Martin Snedden

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Martin Snedden
New Zealand
Personal information
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	25	93
Runs scored	327	535
Batting average	14.86	15.28
100s/50s	0/0	0/1
Top score	33*	64
Balls bowled	4775	4525
Wickets	58	114
Bowling average	37.91	28.39
5 wickets in innings	1	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/68	4/34
Catches/stumpings	7/-	19/-
As of 4 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo

Martin Colin Snedden (born 23 November 1958 in Mount Eden) played 25 Tests, between 1981 and 1990, and 93 One Day Internationals, between 1980 and 1990, for New Zealand. He was a part of New Zealand's seam attack, alongside Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield, throughout its golden age, the 1980s and was the long-time holder of the most expensive One Day International bowling figures, 12-1-105-2 (this record was surpassed by Mick Lewis in March 2006). Snedden was generally a lower order batsman though he once scored 64 opening the innings in an one day international. He also represented Auckland in New Zealand state cricket.

Snedden, a lawyer by profession, has spent the last few years as the Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Cricket. However, in Deccember 2006 it was announced that he would be leaving NZC to head the 2011 Rugby World Cup organising team.

His uncle, Colin Snedden, played one Test for New Zealand; his father, Warwick Snedden, and grandfather, Nessie Snedden, both also played first-class cricket.

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 1983 Cricket World Cup 1 Howarth (c) • 2 Bracewell • 3 Cairns • 4 Chatfield • 5 Coney • 6 JJ Crowe • 7 MD Crowe • 8 Edgar • 9 Hadlee • 10 Lees (wk) • 11 Smith (wk) • 12 Snedden • 13 Turner • 14 Wright

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 1987 Cricket World Cup 1 JJ Crowe (c) • 2 Boock • 3 Bracewell • 4 Chatfield • 5 MD Crowe • 6 Horne • 7 Jones • 8 Morrison • 9 Patel • 10 Rutherford • 11 Smith (wk) • 12 Snedden • 13 Watson • 14 Wright