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Martin Snedden

CNZM
Snedden in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Martin Colin Snedden
Born (1958-11-23) 23 November 1958 (age 65)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsWarwick 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
Matches 25 93 118 151
Runs scored 327 535 1,792 1,101
Batting average 14.86 15.28 18.86 17.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/6 0/3
Top score 33* 64 69 79
Balls bowled 4,775 4,525 9,918 4,794
Wickets 58 114 387 209
Bowling average 37.91 28.39 25.62 22.93
5 wickets in innings 1 0 15 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 5/68 4/34 8/73 5/19
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.

Early life and family

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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]

Snedden was educated at Rosmini College in Auckland, and played in the New Zealand secondary schools cricket team alongside Jeff Crowe and the Bracewell brothers, John and Brendon.[3] He studied law at the University of Otago, where he met his wife, Annie, also a law student, and they married in about 1983.[3][4] The couple went on to have four children, including Michael, who 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.[4][5]

International career

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Snedden's best Test figures were 5 for 68 in New Zealand's victory over West Indies in Christchurch in 1986–87.[6] 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;[7] 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 Chappell was not out and he went on to score 90 runs.[8]

Beyond cricket

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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.[9]

References

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  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. ^ a b Boock, richard (12 May 2001). "Cricket: Snedden born with cricket on the brain". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Bertrand, Kelly (23 October 2012). "Martin Snedden: 'My biggest champion'". The Australian Women's Weekly New Zealand edition. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Four generations of first-class cricketers as Michael Snedden makes Shield debut". Stuff. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ "3rd Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 12-15 1987". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Gooch sets up history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  8. ^ Aggarwal, Shubh. "A tactic that went against the spirit of cricket | ON THIS DAY". www.cricket.com.
  9. ^ "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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