Sir Richard Hadlee, a former New Zealand all-rounder, celebrates his 69th birthday on July 3, 2020 (Friday). Hadlee is widely celebrated as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket’s history and is also among New Zealand’s finest ever cricketers. Hadlee was the first cricketer to take 400 Test wickets and also the first all-rounder to complete 3000 Test runs while also taking that many wickets.