Wayne Madsen (cricketer)

Wayne Madsen

File:Murphy Keeping.JPG Madsen batting for Derbyshire in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Wayne Lee Madsen
Born	(1984-01-02) 2 January 1984 Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting style	Right-hand bat
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)
First-class debut	19 March 2004 KwaZulu-Natal v Border
Last First-class	23 September 2014 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
List A debut	7 November 2004 KwaZulu-Natal v Border
Last List A	26 August 2014 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 114 65 50 Runs scored 7039 1907 1062 Batting average 37.24 39.72 25.28 100s/50s 17/37 2/12 0/5 Top score 231* 138 65 Balls bowled 1009 186 12 Wickets 10 9 0 Bowling average 53.00 15.22 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/45 3/27 – Catches/stumpings 100/0 44/0 11/0
Source: CricInfo, 4 March 2015

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. In August 2009 he signed his contract with Derbyshire, following a strong run of form with two centuries in four games.

After gaining UK citizenship in February 2015, Madsen announced that he hoped to represent England in the future.

External links

• Player profile: Wayne Madsen from ESPNcricinfo