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The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust was a non-profit charitable trust established by Sir Richard Hadlee in August 1990, immediately after his retirement from a professional cricketing career. The trust ceased to operate in 2019 after almost 30 years of operation.
Sir Richard Hadlee (Kt Bach, Hon DLitt) Patron and Trustee 1990-2019. Sir Richard played international cricket for New Zealand from 1973-1990, and during his cricket career became the first bowler in test history to capture 400 wickets, ultimately holding four world records.
In August 1990, Hadlee established The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust. It was opened to help sportsmen and women who were in situations of hardship to strive for success in their chosen sporting or cultural discipline.
The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Centre is a world class indoor sports training facility which caters for all grades of cricket: (Juniors, Men’s and Women’s Seniors, college, club, age level, provincial, national as well as International).
The new Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Centre will be located on the site of the old Hagley Horticultural Hall, at the heart of the cricket playing areas, centrally within South Hagley Park. This building was used by Canterbury Cricket until 1989, when the Canterbury Horticultural Society took over the building.
In 1990, he established the Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust, aiming to help sportsmen and women in situations of hardship to strive for success. When he retired, he became an outspoken media pundit and became the chairman of New Zealand’s selectors.
Sep 22, 2022 · Hadlee founded The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust in August 1990. It was established to assist athletes in difficult conditions in their pursuit of success in their chosen sporting or cultural activity.
As a part of the Twelve Local Heroes collection, Sir Richard Hadlee's bust is situated near to the Ilam fields to represent his connection to sport in Canterbury. Sir Richard was involved in UC's Sport Coaching programme in 2015, lending his knowledge to our students.
Born on 3 July, 1951, it would be fair to say that Sir Richard Hadlee literally carried the entire New Zealand bowling on his shoulders. His retirement in 1990 left New Zealand short of a ge...
The finest cricketer New Zealand has produced, Richard Hadlee was a bowler of devastating control and intelligence: the first to 400 Test wickets; and one of the four great allrounders of the...
