Peter David Trego (born 12 June 1981) is a former English

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er who played primarily for

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. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm

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bowler. He is a big hitting

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who is capable of taking a one-day match away from opposing teams in the latter stages.

Career

Born June 1981 in

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, Somerset, Trego made his first-class debut for Somerset in April 2000 against Oxford Universities. He took two wickets in the match, but was not required to bat. His first appearance in

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came two months later, playing a Norwich Union National League game against

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. One of the highlights of Trego's debut season came in the

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match against

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, where he made an unbeaten 27 batting in Somerset's first innings, followed by bowling figures of 4/84 in Yorkshire's first innings. Towards the end of the 2000 season, Trego was selected as part of the

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to play the touring

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. He appeared in all three

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s (ODIs), scoring a

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and taking four wickets as he did so. He also played in the first

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, scoring 90, and taking 1/48 in the match. He is the leading runscorer in Hong Kong Sixes cricket (184 runs). He also has the record for the highest individual score in

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(65*). In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. Trego was released by Somerset at the end of the 2019 season and signed for

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on a two-year contract. He announced his retirement with immediate effect from cricket in September 2021.

Football career

Trego also plays football as a goalkeeper to a reasonable level. During the 2004–05 season, he played for

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, and became only the third goalkeeper in the club's history to score when he found the net from a free kick within his own half. He has also played for

, Clevedon Town and Chippenham Town for whom he also scored while in goal in similar fashion to his previous one. In March 2015, he joined

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on non-contract forms.

Television career

In March 2016 it was announced that Trego would join the new television channel

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as a presenter and narrator, after he retires from playing cricket. Trego has also presented on RobinsTV occasionally for

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Personal life

Peter went to Wyvern Comprehensive School, now Hans Price Academy, in Weston-super-Mare. He is married to Claire Trego, with whom he has three children.

References

External links

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Somerset County Cricket Club profile
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