Wayne Madsen (cricketer)

Wayne Madsen

Madsen batting for Derbyshire in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Wayne Lee Madsen
Born	2 January 1984 Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off break
Relations	MB Madsen (uncle) HR Fotheringham (uncle) TR Madsen (uncle) GS Fotheringham (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–2009	KwaZulu-Natal
2009–present	Derbyshire (squad no. 77)
FC debut	19 March 2004 KwaZulu-Natal v Border
Last FC	22 September 2015 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
LA debut	7 November 2004 KwaZulu-Natal v Border
Last LA	18 August 2015 Derbyshire v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 128 73 60 Runs scored 8,072 2,222 1,231 Batting average 38.25 40.40 24.13 100s/50s 19/43 3/14 0/6 Top score 231* 138 65 Balls bowled 1,115 186 12 Wickets 11 9 0 Bowling average 52.81 15.22 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a Best bowling 3/45 3/27 – Catches/stumpings 113/– 47/– 16/–
Source: CricInfo, 8 March 2016

Wayne Lee Madsen (born 2 January 1984) is a South African-born English cricketer and current captain for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Hailing from a strong cricketing family, with uncles Michael Madsen, Henry Fotheringham and 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]

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.

External links

• Player profile: Wayne Madsen from ESPNcricinfo