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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB Template:Featured article Template:Infobox cricketer Marcus Edward Trescothick Template:Post-nominals (born 25 December 1975) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals.<ref name="cricinfo">Marcus Trescothick biography, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref> He was Somerset captain from 2010 to 2016 and temporary England captain for several Tests and ODIs. Since retirement he has commentated and coached at both county and international level.

A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established himself as a regular member of the team. Trescothick made his One Day International (ODI) debut seven years later, against Zimbabwe in July 2000. His Test debut, against the West Indies, followed in August. Although former England captain Nasser Hussain likened Trescothick's build and batting temperament to that of Graham Gooch, his stroke play is more reminiscent of David Gower.<ref name="cricinfo"/>

An aggressive opener, he once held the record for the most ODI centuries of any English player, and for the fastest half-century in English Twenty20 cricket.<ref name="Record-breaking Trescothick sets up win">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Trescothick is also an accomplished slip fielder and occasional right-handed medium pace bowler who has kept wicket for England in five ODIs,<ref>Statsguru – ME Trescothick – ODIs as wicketkeeper Template:Webarchive, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.</ref> and deputised as England captain for two Test matches and ten ODIs.

Trescothick was an automatic choice for England between 2000 and 2006, before a stress-related illness threatened his career and forced him to pull out of the national squad.<ref name="stress">"Trescothick out of mini World Cup", BBC Sport, 6 September 2006. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He began rebuilding his career with Somerset in 2007 and scored two double-centuries that season. However, he remained uneasy about returning to international cricket,<ref name="rebuilding">"Trescothick not ready for England" 9 May 2007, BBC Sport. Retrieved on 9 May 2007.</ref><ref name=healthabove>Tresco puts health above England BBC News retrieved 2 January 2008</ref> and announced his retirement from internationals in March 2008, opting to continue playing at county level for Somerset.<ref name=retire1/> Media speculation continued as to a possible international return, Trescothick repeatedly voiced his intent to remain in retirement,<ref name="dream over">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and has suffered recurrences of his condition in both 2008 and 2009 when Somerset toured abroad.<ref name=recurrence>"Trescothick pulls out of Dubai trip" ESPNcricinfo, 15 March 2008. Retrieved on 15 March 2008.</ref><ref name="flies home from india" /> He nevertheless continued to play for Somerset<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while also working as a commentator and analyst for Sky Sports in the off-season. He finally retired in 2019 holding several Somerset batting records. He is currently the lead batting coach for the England Test team.

Early yearsEdit

Marcus Edward Trescothick was born on 25 December 1975 in Keynsham, Somerset.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was the younger of two children born to Martyn and Linda Trescothick; his sister, Anna, is three years older than him.<ref name="cbtm18">Trescothick 2009, p. 18.</ref> His father was a good amateur cricketer, and had played two matches for Somerset County Cricket Club's second team and appeared for Bristol and District Cricket Association between 1967 and 1976, before becoming a stalwart at Keynsham Cricket Club, where his mother made the club teas.<ref name="foot">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Trescothick was immersed into cricket from an early age; the notice announcing his birth in the local newspaper had a quote from his father saying "he will have every encouragement to become a cricketer when he grows up", and he received his first cricket bat when he was eleven months old.<ref name="cbtm18"/>

During his time at St Anne's primary school, he was chosen to play for the Avon School under-11 cricket team. He scored the first century for Avon, striking 124 against Devon, and a couple of weeks later remained not out on 183 when the coach declared the innings closed, claiming "if I let him get a double-hundred at his age, what else would he have to aim for?"<ref name="cbtm21">Trescothick 2009, p. 21.</ref> That score created some interest in the local media, and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club invited him to play for their under-11 team. In his second match for the county, he scored a century against Somerset, who then discovered that Trescothick, living in Keynsham, was qualified to play for them, and he switched from Gloucestershire to Somerset, proud to play for his father's old county.<ref name="cbtm22">Trescothick 2009, p. 22.</ref>

His education continued at the Sir Bernard Lovell School in Oldland Common near Bristol,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and by the age of 14 he was playing alongside his father for Keynsham in the Western League.<ref name="foot"/> Around the same time, he was selected to play for the England under-14s alongside future international team-mates Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood. In his autobiography, Coming Back to Me, Trescothick recalls that he was bigger than most of the other boys his age, which gave him a strength advantage, enabling him to hit the ball harder and further than others. At the same time, concerns were raised about his "portly" figure, with suggestions that he would need to work on his fitness.<ref name="cbtm2425">Trescothick 2009, pp. 24–5.</ref> The following season, aged 15, Trescothick scored 4,000 runs between all the different teams he was representing,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which by this time included the Somerset under-19s. He was named as the "outstanding young cricketer of the year" by The Cricketer.<ref name="cbtm2627">Trescothick 2009, pp. 26–7.</ref> He was nicknamed Tresco and Banger, the latter deriving from his diet as a young player:

My diet was sausages then, in no particular order, sausages, chips, sausages, toast, sausages, beans, sausages, cheese, sausages, eggs, and the occasional sausage.<ref name="Banger">Template:Cite news</ref>

Early domestic careerEdit

Trescothick's first full season at Somerset in 1994 was one of his best, where he scored a total of 925 runs, including two centuries and eight half-centuries at an impressive batting average of 48.63.<ref name="battingbyseason">First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Marcus Trescothick, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 14 July 2007.</ref> Having played for the English U-19 cricket team against the West Indies in 1993, and Sri Lanka and India in 1994, Trescothick was named captain for the two Under-19 series against West Indies and South Africa in 1995. His career aggregate of 1,032 runs for England U-19 is second only to John Crawley's 1,058.<ref>Career Batting and Fielding for England in Youth Test Matches Template:Webarchive, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.</ref><ref name="ECB2">Marcus Trescothick profile Template:Webarchive, ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 12 July 2007.</ref>

