Dayle Hadlee
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Dayle Robert Hadlee is a former New Zealand
cricket
er who played in 26 Tests
and 11 ODIs from 1969 to 1978.
He is the son of Walter Hadlee
and the brother of Sir Richard Hadlee
and Barry Hadlee
. Dayle Hadlee once described current English cricketer Ian Bell as "the best 16-year-old I've ever seen".
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 26 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 11 ODIs from 1969 to 1978.
He is the son of Walter Hadlee
Walter Hadlee
Walter Arnold Hadlee, CBE was a New Zealand cricketer and Test match captain. He played domestic first-class cricket for Canterbury and Otago. Three of his five sons, Sir Richard, Dayle and Barry played cricket for New Zealand...
and the brother of Sir Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee
Sir Richard John Hadlee, MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer who played provincial cricket for Canterbury, Nottinghamshire and Tasmania. He is the son of Walter Hadlee, and the brother of Dayle and Barry Hadlee. His former wife Karen also played international cricket for New Zealand.Hadlee was...
and Barry Hadlee
Barry Hadlee
Barry George Hadlee is a former cricketer from New Zealand. He was a right-handed opening batsman. In a first-class career lasted 20 years, he represented Canterbury 84 times. His most consistent form came late in his career...
. Dayle Hadlee once described current English cricketer Ian Bell as "the best 16-year-old I've ever seen".