488:. He was not a success, taking only four wickets and scoring just 20 runs in the Tests, and on the tour as a whole, his wickets were expensive and he scored few runs. Yet after another successful county season in 1948 – 1056 runs and 86 wickets, both at an improved average – he was picked for a second MCC tour in 1948–49, this time to
521:
Somerset, their first professional skipper, charged with the job of restoring the fortunes of a county that had finished bottom of the
Championship table for each of the preceding four seasons. As a captain, he was a great success, leading the side in 1958 to third position in the Championship, its
516:
Over the next few years, Tremlett's batting developed to the point where, in 1951, he scored more than 2,000 runs. In all, he scored 1,000 runs in a season ten times. But his bowling became more and more erratic until, by the mid-1950s, he was used only as an occasional change bowler. From 1956, he
477:. Tremlett took three wickets in the first innings, and then five in the space of five overs in the second, to finish with match figures of 8 for 86. He then followed that up by making an undefeated 19, and sharing in a last-wicket partnership that enabled Somerset to win the match by one wicket.
789:
513:
on 17 July 1958 opposing 'the policy of apartheid' in international sport and defending 'the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the
Declaration of the Olympic Games'.
489:
774:
438:, Tremlett had a whippy fast-medium bowling action that moved the ball off the pitch and was a pugnacious right-handed batsman, strong at driving.
509:
s report on the tour said that his "bowling lacked control". After playing in South Africa, he was later one of many signatories in a letter to
764:
779:
769:
759:
522:
highest placing ever. He stood down from the captaincy after the 1959 season and, after a few games in 1960, he retired to a job with
480:
By the end of that first season, Tremlett had 656 runs and 65 wickets and he was chosen, with several other young cricketers, for the
784:
711:
671:
593:
754:
157:
420:
637:
632:
616:
611:
502:
534:
470:
416:
204:
749:
542:
261:
430:
For a couple of years in the late 1940s, Tremlett looked as though he might be the answer to some of
England's
175:
164:
481:
744:
739:
424:
146:
474:
458:
232:
493:
296:
721:
667:
589:
518:
684:
497:
336:
537:
in the 1970s and 1980s, and later the county's coach. Tim's son (and
Maurice's grandson),
323:
585:
579:
538:
395:
124:
733:
704:
688:
530:
485:
462:
227:
118:
105:
549:
484:(MCC) tour to the West Indies, where he opened the bowling in three of the four
435:
80:
447:
84:
57:
466:
523:
451:
431:
61:
664:
Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the
Seventy Tour campaign.
412:
372:
461:
debut was sensational. Having been on the
Somerset staff since before
310:
465:, he was finally picked for the first game of the 1947 season, at
790:
Marylebone
Cricket Club South African Touring Team cricketers
492:. Though he scored his maiden century in the match against a
545:, played for England in Tests and One Day Internationals.
541:, also a fast-medium bowler for Hampshire and later for
500:, Tremlett was never in contention for a Test place and
214:
198:
185:
170:
155:
139:
134:
111:
100:
92:
69:
43:
33:
28:
473:, the team that would dominate that season's
8:
411:(5 July 1923 – 30 July 1984) was an English
21:
693:
20:
662:Brown, Geoff and Hogsbjerg, Christian.
561:
584:. Tony Williams Publications. p.
434:cricketing woes. A tall, curly-haired
573:
571:
569:
567:
565:
7:
630:"MCC Team in South Africa 1948–49".
775:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
14:
712:Somerset County Cricket Captain
533:, was a fast-medium bowler for
1:
765:Central Districts cricketers
163:21 January 1948 v
633:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
612:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
609:"MCC Team in West Indies".
552:in 1984, at the age of 61.
806:
780:West of England cricketers
186:Domestic team information
174:27 March 1948 v
135:International information
770:Cricketers from Stockport
760:Somerset cricket captains
718:
709:
701:
696:
548:Maurice Tremlett died in
409:Maurice Fletcher Tremlett
392:
388:
219:
210:
193:
190:
181:
156:Test debut (cap
38:Maurice Fletcher Tremlett
785:North v South cricketers
666:London: Redwords, 2020.
755:England Test cricketers
652:Apartheid is not a game
578:Bateman, Colin (1993).
482:Marylebone Cricket Club
650:Brown and Hogsbjerg,
446:Tremlett was born in
337:5 wickets in innings
29:Personal information
697:Sporting positions
640:. pp. 758–794.
619:. pp. 739–760.
475:County Championship
349:10 wickets in match
25:
750:English cricketers
728:
727:
722:Harold Stephenson
719:Succeeded by
636:(1950 ed.).
615:(1949 ed.).