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Trescothick warms up at Taunton for Somerset, in June 2007

Trescothick was not as successful in domestic cricket in 1995,<ref name="battingbyseason"/> although there were still some highlights including an innings of 151 against Northamptonshire (a third of his season's total), and a hat-trick, including the wicket of century-maker Adam Gilchrist, for Somerset against Young Australia.<ref>Somerset v Young Australia in 1995, CricketArchive, 7 July 1995. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref> Trescothick's England Under-19 form was still excellent, averaging 74.62 with the bat in six matches. His Under-19 team mates would often mock him for wearing an England blazer after his matches; Trescothick would reply by saying that "it might be the closest I get to playing for England".<ref>Kidd, Patrick. "Line and Length Template:Webarchive", The Times, 26 September 2006. Retrieved on 3 July 2007.</ref>

The following five years were mixed for Trescothick. Averaging about 30 runs per innings, he was often criticised for a lack of foot movement. David Gower described Trescothick's technique by saying "he does not need to move a long way but needs to move enough. When he is playing well ... he is very good at transferring weight. When he is not playing well, his feet get stuck".<ref name="Gower">Gower, David. "Stand and deliver", ESPNcricinfo, July 2006. Retrieved on 14 July 2007.</ref> However, Trescothick was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award for Somerset's most promising young county player in the 1996 and 1997 seasons.<ref name="cricinfo"/> In 1997, Somerset Second XI were set 612 to win by Warwickshire Second XI, and Trescothick scored 322 to bring the Seconds to 605.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1999, Trescothick impressed Glamorgan coach Duncan Fletcher in a county match at Taunton, by scoring 167 in a low-scoring match where the next-highest innings was 50.<ref name="cricinfo"/> When England opening batsman Nick Knight sustained a finger injury in 2000, Fletcher, who had been appointed England coach, called on Trescothick to make his England debut in the NatWest Series against Zimbabwe and the West Indies.<ref name="debut">NatWest Series Newswire, ESPNcricinfo, 9 July 2000. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.</ref> Trescothick's regular selection for England meant that he was rarely available for domestic selection between 2000 and 2006, often playing only a few matches for Somerset at the start of the season.

International careerEdit

Debut and centuries on maiden tourEdit

Trescothick participated in two England A tours during the winter of 1999, but his full One Day International debut came against Zimbabwe at The Oval on 9 July 2000, when he scored 79.<ref name="debut"/><ref>England v Zimbabwe, 8 July 2000, CricketArchive, 8 July 2000. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.</ref> He continued his good form in the tournament with a Man of the Match-winning 87 not out against the West Indies at Chester-le-street,<ref>England v West Indies, 15 July 2000, CricketArchive, 15 July 2000. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.</ref> amassing 288 runs at an average of 48.00 and taking two wickets against Zimbabwe at Old Trafford.<ref>Natwest Series, 2000 Averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 13 June 2007.</ref>

As a result of his good form in the NatWest series, Trescothick was given his Test match debut later that summer in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.<ref>"Trescothick wins Test call", BBC Sport, 24 July 2000. Retrieved on 13 June 2007.</ref> He displayed a calm temperament when England lost early wickets, scoring 66 and forming a partnership of 179 with Alec Stewart.<ref>"Second new ball worry for Stewart", BBC Sport, 5 August 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2007.</ref> Journalist Thrasy Petropoulos observed that there was "poise and durability...just as there had been enterprise and verve to his impressive start in the one-day arena."<ref name="test debut">Petropoulos, Thrasy. "Trescothick takes his bow", BBC Sport, 4 August 2000. Retrieved on 13 June 2007.</ref> He ended the Test series with an average of 47.50.<ref>West Indies in England 2000 Test series averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 1 October 2007.</ref>

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Trescothick celebrates scoring a limited-overs half-century

England began the 2000–2001 winter tour with the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy at Nairobi Gymkhana Club. Trescothick did not score highly in the tournament, and England were knocked out at the quarter-final stage against South Africa.<ref>"England suffer Dipp in form", BBC Sport, 10 October 2000. Retrieved on 13 June 2007.</ref> Trescothick was named the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year for his performances for Somerset throughout 2000.<ref name="archive">Marcus Trescothick, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 14 July 2007.</ref>

Trescothick's maiden international century came against the Sindh Governor's XI in October 2000, during the first warm-up match to the Pakistan series.<ref>"Comfortable win for England", BBC Sport, 20 October 2000. Retrieved on 13 June 2007.</ref> Trescothick reached his highest score (71) of the three Test matches in the opening innings of the first Test. He took his sole Test wicket in the third Test, when Ashley Giles caught the Pakistan opener Imran Nazir.<ref>Pakistan v England, third Test, CricketArchive, 11 December 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2007.</ref>

Trescothick started the Sri Lanka tour with a century against a Sri Lanka 'Colts XI'. He was the top scorer in both innings of the first Test with 122 and 57, although this was overshadowed by Marvan Atapattu's 201 not out in Sri Lanka's innings.<ref>Sri Lanka v England, first Test, CricketArchive, 26 February 2001. Retrieved on 14 June 2007.</ref> Trescothick averaged 41.33 in the Test series, but only 16.00 in the three subsequent ODIs.<ref>England in Sri Lanka 2001, Test averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 14 June 2007.</ref><ref>England in Sri Lanka 2001, ODI averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 14 June 2007.</ref>

