England's leading Test wicket taker, with 18 wickets to his name. Second international spell In the winter of 1996–97, Caddick found himself rather more permanently back in the England set-up, touring Zimbabwe and New Zealand. Caddick's involvement in Zimbabwe was limited to two warm up matches, with his performances described by one newspaper as akin to "a camel loping into one of the hot dry harmattans that blow off the Kalahari". He thus travelled to his native New Zealand with a point to prove. He again failed to shine during the warm up matches, and was left out again for the first Test. His chance to prove his critics wrong came in the second Test, and he seemed to take it with a menacing streak to his game, snatching four wickets in the first innings and a further two in the second. He retained his place for the third Test and the majority of the One Day International series, and along with Darren Gough was one of the stand out bowlers of the tour. Caddick took 24 wickets in five tests in the 1997 Ashes series. As of 2022, since 1985 only Graeme Swann has taken more wickets for England in an Ashes series. However, like most England players of his generation, Caddick would never play for a team that won the Ashes. Playing against the West Indies in 2000, Caddick became one of only four bowlers ever to take four wickets in a single six-ball over, as England beat the West Indies in a series for the first time since 1969. Caddick took his first Test match ten-wicket haul in the Test at Sydney in 2003. However, due to injury and falling out of favour, this proved to be last Test match. He would not appear for England again after the Cricket World Cup 2002–3. Post-retirement life Caddick is a qualified pilot, and works in aviation sales for a Devon based company. Honours Wisden Cricketers of the Year: 2001 References External links Official Website England Test cricketers England One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Somerset cricketers English cricketers New Zealand cricketers 1968 births Living people Wisden Cricketers of the Year New Zealand people of English descent Wiltshire cricketers New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom Cricketers from Christchurch People educated at Papanui High School