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Full name Charles Edward Shreck
Born January 6, 1978, Truro, Cornwall
Current age 30 years 132 days
Major teams Cornwall,Marylebone Cricket Club,Nottinghamshire,Wellington
Nickname Shrecker, Ogre, Stoat, Chough
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
6 ft 7 in
Education Truro School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
58
66
39
110
19
4.07
636
17.29
0
0
21
0
List A
38
13
9
41
9*
10.25
0
0
10
0
Twenty20
17
3
3
7
6*
-
13
53.84
0
0
0
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
58
11547
6297
226
8/31
27.86
3.27
51.0
9
17
2
List A
38
1785
1593
54
5/19
5/19
29.50
5.35
33.0
0
2
0
Twenty20
17
17
367
494
17
3/33
3/33
29.05
8.07
21.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
2003
Last First-class
Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, May 14-16, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1999
Last List A
Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire at Nottingham, May 11, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Leeds, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Wellington v Central Districts at Wellington, Jan 20, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A tall (6'7") fast bowler, Charlie Shreck started his career late - he was 25 when he made his county debut after being spotted playing league cricket in his native Cornwall. He had appeared for Worcestershire 2nd XI in 1996, and also for Nottinghamshire 2nd XI from 1999, and for four seasons had been a regular member of the Cornwall side.
He had a reasonable first two seasons in county cricket, but missed the whole of Nottinghamshire's Championship-winning campaign in 2005 after breaking down with a stress fracture of his back. He returned with some time in New Zealand in 2005-06, and enjoyed his best summer in 2006 when he took over fifty wickets for the first time, including a hat-trick against Middlesex at Lord's. He remains a consistent, if slightly injury-prone, wicket-taker and was rewarded with an England Lions call-up while playing for Wellington during the 2007-08 winter.
Martin Williamson April 2008
