[1][2] He is a leg-spinner who got into the Zimbabwe side at the age of eighteen, following the exit of Paul Strang, Andy Whittall and Ray Price.
After several years on the fringes of the national team Cremer finally broke into the limited overs squad against the West Indies in late 2007.
It wasn't until the Al Barakah Cup Twenty20 tournament in Canada that Cremer was finally given a chance in the shorter format, and he made the most of it by taking 2/10 from his 3 overs.
[4] Cremer announced his retirement from Zimbabwe Cricket after disputes over payments in 2013, focusing instead on becoming a professional golfer.
[6][7] However, prior to Sri Lanka test tour, former Zimbabwean cricketer Heath Streak was appointed as the coach and Cremer stood as the captain for the series.
Under Cremer, Zimbabwe advanced to the finals of a tri-series for the first time in six years with four different results – a loss, a tie, a no-result and a win.
[13] However, Zimbabwe lost the match by 4 wickets, where Sri Lanka successfully chased 388 runs to post highest ever run-chase in Asia in tests.
[16][17] In April 2019, he acted as a coaching consultant for the United Arab Emirates cricket team for their tour to Zimbabwe.