Colin Snedden
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Colin Alexander Snedden (7 January 1918 – 24 April, 2011) was a New Zealand
cricket
er. Born in Auckland
, he played first-class cricket
for Auckland
and played in one Test
for the New Zealand cricket team
against England
, at Christchurch
in March 1947. Five other New Zealanders made their debut in the same match. New Zealand declared their first innings at 345-9; Snedden was the number 11 batsman so did not bat. He bowled 16 overs, but the third and fourth days were washed out, and the match was abandoned as a draw.
Following his retirement from cricket, Snedden was a radio commentator for many years.
His father, Nessie Snedden, and brother, Warwick Snedden
, both played first-class cricket; Warwick's son, Martin Snedden
, played in 25 Tests and 93 One Day Internationals for New Zealand.
On the death of Eric Tindill
on 1 August 2010, Snedden became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer and, on 24 April 2011, Snedden died in his sleep at the age of 93.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Born in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, he played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
and played in one Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for the New Zealand cricket team
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
against England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
, at Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
in March 1947. Five other New Zealanders made their debut in the same match. New Zealand declared their first innings at 345-9; Snedden was the number 11 batsman so did not bat. He bowled 16 overs, but the third and fourth days were washed out, and the match was abandoned as a draw.
Following his retirement from cricket, Snedden was a radio commentator for many years.
His father, Nessie Snedden, and brother, Warwick Snedden
Warwick Snedden
Warwick Nesbit Snedden was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches for Auckland across the 1946-47 season. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Snedden made 92 runs from his two matches at 30.66, largely from one knock of 75...
, both played first-class cricket; Warwick's son, Martin Snedden
Martin Snedden
Martin Colin Snedden played 25 Tests, between 1981 and 1990, and 93 One Day Internationals, between 1980 and 1990, for New Zealand...
, played in 25 Tests and 93 One Day Internationals for New Zealand.
On the death of Eric Tindill
Eric Tindill
Eric William Thomas Tindill was a New Zealand sportsman. Tindill held a number of unique records: he was the oldest ever Test cricketer at the time of his death, the only person to play Tests for New Zealand in both cricket and rugby union , and the only person ever to play Tests in both sports,...
on 1 August 2010, Snedden became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer and, on 24 April 2011, Snedden died in his sleep at the age of 93.