Nessie Snedden
 Snedden in 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andrew Nesbit Colin Snedden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1892 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 1968 (aged 76) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909/10–1927/28 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Nesbit Colin "Nessie" Snedden (3 April 1892 – 27 September 1968) was a New Zealand
Cricket career
At the time of his first-class debut at the age of 17 in December 1909, Snedden was the youngest player to represent Auckland.
Snedden toured Australia with the
He captained Auckland from 1919–20 to 1923–24, and captained New Zealand in two matches against the touring MCC team in 1922-23. For most of the period between 1922 and 1937 he was a national selector.[1]
Personal life
Snedden was born in Auckland and educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland. He became a law clerk, then a solicitor, taking a partnership in the Auckland firm of Wake, Anderson and Snedden in 1919.[7] He married Alice McDonnell in Auckland in April 1917.[8] He served overseas with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I as a lieutenant.[9] Wake, Anderson and Snedden was dissolved in 1925 and he continued in the partnership Anderson and Snedden.[10]
His son Colin Snedden and grandson Martin Snedden played Test cricket for New Zealand. His brother Cyril and another son, Warwick, also played first-class cricket in New Zealand, as has Martin's son Michael Snedden. Cyril was also President of the New Zealand Rugby League.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Nessie Snedden". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Nessie Snedden". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ Touchline (1 January 1910). "Cricket". New Zealand Free Lance: 20.
- ^ "Auckland v Hawke's Bay 1920-21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "The Plunket Shield: Auckland Defeats Otago". New Zealand Herald: 6. 6 January 1926.
- ^ "New Zealand v Australia 1913-14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Legal Notices". New Zealand Herald: 14. 16 July 1919.
- ^ "Marriages". New Zealand Herald: 1. 14 May 1917.
- ^ "Nesbit Colin Snedden". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Legal Notices". Auckland Star: 16. 14 January 1925.
- ^ "Mr. A. N. Snedden". Auckland Star: 3. 16 September 1929.