Tim Bresnan
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Timothy 'Tim' Thomas Bresnan (born 28 February 1985) is an English cricketer
. He is a fast-medium bowler, as well as being respected for his ability with the bat for Yorkshire
. He normally fields in the deep. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award
in 2002 and 2003. In June 2006 he was called up to the England One Day International side, and in May 2009, he joined the Test
side. He was selected for the 2010–11 Ashes series and played in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG
; he took six wickets including the final one which saw England retain the Ashes.
, and subsequently attended NEW College, Pontefract. He started his career and played his junior cricket at Townville Cricket Club, the club where his father played his cricket, and where his brother Ritchie still does. He then moved to Castleford Cricket Club as he began to play within the Yorkshire set up. He is a Leeds United FC supporter.
match against Surrey
at The Oval
, beating his previous highest score of 94. During the innings, he also passed the landmark of 1,000 runs in first-class cricket. Bresnan scored 116 and in doing so, alongside Jason Gillespie
, set a record ninth-wicket partnership for Yorkshire: the pair put on 246 before Bresnan was stumped off the bowling of Nayan Doshi
. It was the fourth-highest ninth-wicket partnership in all first-class cricket In July Bresnan scored his second first-class ton, this time for England Lions against a touring Indian team which included Zaheer Khan
, Ishant Sharma
, and Sreesanth. His innings of 126 not out
was a new personal best. Bresnan finished the 2007 English season with 679 runs from 16 first-class matches at an average of 48.50 with three centuries. He also took 34 wickets at an average of 34.02.
Bresnan earned his first international call-up in June 2006 when he was named in the England ODI squad to play Ireland
and Sri Lanka
. Bresnan made his England debut in the Twenty20
international against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl
on 15 June 2006. He scored 6 not out and conceded 20 runs from his two overs. Two days later he appeared in his first One Day International against the same opposition at Lord's
, taking 1-44 from nine overs as England fell to a 20-run defeat.
On 29 April 2009 Bresnan was named in the England squad for the upcoming Test series against West Indies, replacing the injured Andrew Flintoff
. Seven days later Bresnan made his Test debut for England at Lord's. He scored nine with the bat, and failed to take a wicket – being allocated only a few overs given the success of Stuart Broad
, James Anderson
and fellow débutant Graham Onions
. In the second match, however, Bresnan picked up three wickets, including his maiden wicket of Brendan Nash
and then took Denesh Ramdin
two deliveries later.
. He was the leading bowler in the one-day series, with 8 wickets at 15.88. He then returned to the Test team, playing both games after injuries to James Anderson
, Ryan Sidebottom
and Graham Onions
. Bresnan was the top-seamer on either side, taking 7 wickets for 32.29. He also scored his maiden Test half-century in the 2nd Test, eventually out for 91.
England then took part in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
and Bresnan played in all their matches, culminating with victory over Australia in the final; this was the first time England had won an ICC tournament. Bresnan only took 3 wickets at 52.67, the least of England's front-line bowlers.
Bangladesh then toured England
, although Bresnan was only able to play one of the Tests. He took 4/169 in the first Test before injury ruled him out of the second. In between the Tests and ODIs, England played Australia
due to Bangladesh's participation in the 2010 Asia Cup
. Bresnan struggled with the ball, taking just 1 wicket in 5 games. However, he scored vital runs in England's three victories - 26 in the first game, 12 not out in the second and 14 not out in the third game which England won by just 1 wicket. When Bangladesh returned, Bresnan took 3/79 in two games and he followed this with 7/258 in five ODIs against Pakistan
.
He was included in the Ashes squad to tour Australia in 2010–2011, making his first appearance in the series in the fourth Test at the MCG
in Melbourne. He bowled economically, taking 2/25 off 13 overs in the first innings as Australia were bowled out for just 98. In the second innings, he took the top-order wickets of Ricky Ponting
, Shane Watson
and Michael Hussey
before taking the final wicket of Ben Hilfenhaus
. That final wicket saw England win by an innings and 157 runs, take a 2-1 lead in the series and therefore retain the Ashes. He continued his capable performance in the final Test in Sydney
, ably supporting James Anderson
and Chris Tremlett
as England clinched a 3-1 series win in dominating fashion.
