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Full name Martin John Saggers
Born May 23, 1972, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Current age 36 years 64 days
Major teams England,Durham,Kent,Norfolk
Nickname Saggs
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
6 ft 2 in
Education Springwood High School; Huddersfield University
Batting and fielding averages
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
111
136
38
1145
64
11.68
0
2
26
0
List A
123
67
34
302
34*
9.15
0
0
23
0
Twenty20
10
1
0
5
5
5.00
8
62.50
0
0
0
0
2
0
Bowling averages
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
111
19457
9972
393
7/79
25.37
3.07
49.5
18
0
List A
123
5592
4197
166
5/22
5/22
25.28
4.50
33.6
5
2
0
Twenty20
10
9
186
256
6
2/14
2/14
42.66
8.25
31.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Bangladesh v England at Chittagong (MAA), 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
Somerset v Kent at Taunton, Jul 16-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1996
Last List A
Kent v Essex at Canterbury, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jul 5, 2007 scorecard
Profile
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, and he had faded to obscurity once again. Steven Lynch September 2006
