Charlie Shreck

Charlie Shreck
Personal information
Full name
Charles Edward Shreck
Born (1978-01-06) 6 January 1978 (age 46)
Truro, Cornwall, England
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997–2002Cornwall
2003–2011Nottinghamshire
2005/06–2007/08Wellington
2011–2013Kent
2014–2017Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 175 60 29
Runs scored 801 47 20
Batting average 7.85 5.22 6.66
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 56 9* 10
Balls bowled 34,446 2,629 598
Wickets 577 73 30
Bowling average 31.80 31.01 26.30
5 wickets in innings 23 2 0
10 wickets in match 2 0 0
Best bowling 8/31 5/19 4/22
Catches/stumpings 49/– 15/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2017

Charles Edward Shreck (born 6 January 1978) is an English former professional cricketer who has also played first-class cricket in New Zealand. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.

In the 2008 English cricket season, Shreck bowled more overs than any other bowler in England and was among the leading wicket takers. For two years running he was voted Notts player of the season. In 2011 he signed with Kent. He retired from first class cricket in 2017.