Greatest all-rounders of all time in Tests

#10 Sir Richard Hadlee

Hadlee in his bowling run-up

The first player to be conferred with knighthood while still playing the game, Sir Richard Hadlee was New Zealand's greatest cricketer by quite a long stretch. Regarded for his then world record of 431 wickets at an average of 22.29, he started off his career with a fast opening bowler but eventually shortened his run up and focussed more on moving the ball.

Not only did he impress with the ball, but was a handy lower-order batsman who went on to score 3124 runs at a reasonable average of 27.16 which included 2 centuries and 15 half-centuries. One of the few players to have scored more than 3000 runs and in possession of more than 400 wickets, he scored his career best of 151 against Sri Lanka in 1987 while batting at No.7.

Gifted with both bat and ball, he can be called a bowling all-rounder as he was a capable batsman who could provide the much-needed runs nearer to the end of innings. A total of 431 wickets, which included 36 five-wicket hauls and 9 ten-wicket hauls, the former Kiwi-bowler is rated among the best bowlers of all time.