Spinner Graeme Swann
was injured during the ODI series that followed the Ashes, and Anderson was rested for the first three matches. As a result, Bresnan was left as the bowler with most international experience in England's attack, with 38 wickets in ODIs. England lost the series 6–1 with Bresnan playing two matches and contributing four wickets and 47 runs. An injury to his calf forced Bresnan out of the series with Australia, however he returned to the squad for the World Cup
, held in February to April. Bresnan took career best figures of 5/48 in England's tied match against India.
The 2011 English cricket season
began in April. Bresnan suffered a recurrence of his calf injury and as a result was ruled out of England's three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. His return to fitness saw Bresnan pressuring the out of form Stuart Broad for the all-rounder's berth in the Test team, however it was an injury to seamer Chris Tremlett ahead of the second Test that allowed Bresnan back into the side for the first time since the Ashes. Bresnan's all-round effort, which included an innings of 90 and Test-best bowling figures of 5/48, helped England secure a 319-run win over India and go 2–0 up in the series. His haul of 5/48 was the first time Bresnan has taken five wickets in a Test innings. In September, for the first time Bresnan was awarded one of 13 central contracts with the England and Wales Cricket Board
(ECB) until September 2012.
When England toured India in October for five ODIs, Anderson was rested and Broad was injured, leaving Bresnan as the team's most experienced fast bowler. England subsided to a 5–0 defeat, and during the series Bresnan suffered problems with his elbow. He subsequently underwent surgery to remove a bone fragment from his elbow.
Cricketer
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. He is a fast-medium bowler, as well as being respected for his ability with the bat for 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....
. He normally fields in the deep. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award
NBC Denis Compton Award
The NBC Denis Compton Award is an annual award given to 'The Most Promising Young Player' at each of the 18 English first-class counties. A player may receive the award more than once.-History:...
in 2002 and 2003. In June 2006 he was called up to the England One Day International side, and in May 2009, he joined the Test
Test cricket
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side. He was selected for the 2010–11 Ashes series and played in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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; he took six wickets including the final one which saw England retain the Ashes.
Early life
Bresnan was born in February 1985 to Ray and Julie. He attended Castleford High School Technology and Sports CollegeCastleford High School Technology and Sports College
Castleford Academy is a high school in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged 11–16....
, and subsequently attended NEW College, Pontefract. He started his career and played his junior cricket at Townville Cricket Club, the club where his father played his cricket, and where his brother Ritchie still does. He then moved to Castleford Cricket Club as he began to play within the Yorkshire set up. He is a Leeds United FC supporter.
County cricket
Bresnan made his maiden first-class century in April 2007 during a County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match 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...
at The Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
, beating his previous highest score of 94. During the innings, he also passed the landmark of 1,000 runs in first-class cricket. Bresnan scored 116 and in doing so, alongside Jason Gillespie
Jason Gillespie
Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent...
, set a record ninth-wicket partnership for Yorkshire: the pair put on 246 before Bresnan was stumped off the bowling of Nayan Doshi
Nayan Doshi
Nayan Dilip Doshi is an English cricketer, who was released by Derbyshire. He is the son of Dilip Doshi, who is a former Indian Test bowler...
. It was the fourth-highest ninth-wicket partnership in all first-class cricket In July Bresnan scored his second first-class ton, this time for England Lions against a touring Indian team which included Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm fast bowler considered as the best of the Indian fast bowling attack, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways, and as a batsman also holds the record for the highest Test...
, Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler. He has a high arm delivery action and is not a swinger of the ball but depends a lot on pace and movement off the seam....