421:Central Districts
415:, who played for
406:
405:
384:
383:
215:Career statistics
16:English cricketer
797:
702:Preceded by
694:
685:Maurice Tremlett
655:
648:
642:
641:
627:
621:
620:
606:
600:
599:
575:
508:
498:Pietermaritzburg
401:
221:
220:
201:
88:
76:
65:
53:
51:
26:
23:Maurice Tremlett
805:
804:
800:
799:
798:
796:
795:
794:
730:
729:
724:
715:
707:
681:
659:
658:
649:
645:
629:
628:
624:
608:
607:
603:
596:
581:If The Cap Fits
577:
576:
563:
558:
506:
444:
442:Life and career
402:
399:
324:Bowling average
262:Batting average
199:
151:
130:
79:
78:
74:
56:
55:
49:
47:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
803:
801:
793:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
732:
731:
726:
725:
720:
717:
708:
703:
699:
698:
692:
691:
680:
679:External links
677:
676:
675:
657:
656:
643:
622:
601:
594:
560:
559:
557:
554:
539:Chris Tremlett
443:
440:
404:
403:
400:28 August 2009
393:
390:
389:
386:
385:
382:
381:
378:
375:
368:
367:
364:
361:
357:
356:
353:
350:
346:
345:
342:
339:
333:
332:
329:
326:
320:
319:
316:
313:
307:
306:
303:
300:
293:
292:
289:
286:
282:
281:
278:
275:
271:
270:
267:
264:
258:
257:
254:
251:
247:
246:
243:
240:
236:
235:
230:
225:
217:
216:
212:
211:
208:
207:
202:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
183:
182:
179:
178:
172:
168:
167:
161:
153:
152:
150:
149:
143:
141:
137:
136:
132:
131:
129:
128:
125:Chris Tremlett
122:
115:
113:
109:
108:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
77:(aged 61)
71:
67:
66:
45:
41:
40:
37:
35:
34:Full name
31:
30:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
802:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
737:
735:
723:
714:
713:
706:
705:Gerry Tordoff
700:
695:
690:
686:
683:
682:
678:
673:
672:9781912926589
669:
665:
661:
660:
653:
647:
644:
639:
635:
634:
626:
623:
618:
614:
613:
605:
602:
597:
595:1-869833-21-X
591:
587:
583:
582:
574:
572:
570:
568:
566:
562:
555:
553:
551:
546:
544:
540:
536:
532:
527:
525:
520:
514:
512:
505:
504:
499:
495:
491:
487:
483:
478:
476:
472:
468:
464:
460:
455:
453:
449:
441:
439:
437:
433:
428:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
397:
391:
387:
379:
376:
374:
370:
369:
365:
362:
359:
358:
354:
351:
348:
347:
343:
340:
338:
335:
334:
330:
327:
325:
322:
321:
317:
314:
312:
309:
308:
304:
301:
298:
295:
294:
290:
287:
284:
283:
279:
276:
273:
272:
268:
265:
263:
260:
259:
255:
252:
249:
248:
244:
241:
238:
237:
234:
231:
229:
226:
223:
222:
218:
213:
209:
206:
203:
197:
189:
184:
180:
177:
173:
169:
166:
162:
159:
154:
148:
145:
144:
142:
140:National side
138:
133:
126:
123:
120:
117:
116:
114:
110:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
86:
82:
72:
68:
63:
59:
46:
42:
36:
32:
27:
19:
710:
689:ESPNcricinfo
663:
651:
646:
631:
625:
610:
604:
580:
547:
531:Tim Tremlett
528:
515:
510:
501:
490:South Africa
486:Test matches
479:
463:World War II
456:
445:
429:
408:
407:
360:Best bowling
119:Tim Tremlett
96:Right-handed
75:(1984-07-30)
73:30 July 1984
18:
745:1984 deaths
740:1923 births
550:Southampton
459:first-class
436:all-rounder
250:Runs scored
233:First-class
224:Competition
176:West Indies
165:West Indies
106:fast-medium
81:Southampton
54:5 July 1923
734:Categories
716:1956–1959
556:References
127:(grandson)
104:Right-arm
50:1923-07-05
687: at
535:Hampshire
529:His son,
519:captained
511:The Times
471:Middlesex
448:Stockport
413:cricketer
373:stumpings
285:Top score
200:1947–1960
171:Last Test
112:Relations
87:, England
85:Hampshire
64:, England
58:Stockport
524:Guinness
496:side at
469:against
452:Cheshire
432:post-war
417:Somerset
396:Cricinfo
394:Source:
371:Catches/
274:100s/50s
205:Somerset
62:Cheshire
425:England
311:Wickets
239:Matches
147:England
101:Bowling
93:Batting
670:
638:Wisden
617:Wisden
592:
543:Surrey
503:Wisden
467:Lord's
305:22,093
299:bowled
256:16,038
507:'
494:Natal
380:257/–
331:30.70
328:56.50
297:Balls
280:16/83
269:25.37
191:Years
121:(son)
668:ISBN
654:, 16
590:ISBN
457:His
423:and
366:8/31
363:2/98
266:6.66
228:Test
194:Team
70:Died
44:Born
586:173
377:0/–
318:351
302:492
291:185
288:18*
277:0/0
245:389
158:331
736::
588:.
564:^
526:.
454:.
450:,
427:.
419:,
398:,
344:11
253:20
83:,
60:,
674:.
598:.
355:0
352:0
341:0
315:4
242:3
160:)
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.