England played two Test matches against Pakistan in June 2001. Although Trescothick scored 117 in the second Test, it was not enough for England to win the match.<ref>England v Pakistan in 2001, second Test, CricketArchive, 4 June 2001. Retrieved on 14 June 2007.</ref> His ODI form improved at the start of the 2001 NatWest Series against Australia and Pakistan, with scores of 69 and 137 respectively.<ref>England v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, CricketArchive, 12 June 2001. Retrieved on 14 June 2007.</ref> However, his series ended with two consecutive ducks, and England lost all their matches in the tournament.<ref>England v Pakistan, 5th ODI, CricketArchive, 17 June 2001. Retrieved on 14 June 2007.</ref><ref>National Westminster Bank Series, 2001 Points table, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 14 June 2007.</ref>

England's leading batsman, 2001–02Edit

Although Trescothick was England's second highest run scorer in the 2001 Ashes series,<ref name="ECB2"/> he displayed a tendency to give his wicket away when "well set".<ref name="cricinfo"/> England lost the series 4–1, with the majority of the England batsmen's contributions being overshadowed by Mark Butcher's 173 not out to win the fourth Test. Trescothick's apparent inability to make major scores was again apparent in the 2001–02 One Day International series in Zimbabwe, where he only passed 50 on one occasion despite scoring consistently.<ref>England in Zimbabwe, 2001–2, One-day Series Averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 18 June 2007.</ref> He also captained the side for the first time in this series, deputising for the injured Nasser Hussain.<ref name="ECB2"/>

Trescothick really came into his own on the winter tour of India in 2001. The three-Test series saw him averaging 48.00, with a highest score of 99.<ref>India v England, 2nd Test, CricketArchive, 15 December 2001. Retrieved on 18 June 2007.</ref> He was England's best batsman in the ODI series, averaging 53.00 with a strike rate of over 100. He scored a century in the first ODI, although England lost by 22 runs.<ref>India v England, 1st ODI, CricketArchive, 19 January 2002. Retrieved on 18 June 2007.</ref> He established a reputation for keeping his composure while the rest of the team were failing; at this point, none of Trescothick's four international centuries had resulted in an England win.<ref name="cricinfo"/> He was also man-of-the-match in the final ODI, setting up an England victory, with 95 runs from 80 balls.<ref>India v England, 6th ODI, CricketArchive, 3 February 2002. Retrieved on 18 June 2007.</ref> This tour established Trescothick's reputation as one of England's best batsmen against spin bowling: according to David Gower, he was "judging line and length very well".<ref name="Gower"/> Indian Cricket named him one of their five Cricketers of the Year for 2002.<ref name="archive"/> The following tour of New Zealand was less successful for Trescothick, only once reaching double figures in a poor ODI series,<ref>England in New Zealand 2001–2, England ODI Batting averages, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 1 October 2007.</ref> coupled with an average Test match performance.<ref>England in New Zealand 2001–2, England Test Batting averages, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 1 October 2007.</ref>

Trescothick had been playing well in 2002, scoring 161 in the Sri Lankan series and being awarded the Player of the Series in the tri-nation NatWest Series (including a century in the final),<ref name="ECB2"/><ref>Dellor, Ralph "India home in Lord's thriller by two wickets", ESPNcricinfo, 13 July 2002. Retrieved on 29 July 2007.</ref> until his season was cut short when he fractured his thumb while fielding.<ref>Beynon, Sam "Trescothick injury poses selection dilemma", ESPNcricinfo, 17 July 2002. Retrieved on 14 July 2007.</ref> He returned for the fourth Test against India, scoring two half-centuries.<ref>India in England 2002, 4th Test, CricketArchive, 9 September 2002. Retrieved on 14 July 2007.</ref> Trescothick had mixed fortunes in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy; he followed his century in the NatWest final with a man-of-the-match winning 119 against Zimbabwe,<ref>Austin, Charlie "England overwhelm Zimbabwe after Trescothick century", ESPNcricinfo, 18 September 2002. Retrieved on 28 July 2007.</ref> but failed to score as England lost to India and exited the tournament.<ref>Austin, Charlie "India cruise into semi-finals after Sehwag blitz", ESPNcricinfo, 22 September 2002. Retrieved on 28 July 2007.</ref>

In October, Trescothick was one of 11 players awarded "central contracts" by the ECB,<ref>"England Central Contracts 2002" Template:Webarchive, BBC Sport. Retrieved on 13 November 2007.</ref> which compensate a player's county for their lack of domestic appearances.

Trescothick was overshadowed by Michael Vaughan during the 2002–03 Ashes series, averaging only 26.10 with a top score of 72 in comparison to Vaughan's average of 63.30 and three centuries. Trescothick averaged 31.60 across 10 matches in the VB Series,<ref>Batting and Fielding for England VB Series 2002/3, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 7 August 2007.</ref> but England were outplayed by Australia throughout the tour. Trescothick failed to excel in the 2003 World Cup as England failed to qualify for the knock-out stages.<ref>8th Match: Zimbabwe v England at Harare, ESPNcricinfo, 13 February 2003. Retrieved on 7 August 2007.</ref> In his five matches, Trescothick's top score was 58 against Namibia, with a tournament average of 23.20.<ref>Batting and Fielding in ICC World Cup 2002/03, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 7 August 2007.</ref>

Continued success in 2003 and 2004Edit

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Trescothick was a successful left-handed opening batsman for England for a number of years

Trescothick played well against a weak Zimbabwe side in the two-Test series in May–June 2003, and scored an unbeaten century in the three ODIs against Pakistan averaging over 100.<ref>Batting and Fielding for England, National Westminster Bank Challenge 2003, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 7 August 2007.</ref> His form continued in the 2003 NatWest Series, with 114 not out against South Africa. The opening stand with Vikram Solanki of 200 runs was the highest first-wicket partnership for England and provided the first instance of both England openers scoring centuries in the same innings.<ref>Gupta, Rajneesh "England v South Africa ODI on 28 June 2003 – statistical highlights", CricketArchive, 28 June 2003. Retrieved on 7 August 2007.</ref> Trescothick maintained his form in the South Africa Test matches; a career-best 219 at The Oval completed a successful series in which he averaged 60.87.<ref>South Africa in England, 2003 Test Series Averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref>

