Andrew Caddick
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| Batting style | Right hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast medium | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | ODIs | ||
| Matches | 62 | 54 | ||
| Runs scored | 861 | 249 | ||
| Batting average | 10.37 | 12.44 | ||
| 100s/50s | -/- | -/- | ||
| Top score | 49* | 36 | ||
| Balls bowled | 13558 | 2937 | ||
| Wickets | 234 | 69 | ||
| Bowling average | 29.91 | 28.47 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 13 | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 7/46 | 4/19 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 21/- | 9/- | ||
| Source: [1], 1 January 2006 | ||||
Andrew ("Andy") Richard Caddick (born 21 November 1968) is a domestic and former international fast-medium bowler. At 6"6, Caddick was a successful bowler for England for over a decade, taking thirteen 5-wicket hauls in test matches. He continues to play for, and be vice-captain at, Somerset County Cricket Club, where he has played for seventeen years.
[edit] Career
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Caddick was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and educated at Papanui High School. As a youngster, he modelled his bowling action on that of Richard Hadlee. He played cricket for Canterbury at first class level and New Zealand in the Youth World Cup of 1987/88. Frustration at what he saw as a lack of opportunities to be selected for the New Zealand test side drove him to try his luck in England.[1] In 1991 he made his county cricket debut for Somerset against the West Indians. He has remained in the Somerset side until the present day.
He made his Test match debut in 1993, but took some time to settle into the side. Although he has had considerable success in his international career, becoming part of the select band of England bowlers to take over 200 Test wickets, he has been in and out of the England side. Some commentators point out that the bulk of Caddick's best performances have come in the second-innings. In the 2000 series against West Indies he took 5-16 in the Second Innings at Lord's as the tourists were bowled out for just 54. In the fourth Test at Headingley he took 4 wickets in an over as the tourists fell for 61. In 2001 he shared in a 10th wicket partnership of 103 with Alec Stewart against Australia at Edgbaston.
Caddick was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2000.
In 2007 Caddick finished the season as the leading English wicket-taker with 75 wickets at 23.10 [2] as Somerset gained promotion from Division Two of the County Championship. That Christmas, Caddick underwent surgery on his back to correct pain he had felt during the final games of the season, and he rejoined training with Somerset in February 2008.[3]
Somerset awarded Caddick benefit seasons in 1999 and in 2009.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Longley, Geoff (2009-06-27). "County exalts 'old' bowler". The Press. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/2544330/County-exalts-old-bowler. Retrieved on 2009-06-27.
- ^ 2007 in England - Most first-class wickets
- ^ Bowler Caddick back in training BBC News retrieved 13 February 2008
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