26 Facts About James Tredwell

James Cullum Tredwell was born on 27 February 1982 and is an English former international cricketer.

James Tredwell made his debut for Kent in the 2001 season, nine days before his first appearance for England Under-19s.

James Tredwell was part of the one-day set-up for Kent since 2002, but did not secure a regular place in the first-class County Championship team until 2007, a year after taking his maiden ten-wicket haul.

James Tredwell was born in Ashford, Kent and was educated at Southlands Community Comprehensive School in New Romney.

James Tredwell has continued to play cricket for Folkestone in the Kent Cricket League.

James Tredwell made three appearances in youth Test matches for England Under-19 cricket team against the West Indies in August 2001.

James Tredwell made his debut in the first Test at Grace Road, Leicester, alongside future Test cricketers James Anderson and Matt Prior.

James Tredwell claimed six wickets during the series, at an average of 32.50.

James Tredwell was offered a contract with Kent County Cricket Club in 2001 after playing for the youth team.

James Tredwell made his first List A appearance for Kent Cricket Board against Worcestershire Cricket Board in the first round of the 2000 NatWest Trophy, when he was run out for ten and took one wicket.

James Tredwell appeared in the subsequent two rounds of the competition, until Hampshire knocked them out in the third round.

James Tredwell spent the remainder of the 2000 season playing for Kent Second XI.

James Tredwell made 19 List A appearances for Kent in 2002, finishing the season with 21 wickets at an average of 23.76.

James Tredwell played just two County Championship games in 2005, but played extensively in the one-day game, earning an extension to his contract.

James Tredwell was part of the side that won the 2007 Twenty20 Cup, beating Gloucestershire in the final.

James Tredwell finished the 2009 season with 69 first-class wickets at an average of 26.63; the first season in which he had taken more than 40 wickets or more than one five-wicket haul.

James Tredwell was the second-highest wicket taker in the division behind leg-spinner Danish Kaneria.

James Tredwell was named as captain of Kent for the 2013 season, replacing Rob Key.

James Tredwell found juggling both the Kent captaincy and his international commitments difficult and, as a result he resigned the captaincy to be replaced by the returning Key in November 2013.

In March 2016 James Tredwell was selected to represent the Marylebone Cricket Club in the Champion County match against Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi.

James Tredwell took six wickets in the match, bowling 65 overs in the match.

James Tredwell did not play in any of the matches on the tour and was not called up again by England until December 2009 when a series of injuries in the England senior squad on tour in South Africa prompted his call-up to England's squad.

James Tredwell made his Test match debut in the second Test against Bangladesh, taking six wickets on debut as well as scoring 37 runs in England's first innings.

James Tredwell played in all three T20I matches on England's tour of New Zealand.

James Tredwell went into the 2013 Champions Trophy as England's main spin bowler, playing in four of the team's five matches.

James Tredwell was selected for the 2015 World Cup squad but only played in England's final game of the tournament against Afghanistan as the team again failed to advance out of the group stage.