In Bangladesh, scores in the nineties against both the President's XI and Bangladesh A were followed by a century in the first Test, and 60 in the second. He scored one half century in the three ODIs, although England only used five batsman in the comfortable victories. England played poorly against Sri Lanka,<ref>Miller, Andrew"And the walls came tumbling down.", ESPNcricinfo, 21 December 2003. Retrieved on 22 October 2007.</ref> with Trescothick finding it hard to build a large innings. He attempted to take control of the match with 70 at Colombo, as England tried to get something from the series, but was also criticised for his poor catching.<ref>Millar, Andrew "Could do better – and will need to in West Indies", ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2003. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref><ref>"Trescothick stays positive", BBC Sport, 19 December 2003. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref>

His form in the tour to the West Indies in March and April 2004 was mixed. After several low scores in the Test series—Trescothick started with only 20 runs from his first five innings—he reached two half-centuries, but failed to make a substantial match-winning contribution. This poor touring form may have been the start of the troubles that would rule him out of international cricket in the future. Trescothick said, "The hardest thing for me has been the pitches. So far nets and the matches have been on average surfaces and runs have been hard work...In England you get used to good practice surfaces so the rhythm of batting comes pretty easy [sic]."<ref>Cheese, Caroline "Trescothick in the doldrums", BBC Sport, 2 April 2004. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> However, he topped the England batting averages in the 7-match one-day series, with 267 runs including 130 in the 5th ODI and 82 from 57 balls in the 7th.<ref>England in West Indies, 2003–04 One-day Series Averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref>

Back in England, Trescothick was called upon to captain England after Michael Vaughan sustained a knee injury. Although other England captains had seemed to suffer a lack of batting form, the extra authority did not affect Trescothick, and he forged a good partnership with debutant Andrew Strauss against New Zealand. This understanding developed in the second Test with a first-wicket partnership of 153; Trescothick went on to score 132, his sixth Test century.<ref>"Trescothick propels England", BBC Sport, 5 June 2004. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> Trescothick's partnerships with Strauss were to average 52.35 in 52 innings.<ref>"The Trescothick factor, and Kumble's profligacy" ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 25 August 2007.</ref> His first century against the West Indies followed in the second Test, and Trescothick became the first player to make centuries in both innings of a Test match at Edgbaston, and the ninth England player to score a century in each innings of a Test match.<ref>"England wrap up easy win", BBC Sport, 1 August 2004. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Edgbaston">Tests – Century in both innings, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 14 July 2007.</ref> Trescothick was again England's best One Day International batsman in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, scoring 261 runs in just four innings, including a century in the final; he also took his fourth ODI wicket.

2004 and 2005 AshesEdit

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Trescothick's England ODI shirt

The 2004–5 tour of Zimbabwe caused several players to voice their concerns about the Robert Mugabe regime, the security issues in the country, and the standard of the Zimbabwean side.<ref>"England agree to five-match series in Zimbabwe", ESPNcricinfo, 9 September 2004. Retrieved on 30 May 2007.</ref> Steve Harmison was the first to boycott the tour for "political and sporting reasons",<ref>"Harmison opts out of Zimbabwe tour", ESPNcricinfo, 19 September 2004. Retrieved on 30 May 2007.</ref> and Flintoff was reported to be considering taking a moral stand himself. The England Chairman of Selectors David Graveney denied that the selectors would leave out players unhappy with touring Zimbabwe and would put their absences down to injury.<ref>"Full-strength side will tour Zimbabwe", ESPNcricinfo, 26 September 2004. Retrieved on 30 May 2007.</ref> Flintoff and Trescothick were, however, "rested" allowing Kevin Pietersen to make his debut.<ref>"Flintoff and Trescothick stay at home", ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2004. Retrieved on 30 May 2007.</ref>

Trescothick used the time to prepare for the following series in South Africa, even took up yoga in attempt to bolster his performances abroad.<ref>"Trescothick looks for form abroad", BBC Sport, 9 December 2004. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> In December 2004, he made 85 not out against an N.F. Oppenheimer XI in South Africa. A partnership of 152 with Strauss in the opening Test against South Africa was followed by a partnership of 273 in the second, in which they both scored over 130. This was a record opening partnership at Durban and England's first 200 opening stand since Gooch and Mike Atherton in 1991.<ref>"Highest partnership for the first wicket", ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> Before this, the difference between his home and abroad average was over 20,<ref name="salute">"Trescothick salutes star partner", BBC Sport, 28 December 2004. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> and his third overseas century went a long way to counter this. With regard to his touring difficulties, Trescothick stated "I wouldn't say I've put it to rest, but I've made a big step forward to putting it to rest. It's a mental battle for me, something I have to deal with and work hard to try to understand what is different.<ref name="salute"/> He made a further improvement with an even larger score of 180, as England won the fourth Test. After batting slowly with Ashley Giles, the fall of Hoggard's wicket soon afterwards spurred Trescothick to start "unleashing ferocious shots", setting up an unlikely victory with Steve Harmison partnering him.<ref>Agnew, Jonathan "Trescothick the inspiration, BBC Sport, 17 January 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.</ref> In the matches preceding the 2005 Ashes series, England wrapped up two easy victories against Bangladesh. Trescothick scored 194 in the first Test, and 151 in the second.<ref>"Trescothick leads England assault", BBC Sport, 3 June 2005. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> He also scored an unbeaten 100 in his 100th ODI against Bangladesh, surpassing Gooch's record of eight ODI centuries for England.<ref>ODI Most hundreds in a career, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref>

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An innings-by-innings breakdown of Trescothick's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).

