Warwick Nesbit Snedden (10 July 1920 – 25 December 1990) was a New Zealand

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er who played two matches for

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in the 1946–47 season. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Snedden made 92 runs from his two matches at 30.66, largely from one knock of 75. His father,

Nessie Snedden Andrew Nesbit Colin "Nessie" Snedden (3 April 1892 – 27 September 1968) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland between 1909 and 1928, and captained New Zealand in the days before New Zealand played Test cr ...

and brother

Colin Snedden Colin Alexander Snedden (7 January 1918 – 24 April 2011) was a New Zealand Test cricketer. His father, Nessie Snedden, and brother, Warwick Snedden, both played first-class cricket; Warwick's son, Martin Snedden, played in 25 Tests and 93 O ...

both played first-class cricket, while his son

Martin Snedden Martin Colin Snedden (born 23 November 1958) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 25 cricket tests, and 93 One Day Internationals, between 1980 and 1990. He was a member of New Zealand's seam bowling attack, alongside Richard Hadlee ...

played 25 Tests and 93

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s for

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