Saggers had little success in his three seasons with Durham between 1996 and 1998, but then joined Kent and from 2000 to 2003 took more than 50 first-class wickets each year, his best being 83 in 2002.

At Leeds he took the wicket of Mark Richardson with his first ball, but some wayward bowling and poor performances with the bat led to him being dropped for the games against the West Indies.

[3] Saggers suffered a knee injury in August 2009, and a month later announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Graham Johnson, Kent's chairman of cricket, paid tribute to Saggers, saying "We owe Martin a great deal, especially during a period when he was our seam attack.

[2] In 2012 Saggers became a full-time cricket umpire, standing in County Championship matches in England.