Trescothick fared better in 2005 than in the previous Ashes series, becoming the second highest run scorer in the series (behind the prolific Kevin Pietersen).<ref>Australia in England, 2005 Test Series Averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> During the third Test, he became the fastest player to reach 5,000 runs in Test cricket,<ref>Lynch, Stephen "Trescothick's record, and Crawley's near thing", ESPNcricinfo, 26 September 2005. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref> and also achieved the notable feat of scoring over 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year for the third consecutive year: 1,004 in 2003, 1,003 in 2004, and 1,323 in 2005. He also had the dubious honour of becoming both Glenn McGrath's 500th and Shane Warne's 600th Test wicket during the series.<ref>"Warne joy over 600th Test wicket", BBC Sport, 11 August 2005. Retrieved on 27 July 2007.</ref><ref>"McGrath earns 500th Test wicket", BBC Sport, 21 July 2005. Retrieved on 27 July 2007.</ref> Trescothick was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his achievements in 2005,<ref>Wisden Cricketers of the Year, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 15 October 2007.</ref> and was awarded an MBE in the 2006 New Year honours list with the rest of the English team.<ref>England stars thrilled by honours, BBC Sport, 31 December 2005. Retrieved on 14 October 2007.</ref>

For the Test series against Pakistan, Trescothick was offered the captaincy once more due to an injury to Vaughan. He was unsure whether to accept but realised that as "unofficial second in command...I believe it was the right thing to step up. It is exciting to think I could be in charge for a few weeks...I know there is a chance I maybe won't be a one-match wonder this time – it could be the whole series, but being very close to Michael, I've seen the things it [captaincy] does to you."<ref>Trescothick had captaincy doubt, BBC Sport, 11 November 2005. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref> As it transpired, Trescothick scored 193 in the first innings (although England lost the match), and Vaughan returned for the second Test. Trescothick had considered leaving the tour early when his father-in-law had a serious accident, but stayed in Pakistan as fellow opener Andrew Strauss returned home to attend the birth of his first child.<ref>"Trescothick staying in Pakistan", BBC Sport, 18 November 2005. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref>

Illness and depression throughout 2006Edit

During England's tour of India in February 2006, Trescothick abruptly returned home citing personal reasons. He later blamed a virus.<ref>"Virus forced Trescothick off tour", BBC Sport, 10 April 2006. Retrieved on 8 August 2007.</ref>

Trescothick returned to Test cricket in May, scoring 106 against Sri Lanka to become the first Test centurion of the 2006 English season. The century proved to be the high point of Trescothick's Test summer, however, as he reached a half-century just once in the subsequent six Tests against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. This run of form was lifted later in the year by two ODI centuries, one apiece against Ireland and Sri Lanka. In September, he withdrew from the remaining ODIs against Pakistan and asked not to be considered for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy squad because of a stress-related illness.<ref name="stress"/><ref>"Trescothick out of Trophy", ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 10 June 2007. Template:Webarchive</ref> It was later believed likely that Trescothick had been suffering from clinical depression, which was also the cause of much of his trouble throughout 2006.<ref>"Depression is no respecter of wealth, athleticism, fame and fabulous talent Template:Webarchive", The Independent, 18 November 2006. Retrieved on 18 November 2006.</ref>

Returning once again to the international arena, Trescothick was included in the squad for the 2006–07 Ashes in Australia, and played in the first two tour matches against the Prime Minister's XI and New South Wales. On 14 November, following the match against New South Wales, England announced Trescothick was flying home due to a "recurrence of a stress-related illness".<ref>"Trescothick to miss Ashes series", BBC Sport, 14 November 2006. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref><ref>Hughes, Simon "Sad story of vulnerability", Telegraph.co.uk, 16 November 2006. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref> Geoffrey Boycott later stated that depression amongst cricketers is rarely documented, but with the current congested ICC schedule, player "burnout" and similar illnesses were becoming more commonplace.<ref>Boycott, Geoffrey "Trescothick first victim of this greedy game", Telegraph.co.uk, 15 November 2006. Retrieved on 18 March 2024.</ref>

Trescothick's uncertainty over his place in the England squad drew varied criticism.<ref name="langer">"Langer defends Trescothick stance", BBC Sport, 11 July 2007. Retrieved on 12 July 2007.</ref> However, he also received support from respected players, including Somerset captain Justin Langer,<ref name="langer"/> Alec Stewart, Mike Gatting, and Bob Woolmer.<ref>"Support for Trescothick Template:Webarchive", ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 12 July 2007.</ref>

Recovery then international retirement in 2007–2008Edit

Trescothick ended some speculation about his international career by announcing that he would like to be considered for a place in the national side in the future. England's management staff continued to support him,<ref>Cooper, Adam. "Trescothick flies home Template:Webarchive", Fox Sports (Australia), 15 November 2006. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.</ref> and named him in the initial 25-man squad for the 2007 Test series against the West Indies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Having recovered from a double hernia operation,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and proving himself fit for the start of the county season, Trescothick began his comeback to cricket by scoring 256 from 117 balls in a 50 over match against Devon in April 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Somerset opening batsmen Matthew Wood and Trescothick, who had a "prolific" 2007 domestic season.<ref name="scan">"Trescothick awaits scan verdict", BBC Sport, 4 July 2007. Retrieved on 4 July 2007.</ref>

His comeback to the County Championship continued with a 44-ball half-century against Middlesex on 19 April 2007, while in May he hit a career-best 284 against Northamptonshire,<ref>"Trescothick hits new heights Template:Webarchive". ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 12 July 2007</ref> although Trescothick stated then that he did not feel ready for an international Test match position.<ref name="rebuilding"/> Trescothick followed this double century with a knock of 76 off 35 balls against Northamptonshire, with five fours and seven sixes.<ref>"Afzaal aggression sinks Somerset", BBC Sport, 27 June 2007. Retrieved on 28 June 2007.</ref>

