Peter Trego Article - Part Two

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On a sunny July afternoon in Southgate, Peter Trego suddenly arrived at Middlesex for the unforgettable but unforgiving one-day-slogathon against Gloucestershire.��� Unexpectedly, though, he then played in seven County Championship matches during the second half of the season.� Peter Trego made a major contribution in those matches; Middlesex would almost certainly have been relegated without that contribution.� And then, just as suddenly, he was gone; back to his Somerset roots.� In part two of a two part story, Barmy Kev and Ged Ladd conclude their story of the short but sweet Middlesex career of Peter Trego.

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Ged�s view from the scorecards � �What I Analysed�

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Peter Trego�s one-day stats were none too flash before he joined Middlesex and not much happened to change them while he was with us either.� Indeed, his one-day statistics with Middlesex, both batting and bowling, are inferior to his pre-Middlesex figures.� To be fair, he had little chance to shine in those six one-day matches, but it is worth pointing out the statistics.� Table One shows all the bowling stats.

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Trego�s first class statistics, on the other hand, came on leaps and bounds, in every respect, both batting and bowling, while at Middlesex.� The sub 50 bowling strike rate and sub 30 bowling average is very impressive for a player who is also useful with the bat.� It is worth restating, his batting strike rate was phenomenal and gave us crucial momentum at end of innings.�� Indeed, if you exclude the vital Kent away 2^nd innings rearguard of 3 runs off 98 balls, his strike rate was better than a run a ball (231 runs off 230 balls).� Table Two shows all the batting stats.

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Conclusion

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Whether you are judging from the boundary or the scorecards (in truth, both Barmy Kev and Ged Ladd did a bit of both), Middlesex would almost certainly have been relegated to the second division for 2006 without Trego�s significant County Championship contributions.�

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It is one of those sad facts of life that Middlesex rediscovered him and that his old county, Somerset, look set to benefit long term, as he has signed up with the cider drinkers.� While disappointed, we think most Middlesex people agree with us that his desire to be with his family a bit more is perfectly understandable.� What�s more, everyone has gained from the matter: Middlesex have survived, Peter�s career is revived, Somerset are well subscribed.

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One of the strangest ironies is that, until now, Trego has never played second division cricket in either discipline: Somerset were 1^st division in both disciplines 2000, 2001 and 2002.� Kent were 1^st division in both disciplines 2003.� For 2006, at Somerset, Trego will need to adapt to 2^nd division cricket in both disciplines.� That might just help him to truly shine.� And might just help Somerset back to one or both 1^st Divisions.

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Peter, we owe you for your Middlesex efforts.� We wish you well with your family and we hope your future cricket career will prosper, except on those occasions when you play against Middlesex, of course.� On those days, please remember who helped you in your hour of need and go a little gently.�������������