James Tredwell
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James Cullum Tredwell is an English
cricket
er. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break
bowler, he plays his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club
. He made his debut for Kent in the 2001 season, just nine days before his first appearance for England Under-19s.
He has been part of the one-day set-up for Kent since 2002, but did not secure a regular place in the first-class
County Championship
team until 2007, a year after taking his maiden ten-wicket haul. He was selected as part of the England One Day International (ODI) squad to tour New Zealand in 2007–08, but did not make an appearance, as Graeme Swann
was preferred. After impressing during the 2009 season with Kent, helping the team gain promotion back to the first division of the County Championship, he was called up during the course of the winter tour to South Africa to both the ODI and Test
squads, to provide cover for injured bowlers.
against the West Indies
in August 2001
. He made his debut in the first Test at Grace Road
, Leicester
, alongside future Test cricketers James Anderson
and Matt Prior. He claimed six wickets during the series, at an average of 32.50.
He was offered a contract with Kent
in 2001 after playing for the youth team. He was one of 14 players who were selected for the National Academy
in Loughborough
in 2003–04, and the subsequent tours of Malaysia and India
.
, when he was run out
for ten and took one wicket. He also appeared in the subsequent two rounds of the competition, until Hampshire knocked them out in the third round. He spent the remainder of the 2000 season playing for Kent Second XI. He once again appeared in the first three rounds of the renamed 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
, scoring 71 opening
against Buckinghamshire
in the second round, and 57 from the same position in the third round defeat to Warwickshire
. His first-class debut for Kent came later in the same season, against Leicestershire
in July 2001, claiming the wicket of Aftab Habib
as his first scalp in a match that Kent won by three wickets at Grace Road.
His one-day debut for Kent County Cricket Club came in the 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup
, where in a rain-reduced match, he claimed the wicket of Owais Shah
as he finished with one wicket for 26 runs. He made 19 List A appearances for Kent in 2002, finishing the season with 21 wickets at an average of 23.76.
He played just two County Championship
games in 2005, but played extensively in the one-day game, earning an extension to his contract. He became more involved with the Championship side in 2007, scoring his maiden first-class century (116*) against Yorkshire
, and returning then career-best bowling figures of 6/47 against Surrey
.
He was part of the side that won the 2007 Twenty20 Cup
, beating Gloucestershire
in the final.
At the end of the 2008 season, Kent were relegated from the first division of the County Championship, and they spent one season in the second division, achieving promotion at the end of the 2009 season by winning the second division title. During their promotion winning season, Tredwell took his career-best bowling figures, claiming 8/66 in a match against Glamorgan
, a performance that gave him the leading bowling figures in the County Championship's second division. He finished the 2009 season with 69 first-class wickets at an average of 26.63; the first season in which he had taken more than 40 wickets or more than one five-wicket haul. He was also the second-highest wicket taker in the division behind leg-spinner Danish Kaneria
(75).
, and with the Performance Squad in India over the winter of 2007–08, led to his first call-up to the England ODI squad on 4 January 2008. In December 2009, a series of injuries in the England senior squad on tour in South Africa
prompted Tredwell's call-up to England's Test squad. Coach Andy Flower
described his as a "like for like" replacement for Graeme Swann
in case Swann's side injury worsened. Earlier on in the tour, he had been added to England's limited overs squad, also as cover for Swann, although he did not play a game as England won the ODI series 2–1, but subsequently made his ODI debut on England's tour of Bangladesh in March 2010. He made his Test match debut in the second test against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 20 March 2010. He was named Player of the Match in England's final group qualifier of the 2011 World Cup against the West Indies, with bowling figures of 4-48.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
bowler, he plays his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He made his debut for Kent in the 2001 season, just nine days before his first appearance for England Under-19s.
He has been part of the one-day set-up for Kent since 2002, but did not secure a regular place in the first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
team until 2007, a year after taking his maiden ten-wicket haul. He was selected as part of the England One Day International (ODI) squad to tour New Zealand in 2007–08, but did not make an appearance, as Graeme Swann
Graeme Swann
Graeme Peter Swann is an English international cricketer. He is primarily a right-arm offspinner, and also bats right-handed. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. He often fields at slip...
was preferred. After impressing during the 2009 season with Kent, helping the team gain promotion back to the first division of the County Championship, he was called up during the course of the winter tour to South Africa to both the ODI and Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
squads, to provide cover for injured bowlers.
Early career
Tredwell made three appearances in "Youth Tests" for England's Under-19 cricket teamEnglish U-19 cricket team
The English Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1974. Prior to 1991/92 they were known as England Young Cricketers....
against the West Indies
West Indian U-19 cricket team
The West Indian Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1974. Future international players to have represented the team include Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Courtney Walsh....
in August 2001
2001 English cricket season
The 2001 English cricket season saw Yorkshire win the County Championship for the first time since 1968. Australia again won the Ashes, this time largely due to some fine performances by Adam Gilchrist....
. He made his debut in the first Test at Grace Road
Grace Road
Grace Road is a cricket ground, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club.-History:The land which Grace Road is built on was bought by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1877 from the then Duke of Rutland and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club,...
, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, alongside future Test cricketers James Anderson
James Anderson (cricketer)
James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Lancashire County Cricket Club and since bursting onto the scene in 2002/03, before his first full season of county cricket, Anderson has represented England in over 50 Test matches and over 100 One Day...
and Matt Prior. He claimed six wickets during the series, at an average of 32.50.
He was offered a contract with Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in 2001 after playing for the youth team. He was one of 14 players who were selected for the National Academy
ECB National Academy
The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. In 2007 following the "Schofield Report" the National Academy was renamed The National Cricket Performance Centre. It consists of a state of the art...
in Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
in 2003–04, and the subsequent tours of Malaysia and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
County cricket
He made his first List A appearance for Kent Cricket Board against Worcestershire Cricket Board in the first round of the 2000 NatWest Trophy2000 NatWest Trophy
The 2000 NatWest Trophy was the 20th and last NatWest Trophy before being renamed the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy for the 2001 version. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 2 May and 26 August 2000...
, when he was run out
Run out
Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It is governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.-The rules:A batsman is out Run out if at any time while the ball is in play no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing...
for ten and took one wicket. He also appeared in the subsequent two rounds of the competition, until Hampshire knocked them out in the third round. He spent the remainder of the 2000 season playing for Kent Second XI. He once again appeared in the first three rounds of the renamed 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 1st Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001...
, scoring 71 opening
Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the second round, and 57 from the same position in the third round defeat to Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. His first-class debut for Kent came later in the same season, against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in July 2001, claiming the wicket of Aftab Habib
Aftab Habib
Aftab Habib is an English cricketer. He has been appointed the coach of Afghanistan national cricket team on September 2011...
as his first scalp in a match that Kent won by three wickets at Grace Road.
His one-day debut for Kent County Cricket Club came in the 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup
Benson & Hedges Cup
The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals....
, where in a rain-reduced match, he claimed the wicket of Owais Shah
Owais Shah
Owais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...
as he finished with one wicket for 26 runs. He made 19 List A appearances for Kent in 2002, finishing the season with 21 wickets at an average of 23.76.
He played just two County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
games in 2005, but played extensively in the one-day game, earning an extension to his contract. He became more involved with the Championship side in 2007, scoring his maiden first-class century (116*) against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
, and returning then career-best bowling figures of 6/47 against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
.
He was part of the side that won the 2007 Twenty20 Cup
2007 Twenty20 Cup
The 2007 Twenty20 Cup was the fifth edition of the Twenty20 Cup tournament, which ran between 22 June and 4 August 2007. The first televised match of the year was between the defending champions Leicestershire Foxes and the Yorkshire Phoenix....
, beating Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in the final.
At the end of the 2008 season, Kent were relegated from the first division of the County Championship, and they spent one season in the second division, achieving promotion at the end of the 2009 season by winning the second division title. During their promotion winning season, Tredwell took his career-best bowling figures, claiming 8/66 in a match against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
, a performance that gave him the leading bowling figures in the County Championship's second division. He finished the 2009 season with 69 first-class wickets at an average of 26.63; the first season in which he had taken more than 40 wickets or more than one five-wicket haul. He was also the second-highest wicket taker in the division behind leg-spinner Danish Kaneria
Danish Kaneria
Danish Prabha Shanker Kaneria is a Pakistani cricketer . Danish Kaneria has continued the tradition of great Pakistani leg spin bowlers and possesses a very well disguised googly...
(75).
International recognition
His performances in the 2007 season2007 English cricket season
The 2007 English cricket season began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's.-Roll of honour:Test series*England v West Indies: 4 Tests - England won 3–0....
, and with the Performance Squad in India over the winter of 2007–08, led to his first call-up to the England ODI squad on 4 January 2008. In December 2009, a series of injuries in the England senior squad on tour in South Africa
English cricket team in South Africa in 2009–10
-2nd T20I:-1st ODI:-2nd ODI:-3rd ODI:-4th ODI:-5th ODI:-1st Test:-2nd Test:-3rd Test:-4th Test:-50-over tour match: England XI v Diamond Eagles:-50-over tour match: England XI v Chevrolet Warriors :...
prompted Tredwell's call-up to England's Test squad. Coach Andy Flower
Andy Flower
Andrew "Andy" Flower OBE is a former international cricketer for Zimbabwe and is currently the England coach.-Playing career:...
described his as a "like for like" replacement for Graeme Swann
Graeme Swann
Graeme Peter Swann is an English international cricketer. He is primarily a right-arm offspinner, and also bats right-handed. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. He often fields at slip...
in case Swann's side injury worsened. Earlier on in the tour, he had been added to England's limited overs squad, also as cover for Swann, although he did not play a game as England won the ODI series 2–1, but subsequently made his ODI debut on England's tour of Bangladesh in March 2010. He made his Test match debut in the second test against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 20 March 2010. He was named Player of the Match in England's final group qualifier of the 2011 World Cup against the West Indies, with bowling figures of 4-48.
External links
- James Tredwell at ECB