Tim Wren

Timothy Neil Wren (born 26 March 1970) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club during the 1990s.^[1][2]

Tim Wren

Personal information
Full name	Timothy Neil Wren
Born	(1970-03-26) 26 March 1970 (age 54) Folkestone, Kent
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989–1997	Kent
LA debut	27 August 1989 Kent v Leicestershire
Last LA	25 May 1997 Kent v Sussex
FC debut	28 July 1989 Kent v Worcestershire
Last FC	28 June 1997 Kent v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 30 45 Runs scored 141 46 Batting average 6.71 7.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 23 7* Balls bowled 4,024 1,773 Wickets 66 36 Bowling average 36.60 39.66 5 wickets in innings 3 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 6/48 6/41 Catches/stumpings 12/– 8/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 April 2014

Early life

Wren was born at Folkestone in 1970,^[1] and attended Harvey Grammar School in the town.^[3] He made his debut for Kent's Second XI in 1987 and played under-25 cricket for the county the following year before making his First XI debut in 1989, opening the bowling and taking one wicket in a List A fixture against Leicestershire at Cheriton Road in Folkestone.^[4]

Cricket career

A left-arm medium pace bowler, Wren made his first-class cricket debut the following season, playing in five of Kent's County Championship matches during 1990, although he took only six wickets.^[4] He played club cricket for Ashford Cricket Club during the early 1990s, where he was mentored by Peter Moralee, a Kent development coach working at Ashford Prep School,^[5] but Wren played only a handful of matches for the county side between 1991 and 1994, unable to break into the team on a regular basis.^[4]

Wren played most of his First XI cricket between 1994 and 1996, making seven first-class appearances in each of the three seasons and playing a significant role in Kent's one-day side during the period. He took 17 first-class and 8 List A wickets during 1994, and the following season took 23 first-class wickets, the most of his career.^[4] He also took 16 List A wickets as Kent won the Sunday league competition.^[6] After taking nine first-class and seven List A wickets in 1996 he played just five matches in 1997, taking only one wicket, and was released by the club at the end of the season.^[4]

Post-retirement

After retiring from top-level cricket, Wren played in the Kent Cricket League for Sibton Park and Canterbury Cricket Clubs.^[4] His family owns a plumbing and heating engineering business in Folkestone and Wren worked in the company as an engineer during the off-season when he was playing professionally. He has since become a partner in the family business.^[6]

References

1. "Tim Wren". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
2. Ellis C, Pennell M (2010) Trophies and Tribulations, p. 204. London: Greenwich Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9564081-0-5.
3. "From Phil Harding". Old Harveians Association. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
4. Tim Wren, CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2023. (subscription required)
5. Peter Moralee steps down after 25 years service to Kentish cricket, Kent County Cricket Club, 27 March 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
6. Where are they now? Kent – 1995 AXA Sunday League winners, The Cricket Paper, 2 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

External links

• Tim Wren at ESPNcricinfo