, and Sreesanth. His innings of 126 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
was a new personal best. Bresnan finished the 2007 English season with 679 runs from 16 first-class matches at an average of 48.50 with three centuries. He also took 34 wickets at an average of 34.02.
Introduction to international cricket
Bresnan represented England at youth level, with 7 Youth Tests and 23 Youth ODIs for England U-19s.Bresnan earned his first international call-up in June 2006 when he was named in the England ODI squad to play Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
and Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
. Bresnan made his England debut in the Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
international against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Hampshire
The Rose Bowl is an English cricket ground used for county, One Day International and Test Matches. It is situated at West End, Hampshire, near Southampton, and is home to Hampshire Cricket. The design of the venue is set into an amphitheatre creating a bowl, hence the name...
on 15 June 2006. He scored 6 not out and conceded 20 runs from his two overs. Two days later he appeared in his first One Day International against the same opposition at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
, taking 1-44 from nine overs as England fell to a 20-run defeat.
On 29 April 2009 Bresnan was named in the England squad for the upcoming Test series against West Indies, replacing the injured Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England and the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings. A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff according to the ICC rankings was consistently rated amongst the top...
. Seven days later Bresnan made his Test debut for England at Lord's. He scored nine with the bat, and failed to take a wicket – being allocated only a few overs given the success of Stuart Broad
Stuart Broad
Stuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...
, 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 fellow débutant Graham Onions
Graham Onions
Graham Onions is an English cricketer. He plays for Durham and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand tail-end batsman. After a successful start to the 2009 cricket season, Onions was selected to face the West Indies in Test cricket, and following success in the series, was...
. In the second match, however, Bresnan picked up three wickets, including his maiden wicket of Brendan Nash
Brendan Nash
Brendan Paul Nash is a Jamaican Australian cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for West Indies. He has also played first-class cricket for Jamaica and Queensland.-Early life:...
and then took Denesh Ramdin
Denesh Ramdin
Denesh Ramdin is a West Indian cricketer of Indian descent. He is a right-handed batsman who generally occupies the position of wicketkeeper.He is seen by selectors and fans as a replacement in terms of playing style for Jeff Dujon...
two deliveries later.
2010: Twenty20 and Ashes success
Bresnan had a successful tour of Bangladesh in 2009/10English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2009–10
The England cricket team toured Bangladesh, playing three One Day Internationals and two Test matches, at the end of the 2009–10 cricket season. They were captained by Alastair Cook, due to regular captain Andrew Strauss controversially missing the series to rest for the 2010–11 Ashes series...
. He was the leading bowler in the one-day series, with 8 wickets at 15.88. He then returned to the Test team, playing both games after injuries to 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...
, Ryan Sidebottom
Ryan Sidebottom
Ryan Jay Sidebottom is an English cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Yorkshire. He is a primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Sidebottom played his first Test match in 2001 against Pakistan, but failed to take a wicket and was dropped for six years...
and Graham Onions
Graham Onions
Graham Onions is an English cricketer. He plays for Durham and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand tail-end batsman. After a successful start to the 2009 cricket season, Onions was selected to face the West Indies in Test cricket, and following success in the series, was...
. Bresnan was the top-seamer on either side, taking 7 wickets for 32.29. He also scored his maiden Test half-century in the 2nd Test, eventually out for 91.
England then took part in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
2010 ICC World Twenty20
-------------------------------------------------Group A:---------Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Super 8s:...
and Bresnan played in all their matches, culminating with victory over Australia in the final; this was the first time England had won an ICC tournament. Bresnan only took 3 wickets at 52.67, the least of England's front-line bowlers.
Bangladesh then toured England
Bangladeshi cricket team in England in 2010
-2nd Test:-1st ODI:-2nd ODI:-3rd ODI:-First Class: Surrey vs Bangladeshis:-First Class: Bangladeshis vs Essex:-First Class: Bangladeshis vs England Lions:-List A: Sussex vs Bangladeshis:-List A: Middlesex vs Bangladeshis:...
