Martin Saggers
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Test debut (cap 621) | 29 October 2003 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 13 June 2004 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2009 | Kent (squad no. 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Essex (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODIs umpired | 6 (2020–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20Is umpired | 12 (2020–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WTests umpired | 1 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WODIs umpired | 10 (2011–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WT20Is umpired | 7 (2012–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2023 |
Martin John Saggers (born 23 May 1972) is an English county cricket umpire and a retired English
Saggers had little success in his three seasons with Durham between 1996 and 1998, but then joined Kent and from 2000 to 2003 took more than 50 first-class wickets each year, his best being 83 in 2002. He also played for Essex on loan in 2007. He played for his native Norfolk in minor county matches in 1995–6.
Saggers made his
Saggers suffered a knee injury in August 2009, and a month later announced his retirement from professional cricket. Graham Johnson, Kent's chairman of cricket, paid tribute to Saggers, saying "We owe Martin a great deal, especially during a period when he was our seam attack. Quite rightly, on the basis of this success, he received recognition at International level. Always enthusiastic and positive during his career, he will carry these qualities into his plans for what follows after cricket".[2]
In 2012 Saggers became a full-time cricket umpire, standing in County Championship matches in England.[4][5]
In 2020, he was appointed to the ICC International Umpires' Panel. He was one of the on-field umpires for the
See also
References
- ^ "Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Cricinfo, retrieved 15 September 2009
- ^ "Was Dawid Malan's hundred the fastest for England in T20Is?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- CricInfo, 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ Martin Saggers - from Test cricketer to first-class umpire, BBC Sport, 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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