Wayne Madsen (cricketer)

Wayne Madsen
Madsen batting for Derbyshire in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Wayne Lee Madsen
Born (1984-01-02) 2 January 1984
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right arm off break
Relations HR Fotheringham (uncle)
MB Madsen (uncle)
TR Madsen (uncle)
GS Fotheringham (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003–2009 KwaZulu-Natal
2009–present Derbyshire (squad no. 77)
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 170 96 99
Runs scored 11,047 2,869 2,342
Batting average 39.17 39.84 29.27
100s/50s 28/58 4/18 0/15
Top score 231* 138 86*
Balls bowled 2,725 440 396
Wickets 29 14 17
Bowling average 52.41 25.28 30.41
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 3/45 3/27 2/20
Catches/stumpings 163/– 62/– 31/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 September 2018

Wayne Lee Madsen (born 2 January 1984) is a South African-born English cricketer for Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

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]

After gaining UK citizenship in February 2015, Madsen announced that he hoped to represent England in the future.[3]

He captained Derbyshire between 2012 and 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Wayne Lee Madsen". CricInfo. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Madsen signs contract with Derbyshire". CricInfo. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wayne Madsen: Derbyshire skipper eyes England call-up". BBC Sport. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Luke Sutton		 Derbyshire County Cricket Club captain
2012-2016		 Succeeded by
Billy Godleman


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