New Zealand cricket legend Hadlee has cancer surgery

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AFP Wellington
Last Updated : Jun 13 2018 | 9:10 AM IST

New Zealand cricketing great Richard Hadlee has undergone surgery for bowel cancer but is expected to make a full recovery, his wife Dianne said Wednesday.

"Last month, Richard had a routine, three-year colonoscopy, and we discovered that he has bowel cancer," she said in a statement.

"He has since had an operation to remove the tumour. This operation went extremely well and he has made an excellent recovery from surgery." Dianne

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First Published: Jun 13 2018 | 9:10 AM IST

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