Debate over Trescothick's place in the England squad continued amid an end-of-series reshuffle in the England batting line-up. This included the dropping of fellow opener Strauss from the one-day side,<ref name="express">Turberville, Hugh "Schofield back in fold for England", The Daily Express, 12 July 2007. Retrieved on 12 July 2007.</ref> and the rise of Alastair Cook as a Test and ODI opener for England.<ref name="hold"/> Trescothick stated that he would see how he progresses before committing to the international scene: "Of course I'd love to play for England again.... Clearly, if I want to continue my career I have to undertake another tour. But for now, if and when I get back to full fitness and I think I am OK and ready to play, I'll make myself available for England."<ref name="hold">""Trescothick keeps England on hold", BBC Sport, 24 June 2007. Retrieved on 3 July 2007</ref> He added that he was "desperate to play for England again" but was waiting until he was "as convinced as I can be that I am ready to take on the challenge of international cricket".<ref name="desperate">"Trescothick: 'I'm desperate to play for England'", ESPNcricinfo, 11 July 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2007.</ref>

In July 2007, Trescothick was named in the preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa, with the full squad to be confirmed on 11 August.<ref>"Trescothick back in England squad", BBC Sport, 11 July 2007. Retrieved on 11 July 2007.</ref> However, Trescothick pulled himself out of the squad before the final confirmation date, stating that "[I am] now clear that I should take more time to complete my recovery".<ref>"Trescothick out of England tours Template:Webarchive", inthenews.co.uk, 25 July 2007. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.</ref> The England selectors confirmed that they remained in favour of including Trescothick at some point, looking "forward to his making himself available again for England when the time is right". Trescothick, however, said that he knows England cannot wait for him forever,<ref name=dropout/> and on 10 September 2007 he went into his second year without an England contract.<ref>"Prior not given central contract", BBC Sport, 10 October 2007. Retrieved on 10 October 2007.</ref>

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Trescothick leaves a straight ball at Taunton during his benefit year at Somerset in 2008.

Meanwhile, his good domestic form continued with a fast 146 and 69 not out during a four-day match against Northamptonshire, giving Somerset an unlikely victory.<ref>"Trescothick anchors surprise win", BBC Sport, 17 July 2007. Retrieved on 17 July 2007.</ref> A score of 49 from 83 balls followed in the four-day match against Nottinghamshire,<ref>Nottinghamshire v Somerset, CricketArchive, 11 August 2007. Retrieved on 1 October 2007.</ref> and a score of 84 from 79 balls against Durham<ref>"Big guns fire Somerset to victory" BBC Sport, Retrieved on 25 August 2007.</ref> was followed by a man-of-the-match winning 124 which saw Somerset promoted to the first division of the NatWest Pro40.<ref>NatWest Pro40 – Division Two: Surrey v Somerset, BBC Sport. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.</ref> Of his 2007 season, Somerset director of cricket Brian Rose stated that Trescothick had made "terrific progress".<ref name=dropout>"Trescothick reveals England fear", BBC Sport, 26 July 2007. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.</ref> Trescothick maintained prolific form throughout the season despite a foot injury, scoring 1,343 runs at an average of 61.04 to guide Somerset to the Division 2 championship.<ref>First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Marcus Trescothick, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 1 October 2007.</ref> He was awarded a benefit year in 2008, following on from successful surgery on an injured metatarsal.<ref>"Trescothick on mend after surgery" BBC News retrieved 16 November 2007</ref> He remains firm, however, on his decision to stay out of the England team for the sake of his health.<ref name=healthabove/>

On 15 March 2008, Somerset announced that Trescothick had decided to pull out of the county's pre-season tour of the UAE after suffering a recurrence of his condition, leading many to speculate that, given this latest setback, it seemed increasing unlikely that Trescothick would represent England again.<ref name=recurrence/> Somerset's director of cricket Brian Rose, however, stated that he didn't "see the setback as a major problem" and that Trescothick would be able to play for Somerset in the following season, and "for many years" after.<ref name=rose>"Somerset upbeat over Trescothick" BBC News retrieved 17 March 2008</ref> He would never return to international level, however, and announced his retirement from international cricket on 22 March 2008. He stated that he had "tried on numerous occasions to make it back to the international stage and it has proved a lot more difficult than [he] expected" and repeated his desire to continue playing domestic cricket.<ref name=retire1>"Trescothick ends England career" BBC News retrieved 22 March 2008</ref> He later stated that it was his decision to withdraw from Somerset's tour of Dubai that prompted his decision.<ref>"Tour sealed Trescothick decision" BBC News retrieved 25 March 2008</ref>

In response, Angus Fraser wrote: "Obviously, it is sad to see such a dedicated, patriotic and likeable man forced to give up something that patently meant so much to him, but the inner torment that came with attempting to overcome the mental illness that prevented him from touring with England for more than two years had to be brought to an end. It was doing Trescothick and his family no good at all. Representing your country is a source of huge pride, but there are far more important things in life".<ref>Fraser, Angus, "Trescothick takes the right decision" The Independent. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.</ref> Fraser also wrote: "It was in Pakistan that Marcus Trescothick's mental illness began to stir and the opener has not played an overseas test since".<ref name="NZ_Herald_10498062">Template:Cite news</ref>

After an excellent domestic season for Somerset, including 184 in a 40-over match against Gloucestershire (his highest List A score),<ref>Somerset v Gloucestershire, 23 August 2008, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 31 August 2008.</ref> Trescothick released his autobiography, Coming Back to Me, on 1 September 2008, explaining that he had suffered from anxiety attacks since the age of 10, and that playing domestic cricket meant that, at all times, he was only ever three hours away from his family.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He said,

