 Tremlett was an all-rounder, a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, who had a first-class bowling average of 23.99 and a one-day average of 24.69.He played from 1976 until 1991, and helped Hampshire win the Sunday League title in 1978 and 1986.Tremlett's father, Maurice Tremlett, played county cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club and appeared in three Test matches for England.