Full name Martin John Saggers
Born May 23, 1972, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Current age 48 years 282 days
Major teams England, Durham, Kent, Norfolk
Nickname Saggs
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Umpire
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education Springwood High School; Huddersfield University
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 119 | 147 | 43 | 1165 | 64 | 11.20 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | ||||
List A | 124 | 68 | 34 | 313 | 34* | 9.20 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 8 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 3 | 6 | 493 | 247 | 7 | 2/29 | 3/62 | 35.28 | 3.00 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 119 | 20676 | 10513 | 415 | 7/79 | 25.33 | 3.05 | 49.8 | 18 | 0 | |||
List A | 124 | 5622 | 4229 | 166 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 25.47 | 4.51 | 33.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
T20s | 10 | 9 | 186 | 256 | 6 | 2/14 | 2/14 | 42.66 | 8.25 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Bangladesh v England at Chattogram, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2003 scorecard |
Last Test | England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 10-13, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | 1996 |
Last First-class | Leicestershire v Kent at Leicester, Jun 6-9, 2009 scorecard |
List A debut | 1996 |
Last List A | Somerset v Kent at Taunton, Apr 26, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jul 5, 2007 scorecard |
ODI debut | England v Ireland at Southampton, Aug 4, 2020 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Australia at Manchester, Sep 13, 2020 scorecard |
ODI matches | 2 |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Pakistan at Manchester, Aug 30, 2020 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Australia at Southampton, Sep 8, 2020 scorecard |
T20I matches | 3 |
T20I statistics |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16* | PCA XI | v Aus Masters | Wormsley | 8 Sep 2009 | Other T20 |
- | PCA XI | v World Mast. | London | 2 Sep 2009 | Other T20 |
5*, 2/37 | Kent 2nd XI | v Smrst 2nd XI | Beckenham | 3 Aug 2009 | Other |
- | Kent 2nd XI | v Nthants 2nd | Canterbury | 7 Jul 2009 | Other |
2/12, 0* | Kent 2nd XI | v Middx 2nd XI | Richmond | 29 Jun 2009 | Other OD |
1/38 | Kent 2nd XI | v Essex 2nd XI | Tonbridge | 25 Jun 2009 | Other OD |
28, 2/47 | Kent 2nd XI | v Minor C | Beckenham | 24 Jun 2009 | Other OD |
0/53 | Kent | v Leics | Leicester | 6 Jun 2009 | FC |
2/55, 17, 0/24 | Kent 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 19 May 2009 | Other |
1/42, 2 | Kent 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 13 May 2009 | Other OD |
When Durham released Martin Saggers in 1998 it seemed as if his flirtation with county cricket was over after three seasons and that he would return to his Minor Counties roots with his native Norfolk. But Saggers was snapped up by Kent and, helped by injuries to some regular bowlers, soon nailed down a first-team place. Tall and blond, with an energetic delivery after a galloping run, Saggers moves the ball around at a lively pace, and finished 2002 as the joint-top wicket-taker in the English season with 83. He was already 30 by then, and England recognition seemed to have passed him by, much to the chagrin of his county captain David Fulton, who advanced a spirited case for his inclusion late in 2003 when Martin Bicknell (34) finally got the call. But Saggers was put on standby for the winter tours of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and was diverted to Dhaka when Andrew Flintoff's groin injury proved slow to respond to treatment. He duly made his debut in the second Test at Chittagong, which he lit up with a spectacular one-handed back-flip of a catch at fine leg, and then in dank conditions against New Zealand at Headingley the following season, he grabbed the wicket of Mark Richardson with his first ball in home Tests. One match later he was dropped and faded into obscurity once again. He retired from first-class cricket in 2009 and took up umpiring, standing on the reserve list in 2010 and 2011. He was added to the full list of ECB umpires for the 2012 season.
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