At the time of his first-class debut at the age of 17 in December 1909, Snedden was the youngest player to represent Auckland.[3] His highest first-class score was 139, which he made when captaining Auckland against Hawke's Bay in 1920–21; in the same match he also took 5 for 13 (his best bowling figures) and 2 for 21, and Auckland won by an innings and 354 runs.[4] He scored his other first-class century against Otago in 1925–26, when Auckland needed 271 for victory and he scored 131 not out, making the winning hit with a four to take Auckland to victory by five wickets.[5]
He captained Auckland from 1919–20 to 1923–24, and captained New Zealand in two matches against the touring MCC team in 1922-23. For most of the period between 1922 and 1937 he was a national selector.[1]
Personal life
Snedden was born in Auckland and educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland. He became a law clerk, then a solicitor, taking a partnership in the Auckland firm of Wake, Anderson and Snedden in 1919.[7] He married Alice McDonnell in Auckland in April 1917.[8] He served overseas with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I as a lieutenant.[9] Wake, Anderson and Snedden was dissolved in 1925 and he continued in the partnership Anderson and Snedden.[10]