Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee played a major role for his country during his heydays. Getty Images

Legendary New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee will undergo a major surgery later this week after the doctors discovered secondary cancer in his liver.

Meanwhile, Hadley sustained a bowel cancer earlier in May, this year during a routine colonoscopy. He underwent a surgery to remove the tumour.

“Medical advice is that it’s still at a very early stage and is operable,” the statement read.

However, his wife Lady Dianne Hadlee confirmed in a statement on Monday (July 16) that Hadlee will undergo another bout of surgery this week for the liver cancer before further chemotherapy.

Once he has recovered from the operation, Richard will undergo further chemotherapy treatment. As with the first statement released on this matter, we disclose these details solely in the interests of transparency, and to avoid speculation and gossip. We would again ask that people respect our request for privacy,” it added.

Richard Hadlee
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Hadlee was the greatest ever cricketer New Zealand has ever produced and was the first to scalp 400 Test wickets. He played his final Test in 1990 and took a wicket with his last delivery. Only spin pair Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne have taken more than his nine 10-wicket hauls in Test cricket.

His best bowling performance came in Brisbane in 1985-86; when he returned with nine for 52 in the first innings at the Gabba. It still remains the best bowling by any player from Kiwis.

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Richard Hadlee has represented the Black Caps in 86 Tests and 115 ODI games throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

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