Martin Snedden
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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Full name | Martin Colin Snedden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 23 November 1958|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 149) | 21 February 1981 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 5 July 1990 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 37) | 23 November 1980 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 1 May 1990 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017 |
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, Pat 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 generally a lower order batsman though he once scored 64 opening the innings in a One Day International. He also represented Auckland in New Zealand State cricket.
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.[6]
References
- Lambert, Max; Traue, James Edward; Taylor, Alister (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 592. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- Philanthropy NZ Conference 2011 Speakers Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- "Four generations of first-class cricketers as Michael Snedden makes Shield debut". Stuff. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "3rd Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 12-15 1987". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Gooch sets up history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
External links
- Martin Snedden at ESPNcricinfo
- A news article relating to Snedden
- Boock, Richard (14 May 2001). "Snedden born with cricket on the brain". NZ Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2016.