Martin Snedden

CNZM
Snedden in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Martin Colin Snedden
Born (1958-11-23) 23 November 1958
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

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

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

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

  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. 1 2 Boock, richard (12 May 2001). "Cricket: Snedden born with cricket on the brain". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 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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