Somerset to part ways with Peter Trego at end of season

by  Cricbuzz Staff  •  Published on Thu, 29 Aug, 08:21 PM

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Having first appeared for the second XI side, Trego made his senior debut in June 2000 and has since gone on to become the club's second-highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. © Getty

A year after Peter Trego signed a white-ball-only contract with Somerset, the club has decided not to renew his contract. The 2019 season, in that case, will be Trego's last at Somerset, where he first played first as a 16-year-old. His exit together with Marcus Trescothick at the end of this season will mark a major change of guard at the club.

Having first appeared for the second XI side, Trego made his senior debut in a 40-over Sunday League match at Bath in June 2000 and has since gone on to become the club's second-highest run-scorer in T20 cricket (3,273 runs). Trego is also third in Somerset's all-time list of List A century makers with 10 hundreds in total.

"I understand the club's desire to give younger players an opportunity, and while I'm no longer going to be a Somerset player, I will always be a Somerset fan," Trego told the club website on Thursday (August 29). "It's been a long and fantastic journey. I've got so many wonderful memories, but that final one-day game at Lord's has to stand out.

"Walking around the ground with the trophy and long-standing team-mates such as Hildy [James Hildreth] was the icing on the cake of what's been a great time in my life. The positive memories that we've all shared together will stay with me forever."

Trego, 38, helped Somerset win the Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord's in May earlier this year but hasn't played for the county after the Vitality T20 Blast clash against Sussex in Taunton.

On Trego leaving the club, Somerset director of cricket Andy Hurry said: "There are so many great memories of his contributions to the club over the years, and one I will never forget is his 54-ball century against Yorkshire to help us chase down 476 to win the Championship match at Taunton in 2009.

"This year we have seen the emergence of several young players and this has meant that Pete's opportunities in the 1st XI have been limited. He obviously wants to be playing 1st XI cricket, which is not something that we can guarantee him here at the moment, and therefore we feel that it is in both the club's and Pete's best interests for him to consider other opportunities."