Marcus Trescothick.........NotOut.me.uk

Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE, born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975 (sharing his birthday with Alastair Cook and Jesus) is one of the finest English cricketers to grace the World Stage. He's played all his County Cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club.

An exceptional run-accumulation record at school level (especially in the playground) was followed by Trescothick captaining the England Under-19 cricket team (Alastair Cook seems to follow in his footsteps ...literally!) on tour against West Indies in 1994/5 and at home against South Africa in 1995.

Trescothick made his breakthrough to the England test team after impressing Duncan Fletcher scoring 167 (including five sixes)in a county match at Taunton against Glamorgan (when Fletcher was the Glamorgan coach). Later when Fletcher became the first foreigner to coach England in 1999, he found himself needing an opening batsman in 2000, and Trescothick was called up. Trescothick immediately demonstrated devastating strokeplay with a calm head, a good combination with the more safety first approach of Michael Atherton.

Following a career best 219 against South Africa at The Oval in 2003, his form dipped in the 2003/4 tours to Sri Lanka and West Indies, and the spectacular debut of Andrew Strauss in 2004 somewhat overshadowed Trescothick. However, the England selectors' patience was rewarded when, on 1 August 2004, playing against West Indies, Trescothick became the first player to make centuries in both innings in a Test match at Edgbaston. On 28 December 2004 another record was broken as playing in the second innings of the second Test against South Africa at Durban, Trescothick scored 132 runs in an opening partnership of 273 with Strauss, a record opening partnership at Durban and England's first 200 opening stand since Graham Gooch and Atherton against Australia in 1991. At Johannesburg his blistering 180 helped to set up England's decisive victory. He is also an accomplished slip fielder, as well as an occasional bowler and stand-in wicketkeeper.

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Trescothick is regarded as one of England's better players of spin, he gained this reputation when he first toured the sub-continent. Trescothick has an excellent record against most sides and in the recent 2005 Ashes series he was the second highest run scorer in the series (behind to Kevin Pietersen). As well as achievements he has an interesting acolade as Glenn McGrath's and Shane Warne's 500th and 600th wicket respectively. Trescothick is also England's vice-captain, having been appointed to the role after Michael Vaughan became captain of the side. He has twice captained the side for Test matches when Vaughan has been injured, winning against New Zealand at Lord's and losing to Pakistan in Multan. He has also captained England in five one-day internationals winning three and losing two.

He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award in the 1996 and 1997 season.

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