, although Bresnan was only able to play one of the Tests. He took 4/169 in the first Test before injury ruled him out of the second. In between the Tests and ODIs, England played Australia
Australian cricket team in England in 2010
-2nd ODI:-3rd ODI:-4th ODI:-5th ODI:-Tour match:...
due to Bangladesh's participation in the 2010 Asia Cup
2010 Asia Cup
The 2010 Asia Cup was the tenth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka from 15–24 June 2010. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were taking part in the competition. India defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final to win a record 5th Asia Cup title...
. Bresnan struggled with the ball, taking just 1 wicket in 5 games. However, he scored vital runs in England's three victories - 26 in the first game, 12 not out in the second and 14 not out in the third game which England won by just 1 wicket. When Bangladesh returned, Bresnan took 3/79 in two games and he followed this with 7/258 in five ODIs against Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team in England in 2010
The Pakistan cricket team toured England from 29 July to 22 September 2010. The tour consisted of four Tests, two Twenty20s and five One Day Internationals .-1st Test:-2nd Test:-3rd Test:-4th Test:...
.
He was included in the Ashes squad to tour Australia in 2010–2011, making his first appearance in the series in the fourth Test at the MCG
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
in Melbourne. He bowled economically, taking 2/25 off 13 overs in the first innings as Australia were bowled out for just 98. In the second innings, he took the top-order wickets of Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
, Shane Watson
Shane Watson
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically....
and Michael Hussey
Michael Hussey
Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective...
before taking the final wicket of Ben Hilfenhaus
Ben Hilfenhaus
Benjamin William Hilfenhaus is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. Prior to turning fully professional, he worked as a bricklayer as well as playing cricket...
. That final wicket saw England win by an innings and 157 runs, take a 2-1 lead in the series and therefore retain the Ashes. He continued his capable performance in the final Test in Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
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, ably supporting 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 Chris Tremlett
Chris Tremlett
Christopher Timothy "Chris" Tremlett is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is 6 ft 8 in tall and is a fast bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces. He is a competent number 8 or 9 batsman, with seven first-class fifties to his name...
as England clinched a 3-1 series win in dominating fashion.
Spinner 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 injured during the ODI series that followed the Ashes, and Anderson was rested for the first three matches. As a result, Bresnan was left as the bowler with most international experience in England's attack, with 38 wickets in ODIs. England lost the series 6–1 with Bresnan playing two matches and contributing four wickets and 47 runs. An injury to his calf forced Bresnan out of the series with Australia, however he returned to the squad for the World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
, held in February to April. Bresnan took career best figures of 5/48 in England's tied match against India.
The 2011 English cricket season
2011 English cricket season
The 2011 English cricket season began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and will continue until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 17 September. Three major domestic competitions are contested: the 2011 County Championship, the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2011 Friends Life t20...
began in April. Bresnan suffered a recurrence of his calf injury and as a result was ruled out of England's three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. His return to fitness saw Bresnan pressuring the out of form Stuart Broad for the all-rounder's berth in the Test team, however it was an injury to seamer Chris Tremlett ahead of the second Test that allowed Bresnan back into the side for the first time since the Ashes. Bresnan's all-round effort, which included an innings of 90 and Test-best bowling figures of 5/48, helped England secure a 319-run win over India and go 2–0 up in the series. His haul of 5/48 was the first time Bresnan has taken five wickets in a Test innings. In September, for the first time Bresnan was awarded one of 13 central contracts with the England and Wales Cricket Board
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
(ECB) until September 2012.
When England toured India in October for five ODIs, Anderson was rested and Broad was injured, leaving Bresnan as the team's most experienced fast bowler. England subsided to a 5–0 defeat, and during the series Bresnan suffered problems with his elbow. He subsequently underwent surgery to remove a bone fragment from his elbow.
External links
- Player Profile: Tim Bresnan from Cricket Archive