Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE (born 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer and former international cricketer, who stood in as Test and ODI captain on several occasions. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals.

Marcus Trescothick
MBE

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Edward Trescothick
Born	(1975-12-25) 25 December 1975 (age 42) Keynsham, Somerset, England
Nickname	Tresco, Banger
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Left-hand
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side	England (2000–2006)
Test debut (cap 603)	3 August 2000 v West Indies
Last Test	17 August 2006 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 158)	8 July 2000 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	28 August 2006 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	23
T20I debut (cap 10)	13 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	28 August 2006 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1993–present	Somerset (squad no. 2)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 76 123 384 372 Runs scored 5,825 4,335 26,018 12,229 Batting average 43.79 37.37 41.42 37.28 100s/50s 14/29 12/21 66/126 28/63 Top score 219 137 284 184 Balls bowled 300 232 2,704 2,010 Wickets 1 4 36 57 Bowling average 155.00 54.75 43.08 28.84 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 1/34 2/7 4/36 4/50 Catches/stumpings 95/– 49/– 545/– 149/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 September 2018

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.

An aggressive opener: as of March 2014 he holds the record for the most ODI centuries of any English player, and for the fastest half-century in English Twenty20 cricket. Trescothick is also an accomplished slip fielder and occasional right-handed medium pace bowler who has kept wicket for England in five ODIs, 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. He began the process of rebuilding his career with Somerset in 2007, and scored two double-centuries that season. However, he continued to remain uneasy about returning to international cricket, and announced his retirement from internationals in March 2008, opting to continue playing at county level for Somerset. Since then, media speculation has continued as to a possible international return – however, Trescothick has repeatedly voiced his intent to remain in retirement, and has suffered recurrences of his condition in both 2008 and 2009 when Somerset toured abroad. He nevertheless continues to play for Somerset, having signed a contract extension until the end of the 2018 season, also working as a commentator and analyst for Sky Sports in the off-season.