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The book has been widely commended for its honesty,<ref name="Fatal obsession">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with Trescothick's difficulties drawing comparison with Harold Gimblett's similar mental health problems.<ref name="Trescothick, Gimblett and the black wings of depression">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite attempts by Pietersen to entice Trescothick back into the England set-up, Trescothick confirmed that his decision has been made and that he is putting his health and family first.<ref>Trescothick ends return talk, 13 August 2008, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 31 August 2008.</ref> In November 2008 Coming Back to Me was named the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> In April 2009, Trescothick turned down another request from new England captain Andrew Strauss to consider making himself available for England's World Twenty20 Championship campaign.<ref name="2020comeback">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Later county careerEdit

Trescothick continued his career with Somerset into 2009, having received a benefit year from his county, as well as a new stand in his name. During his benefit year he averaged 46.59 in the 4-day game, including three centuries, and he started 2009 with 52 against Warwickshire.<ref name="pcabat">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was also announced on 20 April 2009 that Trescothick has become a patron of Anxiety UK, following the revelations of his biography.<ref name="anx">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As the season progressed, Trescothick found success in all forms of the game. On 1 June, he scored 69 from 47 balls as part of a 129-partnership with Craig Kieswetter against Glamorgan;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> on 3 June he scored 52 against Worcestershire;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> he was stumped five short of his second Championship century of the season against Lancashire;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and then scored 78 against Yorkshire on 14 June.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By 16 June, he had scored a hundred apiece in the Friends Provident Trophy and the County Championship, both with averages in the high 50s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 31 July, he became the first player in the country to accrue 1,000 first-class runs in the 2009 season during the 1st innings of the County Championship match against Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also performed well in the one day arena, taking Somerset to the final of the Twenty20 championship while continuing to reject any suggestions of returning for the final Test of the 2009 Ashes series.<ref name="dream over"/> He finished the season as the leading run scorer in the County Championship, scoring 1,817 runs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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Trescothick was also named Most Valuable Player by the Professional Cricketers' Association for his 2,934 runs in all competitions in the 2009 season,<ref name="meet the teams">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 1,745 of these in the County Championship. Over the winter he starred in a short film to promote Somerset, commissioned by inward investment agency Into Somerset.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2009 Champions League Twenty20Edit

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With Somerset runners-up in the English 2009 Twenty20 Cup, Trescothick and his county travelled to India to partake in the Champions League Twenty20 in October. Though both Kieswetter and Hildreth were anticipated as successes, it was Trescothick who was described as having "been in sparkling form all season" and began the tournament under media scrutiny given his previous difficulties playing on tour. There was much speculation regarding any "recurrence of his stress-related illness that originally occurred in 2006", as this was to be his first overseas outing since an aborted attempt in 2008.<ref name="meet the teams" /> Trescothick himself responded to the media by making a statement to the BBC World Service which read "I know the risk and I know what happens when it goes wrong. In the last couple of times I have tried to go on tour it's failed, so of course [it is a risk]... Let's try and break the tradition of what has happened over the last few times... I can only try. It's a big competition for the players and for the club. I have got to try and make it happen." Meanwhile, Langer assured the media that Trescothick could pull out whenever he wished to.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Somerset, who began the tour without Trescothick as he was arriving later than most of the squad, commenced their warm up with a victory over the Otago Volts.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The opener arrived three days later, confident in his ability to complete the tour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Somerset began with a close victory against the Deccan Chargers on 10 October, winning from the last ball. Trescothick was dismissed for 14 from 12 in his first match outside England since 2006, "after offering a fleeting glimpse of his talent" according to ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Trescothick was unable to avoid a recurrence of his previous difficulties when travelling abroad, however, and returned home on 15 October, citing the same "stress related illness". Brian Rose, who Trescothick had approached initially after Somerset's defeat by Trinidad and Tobago on 12 October,<ref name="flies home from india">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> released a statement to the media stating "Marcus admitted a couple of days ago that he wasn't 100% so that's fair enough. I think his future will be in domestic cricket and that may even help him with this particular form of illness. I think over the next two or three years you'll see Marcus Trescothick performing wonderfully well in county cricket."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Michael Vaughan, who had by then retired from cricket, praised Trescothick's "courageous" decision, as did Vikram Solanki, then PCA chairman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Journalist Andrew Miller called for an end to the rising criticism of Trescothick's decision from the public,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while Paul Hayward of the Guardian also derided those critical of the Somerset player's actions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite returning home, Trescothick continued to affirm his commitment to the club by signing a new three-year contract with optional fourth year, in December. He was named captain for the 2010 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Captaincy 2010 – 2015Edit

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Trescothick batting for Somerset against Yorkshire in 2010

