Michael Snedden: Cricket families who revelled at international level

It was a special moment for Michael Snedden on Tuesday after he became fourth-generation cricketer from the Snedden family to play first-class cricket in New Zealand's domestic cricket history on Tuesday. Michael follows the footsteps of his father, the 1980s New Zealand international Martin Snedden, grandfather Warwick Snedden and great-grandfather Nessie Snedden to play first-class cricket.

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Michael Snedden career

Michael made his List A debut for Auckland Aces during the Ford Trophy last year and played only two matches, in which he picked up three wickets. In his only innings with the bat, he made an unbeaten 18. He switched teams ahead of the 2019-20 season.

The pacer was picked up by Wellington Firebirds for their second-round Plunket Shield clash against Canterbury at Basin Reserve after frontline seamers Hamish Bennett and Ollie Newton were ruled out due to injuries.

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Today we look at other cricketing families where more than one family member played at the highest level.

The Chappell family (Australia)

Ian and Greg were both renowned cricketers and also captained Australia during their playing days. Ian played 75 Tests while Greg played 87 Tests.

Trevor Chappell, their younger brother among the three, also played 3 Tests for Australia but is rather infamous for bowling the underarm delivery against New Zealand on the orders of his brother Greg. Their grandfather Vic Richardson also played 19 Tests for Australia.

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The Symcox family (South Africa)

Former South Africa spinner Pat Symcox started as an opener but then became a spinner and a pinch hitter in ODIs for South Africa. His father Rodger and his son Russell both have played first-class cricket. He has also scored a Test ton batting at number 10.

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The Amarnath family (India)

Lala Amarnath, who scored India’s first Test century (on his debut), is considered one of the all-time legends of Indian cricket.  Lala's sons, Mohinder and Surinder also represented India. Mohinder was the part of the India side that lifted the 1983 World Cup.

Surinder is considered one of the most talented batsmen but could not make it big. Surinder’s son, Digvijay is currently aged 24 and is a current first-class player.

The Marsh family (Australia)

Geoff Marsh, who opened the innings for Australia during his cricketing days, played an important role in Australia winning the 1987 Cricket World Cup in the Indian subcontinent. His two sons, Shaun and Mitchell are currently playing Test cricket for Australia.

The Curran family (Zimbabwe/England)

Kevin Curran played 11 ODIs for Zimbabwe including the 1983 and 1987 World Cups. Later he became the coach of the Zimbabwe cricket team. His sons Tom and Sam are current English cricketers. Tom is a bowling allrounder while Sam is a batting allrounder. Their brother Ben is a left-handed batsman.