Wayne Madsen (sportsperson)

Wayne Madsen
Madsen batting for Derbyshire in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Wayne Lee Madsen
Born (1984-01-02) 2 January 1984
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
Relations
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 42)23 July 2023 v Jersey
Last T20I25 July 2023 v Denmark
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–2007/08KwaZulu-Natal
2006/07–2007/08Dolphins
2009–presentDerbyshire (squad no. 77)
2019Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 77)
2020Multan Sultans
2021–presentManchester Originals
2024Joburg Super Kings
2024Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 246 117 209
Runs scored 95 16,507 3,819 5,140
Batting average 23.75 41.16 42.43 30.23
100s/50s 0/1 41/91 8/21 2/31
Top score 52 231* 138 109*
Balls bowled 3,660 740 593
Wickets 39 18 22
Bowling average 50.76 33.66 36.81
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/45 3/27 2/20
Catches/stumpings 4/– 298/– 79/– 84/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 June 2025

Wayne Lee Madsen (born 2 January 1984) is a South African born Italian sportsman who plays professional cricket and previously played field hockey for the South Africa men's national field hockey team. He has represented Derbyshire County Cricket Club in English county cricket since 2009, after earlier playing domestic cricket in South Africa, and has also played franchise cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off spin bowler. He made his debut for the Italy national cricket team in 2023, qualifying as a citizen by descent.