From: vigneswa@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: New Hadlee....?  Another Botham.....??
Date: 28 Aug 92 14:47:17 GMT


	June 13 issue of the Sportstar (India) carried a short column on
two new prospects.  Can some informed netters give more information (per-
formance record etc) about those players?

The New Hadlee?
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	It is easy to be bowled over by the titles the UK media coins for 
the latest talent arriving on the first class scene.  Each new player who
looks  promising is praised to the  skies, compared to the giants  of the
past and given  label that only a few go on to really live up to.

	The lates star on the firmament, according  to English newspapers, 
is Andrew Caddick of  Somerset.  He has  been hailed as  the "new Hadlee".
The  comparison  is only  natural  considering  that he, like  many inter-
nationals wear England colors in recent times, was born outside the shores
of the United Kingdom.  In fact, he was born very far from it.

	The New Zealander who has  qualified for England after four years
of residence hit the headlines with his 7 for 73 against Pakistan at Taun-
ton.  He is  23 years  old but is playing  only his  first season  and is
already considered an outstanding pace bowling prospect.

	It appears he has the right credentials for success. The first is
he comes from  Sir Richard Hadlee's lovely little town of Christchurch in
the southern island of New Zealand.  The second ishehas watched hours and
hours  on the  video of the  bowing knight in the cricket  action and has 
modeled  himself completely on Christchurch's favorite son.  He has begun
resembling Hadlee in many other ways.

	Imitation  being the  most sincere form  of flattery, Caddick has 
picked  up not only Hadlee's bowling  action, right up the short straight 
run and high delivery arm, but also his idiosyncracies. He also picked up
the 'bent knees  and the arms high in the air and the fervent shout' from
Dennis  Lillee.  Going  by the achievements of the  bowler he has  copied,
success should come somewhat easy to Caddick. But, then many a new Lillee
or Hadlee has failed to live up to expectations. Will Somerset's discovery
be an exception?


Another Botham?
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	There is a "New Botham" around  the corner, or they say.  Dominic 
Cork of Derbyshire is a young man who swears by his hero Ian Botham.  "He
takes no  prisoners, never gives up and is aggressive.  He'll do whatever
it  takes to get you out," says  Cork who himself is barely out of school 
but is all set to become an all-rounder in the Botham mould.

	There is a  battle raging in England over the young hopeful.  His
employer, the  Derbyshire CCC, have  lashed  out at  Keith  Fletcher, the 
manager-designate of the  England team, for having changed Cork's bowling 
action when he was on tour with England 'A' team in the Caribbean.  Derby-
shire made the  point that any change in their player's bowling technique
should come from the county  rather than from the England team management.
If  Cork lives up this name, he will probably still  surface, despite all 
the pressures, in the England team this season itself.

Vicky:
UMass, Aug 28

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