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Richard Hadlee. Two page typescript of an article by Hadlee with accompanying covering letter to P.B.L. Marketing in Sydney, dated 13th May 1980, both the letter and the article signed in ink by Hadlee. The article, with alterations and additions in Hadlee’s own hand, relates to New Zealand’s ‘impressive record in on day cricket’, and their victory ‘against all odds’ over West Indian world champions at Christchurch. Hadlee describes it as ‘a fine performance... but it was a pity that our performances were completely overshadowed by controversy and incident’. Light folds and creasing, otherwise in good condition.
The ‘controversy and incident’ to which Hadlee refers but does not expand on relates to a number of on-field incidents around complaints about umpiring. As well as winning the one day international by one wicket, New Zealand won the three Test series 1-0.

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