Martin Snedden

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Martin Snedden

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Snedden in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Martin Colin Snedden
Born (1958-11-23) 23 November 1958 (age 64)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Relations Warwick Snedden (father)
Michael Snedden (son)
Nessie Snedden (grandfather)
Colin Snedden (uncle)
Alice Snedden (niece)
Cyril Snedden (great-uncle)
Owen Snedden (great-uncle)
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  149)21 February 1981 v  India
Last Test5 July 1990 v  England
ODI debut(cap  37)23 November 1980 v  Australia
Last ODI1 May 1990 v  Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches2593118151
Runs scored3275351,7921,101
Batting average 14.8615.2818.8617.20
100s/50s0/00/10/60/3
Top score33* 646979
Balls bowled4,7754,5259,9184,794
Wickets 58114387209
Bowling average 37.9128.3925.6222.93
5 wickets in innings 10151
10 wickets in match0020
Best bowling5/684/348/735/19
Catches/stumpings 7/–19/–55/–35/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017

Martin Colin Snedden CNZM (born 23 November 1958) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 25 cricket tests, and 93 One Day Internationals, between 1980 and 1990. He was a member of New Zealand's seam bowling attack, alongside Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield, throughout its golden age in the 1980s.

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Family

Snedden was born in 1958 in Auckland. [1] His uncle, Colin Snedden, played one Test for New Zealand; his father, Warwick Snedden, and grandfather, Nessie Snedden, both also played first-class cricket. His brother, Patrick Snedden, is a company director and philanthropist. [2] His son, Michael, made his first-class cricket debut for Wellington in October 2019, and became the first fourth-generation cricketer to play first-class cricket in New Zealand. [3]

International career

Snedden's best Test figures were 5 for 68 in New Zealand's victory over West Indies in Christchurch in 1986–87. [4] He was the first bowler to concede 100 runs in a One Day International with figures of 12–1–105–2 from a 60-over match; [5] it remained the record for most runs conceded until surpassed by Mick Lewis in March 2006. Snedden was usually a lower-order batsman though he once scored 64 opening the innings in a One Day International. He also represented Auckland in New Zealand provincial cricket.

During 1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series, Snedden was believed to have made a fair catch by the TV replay footage at the boundary ropes. However, the on-field umpires ruled that Greg Chappel was not out and he went on to score 90 runs. [6]

Beyond cricket

Snedden, a lawyer by profession, was for some years the chief executive officer of New Zealand Cricket. He left NZC to head the 2011 Rugby World Cup Organising Team. Snedden was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year Honours, for services to sporting administration. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 592. ISBN   9780790001302 . Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Philanthropy NZ Conference 2011 Speakers Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Four generations of first-class cricketers as Michael Snedden makes Shield debut". Stuff. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "3rd Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 12-15 1987". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Gooch sets up history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Aggarwal, Shubh. "A tactic that went against the spirit of cricket | ON THIS DAY". www.cricket.com.
  7. ↑ "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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