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Wayne Lee Madsen (born 2 January 1984) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. He has previously played field hockey for the South Africa men's national field hockey team.

Wayne Madsen

Madsen batting for Derbyshire in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Wayne Lee Madsen
Born	(1984-01-02) 2 January 1984 (age 38) Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Relations	Lloyd Madsen (brother) Henry Fotheringham (uncle) Michael Madsen (uncle) Trevor Madsen (uncle) Greg Fotheringham (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003/04–2007/08	KwaZulu-Natal
2006/07–2007/08	Dolphins
2009–present	Derbyshire (squad no. 77)
2019	Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 77)
2020	Multan Sultans
2021–present	Manchester Originals
FC debut	19 March 2004 KwaZulu-Natal v Border
LA debut	7 November 2004 KwaZulu-Natal v Border
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 214 105 151 Runs scored 14,125 3,323 3,702 Batting average 39.90 41.53 30.34 100s/50s 35/76 6/19 1/24 Top score 231* 138 100* Balls bowled 3,618 668 564 Wickets 38 16 22 Bowling average 51.15 35.81 34.31 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/45 3/27 2/20 Catches/stumpings 241/– 69/– 57/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 October 2022

Cricket career

Hailing from a strong cricketing family, with uncles Henry Fotheringham, Michael Madsen, Trevor Madsen and cousin Greg Fotheringham all playing first-class cricket in South Africa, Madsen made his debut in 2003 for KwaZulu-Natal cricket team.[1] In August 2009 he signed his contract with Derbyshire, following a strong run of form with two centuries in four games.[2] He captained Derbyshire for four seasons;[3] in the 2012 season, Derbyshire were promoted from County Championship Division Two to Division One.[3] They were relegated the following season, and Madsen was named the Championship's Player of the Season.[3] After gaining UK citizenship in February 2015, Madsen announced that he hoped to represent England in the future.[4] Ahead of the 2016 season, he signed a contract extension until 2019.[5] He also stepped down as Derbyshire's County Championship captain, and was replaced by Billy Godleman.[3] In the 2017 t20 Blast, Madsen scored 526 runs, a record for a Derbyshire player in the competition.[6] Madsen later signed a contract extension with Derbyshire until 2022.[7]

Madsen has also played in the Pakistan Super League. He has signed for Manchester Originals for The Hundred.[7] In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[8] On 31 May 2022, in the T20 Blast against the Yorkshire Vikings, Madsen played in his 400th match for Derbyshire.[9] On 3 July 2022, also in the T20 Blast, Madsen scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket, with 100 not out against Durham.[10]

Hockey career

Madsen made 39 appearances for the South Africa men's national field hockey team.[11] He represented South Africa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup.[7][11] In 2015, he became Director of Hockey at Belper Hockey Club.[12] His brother Lloyd has also played hockey for South Africa.[11]

References

External links

• Wayne Madsen at ESPNcricinfo

Sporting positions
Preceded by Luke Sutton	Derbyshire County Cricket Club captain 2012-2016	Succeeded by Billy Godleman

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