Peter Trego retires from cricket, ending 22-year county career

The 40-year-old allrounder spent his final two seasons at Nottinghamshire, having previously attained legendary status at Somerset

Peter Trego has retired from cricket, bringing to a close a 22-year career in the county game.

The 40-year-old allrounder spent his final two seasons at Nottinghamshire, having previously attained legendary status at Somerset, where he scored the majority of his 18,827 runs and took 547 of his 646 wickets.

He briefly left Taunton for spells at Middlesex and Kent but returned, amassing 540 first-team appearances in all, before moving to Trent Bridge in 2020 and winning the T20 Blast at the end of his first season.

“It’s always a strange time that comes to every sportsman,” said Trego. “Coming here for the last couple of years has been amazing. To sign for a club and win a trophy in your first season, even though I only added the icing to that cake, I will always look on that day proudly.

“The young allrounders within the squad, who probably weren’t ready for first team cricket when I arrived, are now winning games for the club, which is magnificent to see.”

Trego led Nottinghamshire’s second team, while also making 23 first-team appearances, eight of which came as captain in the Royal London Cup, while perhaps his most significant contribution came in making 31 in the Blast final victory over Surrey.

^{Peter Trego made his name at Somerset before ending his career at Nottinghamshire}

Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores added: “We’ve only caught the back-end of Pete here at Nottinghamshire, but what a career he’s had. The levels of performance he has sustained over a really long period of time have been there for all to see and he’s very well respected within the county game because of it.

“We brought Pete to Notts because we wanted an experienced head in our dressing room, someone who had seen every situation on the field and could pass on that wisdom to our young players.

“He’s filled that role with distinction, whilst also maintaining his work ethic, ambition and performances as a player in his own right.”

Earlier this season, Trego attempted to qualify for the Open Championship at Hollinwell, telling The Cricketer: “This is the dipping the toe in the water moment as far as going into professional golf is concerned.”

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