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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.

Martin Snedden
CNZM

Snedden in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Martin Colin Snedden
Born	(1958-11-23) 23 November 1958 (age 63) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
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	New Zealand (1980–1990)
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
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

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.

Beyond cricket

This section needs to be updated. (July 2019)

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

External links

• Martin Snedden at ESPNcricinfo
• A news article relating to Snedden
• Boock, Richard (14 May 2001). "Snedden born with cricket on the brain". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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