He was a member of New Zealand's seam bowling attack, alongside Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield, throughout its golden age in the 1980s.

[2] Snedden was educated at Rosmini College in Auckland, and played in the New Zealand secondary schools cricket team alongside Jeff Crowe and the Bracewell brothers, John and Brendon.

During 1980–81 Australia Tri-Nation Series, Snedden was believed to have made a fair catch by the TV replay footage at the boundary ropes.

[8] Snedden, a lawyer by profession, was for some years the chief executive officer of New Zealand Cricket.

[9] Snedden was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year Honours, for services to sporting administration.