Timothy Thomas Bresnan is an English cricketer. He is a fast-medium bowler, as well as being respected for his ability with the bat for Yorkshire. He normally fields in the deep. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2002 and 2003. In June 2006 he was called up to the England One Day International side, and in May 2009, he joined England's Test side.

Bresnan earned his first international call-up in June 2006, when he was named in the England One Day International squad to play Ireland and Sri Lanka. Bresnan has also represented England at youth level, with seven youth Tests and 23 youth ODIs for England U-19. Bresnan made his England debut in the Twenty20  international against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl on 15 June 2006. He scored 6 not out and conceded 20 runs from his two overs. Two days later he appeared in his first One Day International against the same opposition at Lord's, taking 1-44 from nine overs as England fell to a 20-run defeat. On April 29 2009 Bresnan was named in the England squad for the upcoming Test series against West Indies, replacing the injured Andrew Flintoff.