NEW ZEALAND · Batter · 1937–1951

Walter Hadlee

On scorecards: WA Hadlee

In-game rating: 77/99

BATTING

MATCHES

INNINGS

543

RUNS

30.16

AVERAGE

116

HIGH SCORE

1 / 2

100s / 50s

FIELDING

CATCHES

STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Walter Hadlee played 11 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1937 to 1951. The first came against England at Lord's, with scores of 34 and 3, and the last against England at Basin Reserve in 1951.

The most productive decade was the 1940s: 318 runs at 35.3 in 6 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 116 against England at Lancaster Park in 1947. In all: 1 hundred, 2 fifties.

At home the average was 33.2 across 4 Tests; away it was 28.7 across 7 Tests. The most runs came against England: 534 runs at 33.4 in 10 Tests. Walter Hadlee captained New Zealand in 8 Tests, winning 0 and losing 2. New Zealand won 0 of the Tests Walter Hadlee played and lost 3, with 8 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 11 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

Runs	Balls	Against	Ground	Year	Result
116	–	England	Lancaster Park	1947	Drawn
93	–	England	Old Trafford	1937	Lost
50	–	England	Lancaster Park	1951	Drawn
43	–	England	Lord's	1949	Drawn
34	–	England	Lord's	1937	Drawn

RECORD BY OPPONENT

Against	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
England	10	534	33.38	1/2
Australia	1	9	4.50	0/0

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

Where	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
Home	4	199	33.17	1/1
Away	7	344	28.67	0/1

BY DECADE

Decade	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
1930s	3	151	25.17	0/1
1940s	6	318	35.33	1/0
1950s	2	74	24.67	0/1

GROUNDS

Ground	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
Lancaster Park	2	166	83.00	1/1
Old Trafford	2	152	38.00	0/1
Lord's	2	80	26.67	0/0
Kennington Oval	2	65	16.25	0/0
Basin Reserve	2	33	8.25	0/0
Headingley	1	47	47.00	0/0

FIRST AND LAST

Debut: v England, 1937 at Lord's
Latest in the archive: v England, 1951 at Basin Reserve

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