Wayne Madsen (cricketer)

Wayne Lee Madsen (born 2 January 1984) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

Wayne Madsen

Madsen batting for Derbyshire in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Wayne Lee Madsen
Born	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
Years	Team
2003–2009	KwaZulu-Natal
2009–present	Derbyshire (squad no. 77)
2019	Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 77)
2020	Multan Sultans
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 189 105 124 Runs scored 12,177 3,323 3,006 Batting average 38.90 41.53 29.76 100s/50s 31/62 6/19 0/20 Top score 231* 138 86* Balls bowled 3,085 668 492 Wickets 33 16 19 Bowling average 51.87 35.81 33.94 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 199/– 69/– 43/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 September 2020

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.

External links

• Wayne Madsen at ESPNcricinfo