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3 incidents tagged

Kapil Dev's 432nd Wicket — Past Hadlee, February 1994

India vs Sri Lanka

1994-02-08

On February 8, 1994 at Motera, Kapil Dev had Hashan Tillakaratne caught at slip by Sanjay Manjrekar to claim his 432nd Test wicket and pass Sir Richard Hadlee for the all-time Test wicket-taking record. He was 35; he had been chasing the record for two seasons.

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Hadlee Passes Botham — 374th Test Wicket, Bangalore 1988

India, New Zealand

1988-11-12

On 12 November 1988 at Bangalore, Richard Hadlee took his 374th Test wicket — overtaking Ian Botham as the leading wicket-taker in Test history.

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Richard Hadlee's 9 for 52 — The Gabba 1985

Australia, New Zealand

1985-11-08

Richard Hadlee took 9 for 52 in Australia's first innings at the Gabba in November 1985, the best single-innings figures by any fast bowler in the 20th century, and followed it with 6 for 71 in the second innings to set up an innings win.

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