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| March 29, 2003 | Saturday | Muharram 25, 1424 |
Caddick quits one-day internationals
LONDON, March 28: England pace bowler Andrew Caddick retired from international one-day cricket on Friday.
The 34-year-old Somerset player, who led England’s attack at the World Cup in South Africa, will however continue playing Test cricket.
He said in a statement that he wanted to give younger bowlers the chance to establish themselves before the next World Cup in 2007.
His decision follows Nasser Hussain’s resignation as England’s one-day international skipper.
“This is a decision that I have been considering for a while and, after talking to (England coach) Duncan Fletcher earlier this week, I feel that now is the right time for me to retire from the one-day international arena,” Caddick said.
“Playing for England in the World Cup in South Africa was a high point in my career but I will not be around for the next one and my stepping down will create an opportunity for a younger bowler to cement his place in the one-day side.
Caddick’s absence will leave a big hole in an England attack which suffered from lack of experience in the World Cup, where they were eliminated after the group stage.
He can be inconsistent but, at his best in seaming conditions, he is one of the world’s most dangerous bowlers, proving this against Australia in the World Cup with a four-wicket haul in Port Elizabeth that nearly earned England a surprise win.
Hussain was widely criticised for failing to trust him to bowl the penultimate over, which eventually cost England the match against a team who went on to lift the World Cup.
Caddick, who was born in New Zealand, made his one-day debut against Australia at Old Trafford in 1993. He has played 54 one-day internationals, but only one World Cup, taking 69 wickets at an average of 28.47.—Reuters
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