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Loading ...Richardson is 30, and Lewry 34 so can’t be amongst these young cricketers you speak of!
Oh and Troy Cooley was still England’s bowling coach last time I looked, what have you done to him!?
Chris Tremlett - he be tall, he be quick
By Will 3 years ago, at the end of June Leave a comment on this post
After Ashraful’s magnificent innings yesterday - what a great, positive result he is for Bangladeshi Cricket - I didn’t mention how excellent Chris Tremlett’s debut was, and my thoughts on him.
Jon Lewis made his debut against Australia - and, of course, helped rout them in That Twenty Twenty - but hasn’t looked a force, nor one who might become a force. I think it was David Lloyd who said of Lewis that he was “a good, honest worker” which, whilst doing him a little disservice, is probably quite accurate. Much has been made of Australia’s attack being samey, which it is, and also of its’ speed - or lack thereof. But Lewis doesn’t have the height of, say, McGrath or the consistency of, say, McGrath, or the menace of, say, McGrath.
Tremlett though looked a different prospect altogether. I knew England had had their eye on him for a while - bowlers that tall are generally whispered about in hushed but excitable tones until they play for their country - and this season he’d put in some excellent performances for Hampshire. Or, as Scott says, for the Shane Warne Cricket Academyâ„¢:
Name Mat O M R W Ave Best 5 10 SR Econ Team A Richardson 7 286.2 73 844 41 20.58 7-113 3 - 41.9 2.94 MIDDX CT Tremlett 7 237 49 780 39 20.00 6-44 2 - 36.4 3.29 HANTS
Only the bizarre and unexpected rejuvination of Alan Richardson - and 3 wickets - stand in Tremlett’s way in becoming the leading wicket taker in England this season. [Aside: the next 2 on the list are Lewry and Harmison. When was the last time England had so many young English-qualified-players in the top 10 of Batting and Bowling stats? Noteworthy...]
My concerns in the past have been with his fitness and pace, so it was a great surprise yesterday to see him looking strong and bowling at 85mph. His action, though, concerns me a little. A bloke that size (6′ 7″ - same as the Scot William Wallace, and no, I don’t know why I know that, other than I go to a pub named after him) need to have as uncomplicated an action as possible, and Tremlett’s is nearly there but he appears to fall away at the point of delivery, and left knee isn’t quite bent. If he sorts it out - and it’s a great shame Troy Cooley’s left now - there’s no reason why, in a year or so, he could be touching 90mph.
Pace aside, his control and lines were impeccable - as were, I thought, his attitude. His reactions in getting those wickets were subdued and controlled - not bad for a 23 year old. If it were me, I’d have gone beserk, running around on Courtney Walsh-esque celebration! England are rolling out seamers like a conveyer belt these days.
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5 Responses to “Chris Tremlett - he be tall, he be quick”
June 22nd, 2005 at 10.33 pm
June 22nd, 2005 at 11.28 pm
My mistake re Richardson and Lewry - I meant just the batsmen who were young. Getting carried away…
Troy Cooley: it was my understanding that he’s leaving in September along with Marsh. At least, that was the rumour earlier in the year.
June 23rd, 2005 at 10.29 am
i am sorry to say but tremlett has a problem with his action. he severly falls away at point of delivery and his arms seems to overcompensate and thus he appears like a 6′1″ rather than 6′7″ bowler. the problem is the best way to fix this is stop bowling for a while and work with a fitness trainer to build the core muscles before trying to remodel it slightly. I know this from WI’s experience with tino best. he tried his remodelled action in a test against South Africa and when not successful fell back into his original bad action against pakistan. This got him some success and thus probably done him more harm than good. i don’t know what the solution is but i think time is a serious issue, give tremlett time and you could have an ambrose or you will waste him.
June 23rd, 2005 at 10.48 am
But I don’t think leaving him alone (i.e. “time”) will necessarily fix the problem. I agree that he’s falling away, and not making full use of his height (unlike Harmison who leaps high and tall at the crease). He’s very young for a fast bowler - 23 is not the time to panic, and at least he doesn’t have a worryingly poor action ala James Anderson…
August 11th, 2005 at 12.25 am
England shouldent complecate there selection hoggard should get the nod.
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