Trescothick

Marcus Trescothick
MBE

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Edward Trescothick
Born	(1975-12-25) 25 December 1975 (age 41) Keynsham, Somerset, England
Nickname	Tresco, Banger
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Left-hand
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side	England (2000–2006)
Test debut (cap 603)	3 August 2000 v West Indies
Last Test	17 August 2006 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 158)	8 July 2000 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	28 August 2006 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	23
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1993–present	Somerset (squad no. 2)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 76 123 375 372 Runs scored 5,825 4,335 25,598 12,229 Batting average 43.79 37.37 41.89 37.28 100s/50s 14/29 12/21 65/123 28/63 Top score 219 137 284 184 Balls bowled 300 232 2,704 2,010 Wickets 1 4 36 57 Bowling average 155.00 54.75 43.08 28.84 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 1/34 2/7 4/36 4/50 Catches/stumpings 95/– 49/– 534/– 149/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2017

Marcus Edward Trescothick, MBE (born 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer and former Test and ODI captain. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals.

A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established himself as a regular member of the team. Trescothick made his One Day International (ODI) debut seven years later, against Zimbabwe in July 2000. His Test debut, against the West Indies, followed in August. Although former England captain Nasser Hussain likened Trescothick's build and batting temperament to that of Graham Gooch, his stroke play is more reminiscent of David Gower.

An aggressive opener: as of March 2014^[update] he holds the record for the most ODI centuries of any English player, and for the fastest half-century in English Twenty20 cricket. Trescothick is also an accomplished slip fielder and occasional right-handed medium pace bowler who has kept wicket for England in five ODIs, and deputised as England captain for two Test matches and ten ODIs.