At domestic level he played for the Northern Districts and Auckland in the State Championship and Northland in the Hawke Cup.
Martin played as a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler and right-handed batsman.
He was born in Whangārei and attended school in Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands.
Martin enjoyed an outstanding debut season for Northern Districts in 1999/2000 taking 37 wickets, which led to him being called into the squad for the Test against Australia,[2] and touring England with New Zealand A.
He continued to play for Northern Districts until the end of the 2009/10 season, after which he moved to Auckland.