How good was Paddles

Sir Richard Hadlee was clearly the best New Zealand bowler of his generation, but how good was he? This Cricinfo analysis demonstrates that during his playing days Sir Paddles bowled 25% of the balls bowled by New Zealand and took 36% of the wickets (a balls/wicket difference of 11). Compare that rate to another modern team which seems to rely almost entirely on one bowler, Sri Lanka - Muttiah Muralitharan bowled 33% of his teams deliveries and took 40% (a difference of 7) of its wickets. In fact, as a single spearhead Sir Richard stands out head and shoulders above all other bowlers.