Charlie Shreck

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Charlie Shreck (born January 6, 1978) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played with Nottinghamshire since 2003, having previously played for Cornwall and Sussex. During 2005/06 he also played for Wellington.

Despite being unable to bowl Nottinghamshire out of relegation from the First Division in the 2003 season, and again being unable to garner a place during 2005 through injury, when the team were once again at the top of the tree, Shreck nevertheless found a place during his year's exile from the English game in New Zealand, where he played three games for Wellington.

Shreck has recently rediscovered his niche as a tailender batsman in a Nottinghamshire side that failed to retain their position in the first division of the County Championship in 2006. During 2006 season he was an effective wicket taker, including taking 8 wickets for 31 runs in the second innings against Middlesex.