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ICC acknowledge Hadlee, Hockley and Crowe as New Zealanders

10:51 am on 8 February 2024

Martin Crowe and Debbie Hockley are correctly listed as New Zealanders on the ICC website. Photo: ICC Hall of Fame

Cricket bosses have listened - and trans-Tasman equilibrium has been restored on the ICC Hall of Fame website.

Sir Richard Hadlee, incorrectly listed as Australian on the ICC website Photo: ICC Hall of Fame

A day after it was revealed former greats Sir Richard Hadlee, Debbie Hockley and Martin Crowe were listed as Australian on the website - all three were correctly acknowledged as New Zealanders, complete with the right flag, bearing the Southern Cross four red stars.

Allrounder legend Hadlee, who was in the original induction when the Hall was opened in 2009, told RNZ he hoped the mistake would be amended.

"We come from New Zealand, I just hope somebody can correct it, so that's all I'd say on the matter," he said.

He didn't have to wait long, with the also fixing another anomoly on the website.

A drop-down menu for the nine test cricket nations didn't include New Zealand - but now does.

It is unclear how long the erroneous information sat on the website, with the ICC failing to return requests from RNZ for comment.

Hadlee, 72, is regarded by many as New Zealand's finest cricketer, having taken a national record 431 test scalps while also scoring 3124 runs.

Allrounder Hockley, 61, broke ground in women's cricket, becoming the first to play 100 ODIs and score 4000 ODI runs.

Crowe, who died in 2016, scored 5444 test runs and was admired globally for his classical batting style.