He played for
Nottinghamshire 2003 to 2011, having previously played for
Cornwall. 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 rediscovered his niche as a tailend batsman but potent bowler in a Nottinghamshire side that failed to retain their position in the first division of the County Championship in 2006. During the
2006 season he was an effective wicket taker, including taking 8 wickets for 31 runs in the second innings against
Middlesex. Shreck has continued to perform well in the
2007 season, including taking 7 wickets for 35 runs in a Nottinghamshire vs
Derbyshire Division Two County Championship match. During a June 2007
Twenty20 match Shreck was injured after bowling just one ball; it was driven fiercely back by Derbyshire's
Michael Dighton, striking him on the shin. Shreck made his comeback in a Pro40 Division 1 game in which Nottinghamshire easily defeated struggling
Gloucestershire by 116 runs. In 2007/08 he was back in New Zealand playing club cricket for Hutt District but mainly representing Wellington as an overseas player in first-class competitions. Shreck had another sound season for Notts
in 2008 bowling more overs than any other bowler in England and being among the leading wicket takers in the country. For the second year running he was voted Notts' player of the season. The
2009 season saw a return of injury problems however, resulting in operations to both his shoulder and knee during the winter. On Saturday, 12 June 2010, Shreck made his debut for
North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League Division One side Sandyford, picking up figures of 5–43 in a 128-run win over Betley. He was released by Nottinghamshire toward the end of the
2011 season to allow him to sign a two-year deal with
Kent. At the end of the
2013 season, and despite being Kent's leading wicket taker in the County Championship, Shreck was told that he would not be offered a new contract. He subsequently joined
Leicestershire for the
2014 season, where in 2015 he suffered the ignominy of six ducks in consecutive innings, equalling a world record last suffered in England by
Victor Cannings in 1957 and 1958. Following an injury, Shreck retired from first class cricket in July 2017. ==References==