1st bowler to 400 Test wickets Hadlee diagnosed with cancer
New Zealand legend Sir Richard Hadlee, the first-ever bowler to take 400 Test wickets, has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. The 66-year-old underwent a successful operation to remove the tumour, which was found during a routine three-year colonoscopy last month. "(F)urther treatment in the form of chemotherapy will commence...and last for a few months," an official statement read.