Trescothick led Somerset into the 2010 season as captain, and began strongly in the County Championship with a century and four half-centuries from his first eight games, though he struggled in the newly formed Clydesdale Bank 40 with only 95 runs from the first five matches, and in the Friends Provident T20 173 runs at 21.62 with a best of 50.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This half century came on 25 June, where together with Kieron Pollard helped secure victory over Sussex, and was scored from 31 balls.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite Trescothick's four-day form, however, Somerset struggled early on, with only one victory over Yorkshire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In a Twenty20 match against Hampshire on 9 July at Taunton, Trescothick hit a half-century from 13 deliveries, including five sixes and five fours – a record fastest fifty in English domestic Twenty20 cricket. He was eventually dismissed for 78 from only 32 balls.<ref name="Record-breaking Trescothick sets up win" /> He went on to lead Somerset to runners-up position for all three English domestic competitions, losing out to Nottinghamshire in the County Championship, Hampshire in the Twenty20 and Warwickshire in the CB40 competition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2011 Trescothick started off the county championship season very strongly and was the first batsman in the country to score 1000 championship runs. He was awarded the 2011 season MVP (Most Valuable Player) award for his performances throughout the season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He ended 2011 with six centuries in the County Championship, batting with an average of 79.66 across the year. Somerset earned record financial returns that year,<ref name="Somerset announce financial success in 2011">Template:Cite news</ref> but again failed in the semi-final and final stages of all major competitions.<ref name="The winner is...">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Across all three formats, Trescothick took 2,518 runs for his county. ESPNcricinfo's George Dobell noted in their end of season round-up that "He continues to dominate county attacks in a way that only Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash – of recent batsmen – could match. There are times when he makes the bowlers' job appear impossible."<ref name="The winner is..." /> However, as 2012 – Trescothick's 19th season at Somerset – approached, there was talk of resting him from the newly formed one-day cricket championship that following year.<ref name="Somerset captain Trescothick may be rested in CB40">Template:Cite news</ref> Trescothick did not travel with the rest of the side to the Champions League T20 in India. He missed part of the 2012 domestic season due to an ankle injury, and struggled for form going seven four-day matches without a half-century until passing fifty against Sussex in August and going on to score a century.<ref name="Trescothick regains his touch">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By the end of the season he had played only five one day games, scoring 118 runs at 39.33, two T20 matches making only 31 runs in total, and nine County Championship games in which he scored 506 runs at 38.92, including two centuries.<ref name="2012 Averages for Marcus Trescothick">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This was his lowest home-season aggregate since 1995.<ref name="battingbyseason" /> He nevertheless made a statement to the media voicing his wish to continue playing into his forties, and took up a winter commentary stint with Sky Sports to cover England's tour of India.<ref name="Trescothick sets sights on 40 and beyond">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 2013 season, however, found Trescothick averaging only in the mid-twenties,<ref name="Clouds remains for Trescothick and Somerset">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and failed to score a century for the first time since 1998.<ref name="Trescothick retains Somerset captaincy"/> He remained, however, the second-highest run maker for Somerset, behind only Nick Compton,<ref name="Records / 2013 - Somerset / First-class matches / Most runs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and retained the captaincy for the 2014 season.<ref name="Trescothick retains Somerset captaincy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He continued to appear as a commentator and analyst for Sky Sports in the off-season, in particular during coverage of the 2014 World T20. He also publicly lent his support to England's Jonathan Trott during the latter's departure from the 2013–14 Ashes series, empathising with Trott's stress-related illness in a statement to Sky Sports which recalled his own experiences, recalling that "you just can't take any more, you just can't get through the day let alone go out there and play a Test match and win a Test match."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Trescothick began the 2014 season strongly. He scored 112 in a warm-up game against Middlesex,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> followed by 95 against a university team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Subsequent scores of 20, 17 and five in the next three innings prompted George Dobell of ESPNcricinfo to comment that "Trescothick does not look anything like the batsman he once was,"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but he returned to form on 28 April with a further century against Sussex. It was his first in the County Championship since 2012,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was followed on 22 May with a second hundred, against Durham at Taunton. This century came 618 days after the last time he scored a hundred at his home ground.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He passed 1,000 runs for the season on 25 September against Yorkshire, in the final game of the year's County Championship.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2015, Trescothick scored over 1,000 runs for the season, including three centuries and eight 50s,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and completed the milestone yet again in July 2016 against Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Continuing career after captaincyEdit

In January 2016 after six seasons in the job Trescothick stood down from the Somerset captaincy to let experienced new overseas signing Chris Rogers lead the team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Trescothick finished his first season without the captaincy since retiring from England duty with a season average of over 53 and also became the Somerset cricketer with the highest number of first class catches in the history of the club.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> He extended his contract with Somerset for the 2017 season<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> during which he broke the record previously belonging to Harold Gimblett for most first class centuries for Somerset<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and signed another 12 month extension with Somerset in August 2017, to the end of the 2018 season, his 26th season with Somerset.<ref name="auto"/> On 25 September 2018 Trescothick took three consecutive slip catches as Craig Overton registered a hat-trick in the county championship against Notts. It was only the third time in first-class cricket all three dismissals in a hat-trick were caught by the same non wicket-keeping fielder.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 27 June 2019 Trescothick announced that he would retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2019 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His last on-field appearance came as a substitute fielder in the final few minutes of Somerset's County Championship game against Essex at Taunton on 26 September 2019. He was greeted with a standing ovation and left the field to a guard of honour from the opposition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Post-playing careerEdit

In retirement, Trescothick has served as batting coach for the England Test team. On 30 July 2024 Marcus Trescothick appointed interim head coach of England white-ball team after Matthew Mott steps down.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Personal lifeEdit

Trescothick married Hayley Rowse in Trull, Somerset, on 24 January 2004,<ref>"Winning catch for England batsman", BBC Sport, 24 January 2004. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.</ref> and the couple have two daughters.<ref>"Trescothick tires of the treadmill", ESPNcricinfo, 14 November 2006. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.</ref><ref>Congratulations to Marcus and HayleySomerset County Cricket Club retrieved 17 March 2008 Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He lives in Taunton, and also owns property in Barbados, near similar properties owned by Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff.<ref>Brierley, Chris "Golf break: Royal Westmoreland, Barbados", Manchester Evening News, 11 January 2005. Retrieved on 25 July 2007. Template:Webarchive</ref> Trescothick is an honorary vice-president of Bristol City F.C., as well as being a keen golfer.<ref name="foot"/>

HonoursEdit

Trescothick was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours for services to cricket and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to mental ill health, as mental health ambassador for the Professional Cricketers' Association.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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