Test wickets
431
Bowling average
22.3
Five-wicket hauls
36
Test runs
3,124
Test matches
86
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8 | |
| 1974 | 12 | |
| 1975 | 17 | |
| 1976 | 23 | |
| 1977 | 31 | |
| 1978 | 30 | |
| 1979 | 24 | |
| 1980 | 28 | |
| 1981 | 33 | |
| 1982 | 30 | |
| 1983 | 39 | |
| 1984 | 41 | |
| 1985 | 40 | |
| 1986 | 32 | |
| 1987 | 22 | |
| 1988 | 21 | |
| 1989 | 10 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Cricket Archive
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Richard Hadlee ranks #112 in Cricket
Richard Hadlee ranks #112 in Cricket and #1035 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.0/100.
The verified career covers 1972–1990 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 431, Bowling average 22.29, Five-wicket hauls 36, Test runs 3124.
Nearest context: ahead Dale Steyn (87.0); behind Charlotte Edwards (87.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Richard Hadlee GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Richard Hadlee — frequently asked
- Is Richard Hadlee the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Richard Hadlee ranks #112 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.0/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Richard Hadlee's GOAT Score?
- 87.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Richard Hadlee rank all time?
- #1035 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #112 in Cricket.
- Richard Hadlee vs Dale Steyn: who ranks higher?
- Richard Hadlee ranks higher at 87.0 versus Dale Steyn at 87.0, a margin of 0.0 points.