in the national team. Hadlee&#39;s ex-wife, Karen Marsh, too represented New Zealand in the 1978 Women&#39;s world cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>2) Richard Hadlee was the first bowler in the history of cricket to take 400 test wickets. His 400th scalp was India&#39;s Sanjay Manjrekar in 1990 at Christchurch - his birthplace.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>3) The 6ft 1inch cricketer became the first cricketer to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in the ODIs.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>4) Hadlee played 148 first-class games for Nottinghamshire in which he took 622 wickets at a remarkable average of 14.51. His all-round skills were also on display as he scored 5854 runs, including 11 centuries. Later, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Letters from the University of Nottingham.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>5) In 1980, Hadlee was appointed an MBE in the Queen&#39;s Birthday Honours List and got knighted in the 1990 Queen&#39;s Birthday Honours List for services to cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>6) Richard Hadlee was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>7) Canterbury&#39;s AMI Stadium had its north stand, which is now demolished due to earthquake, was named &quot;Hadlee Stand&quot;.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>8) The annual series between New Zealand and Australia is named as Chappell-Hadlee trophy.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>9) Hadlee took a total of 36 five-wicket hauls in Test matches - a record in Test cricket at the time of his retirement.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>10) Sir Richard Hadlee played a total of 86 test matches in which he finished with 431 wickets and 3124 runs. In ODIs, he played 115 matches where he took 158 wickets and scored 1751 runs.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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