Tim Bresnan

Tim Bresnan

Personal information
Full name	Timothy Thomas Bresnan
Nickname	Brez, Brezza
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Right-hand
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowling all - rounder
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 643)	6 May 2009 v West Indies
Last Test	14 May 2009 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 194)	17 June 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	29 November 2009 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	31
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–present	Yorkshire (squad no. 16)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches – – – – Runs scored – – – – Batting average – – – – 100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/– Top score – – – – Balls bowled – – – – Wickets – – – – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings –/– –/– –/– –/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 December 2009

Timothy Thomas Bresnan (born 28 February 1985, Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. He is a fast-medium bowler, as well as being respected for his ability with the bat for Yorkshire. 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 England's Test side.

Early life

Bresnan was born in February 1985, and attended Castleford High School. He started his career and played his junior cricket at Townville Cricket Club, the club where his father played his cricket, and where his two brothers still do. Tim still plays for Townville when available, two or three times a season. He then moved to Castleford Cricket Club as he began to play within the Yorkshire set up.

International Cricket

Bresnan earned his first international call-up in June 2006, when he was named in the England One Day International squad to play Ireland and Sri Lanka. Bresnan has also represented England at youth level, with seven youth Tests and 23 youth ODIs for England U-19. 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 April 29 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, in the earliest Test match of the year ever in England. 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 scalped Denesh Ramdin two deliveries later.

County Cricket

Bresnan made his maiden first-class century in a County Championship match versus Surrey at the Oval whilst playing for Yorkshire. He scored 116 and in doing so, alongside Jason Gillespie, set a record 9th wicket partnership for Yorkshire. The pair put on 246 before Bresnan was stumped off the bowling of Nayan Doshi and on the 13th July 2007, Bresnan scored his second first-class ton for England Lions against a touring Indian team, boasting the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Ramesh Powar, and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth. Bresnan scored 116 not out from 156 deliveries in the first day and shared a partnership of 129 with Nottinghamshire bowler Stuart Broad who scored 50.

External links

• Player Profile: Tim Bresnan from Cricket Archive
• Tim Bresnan at ESPNcricinfo