Daniel Vettori

New Zealand|Allrounder
Daniel Vettori
INTL CAREER: 1997 - 2015
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Full Name

Daniel Luca Vettori

Born

January 27, 1979, Auckland

Age

44y 55d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Allrounder

RELATIONS

JV Hill

(cousin),

AJ Hill

(uncle)

Only the eighth allrounder to take 300 Test wickets and make 3000 runs, left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori was one of New Zealand's most valuable players during the first 15 years of the 21st century, a master of drift and subtle variations in flight, speed and length.

He was the youngest man to play Test cricket for New Zealand, making his debut at 18 against England in 1997. His 12 for 149 against Australia at Eden Park in March 2000 was the first of three ten-wicket hauls, and he consistently did well against them, finishing with 66 wickets from 19 matches. He also excelled against Bangladesh, taking 34 wickets in four away Tests. His standing as one of the world's best spinners in the mid-2000s was recognised with his inclusion in the World XI that played a Test against Australia, the No. 1 side, in the Super Series in 2005-06.

A more than handy lower-order batter, Vettori averaged an impressive 39.76 from No. 8, and had six Test hundreds, including a 140 in Colombo and three at home against Pakistan.

He took over as New Zealand captain from Stephen Fleming in 2007, and though he didn't have much success in Tests, winning series against only Bangladesh, the side were consistent in limited-overs matches under him: they reached the final of the 2009 Champions Trophy, and the semi-finals of the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup. Vettori bowed out of international cricket after New Zealand lost the 2015 ODI World Cup final to Australia, and then went on to work as a coach for national teams like Australia and Bangladesh, and also in several franchise leagues across the world.

Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test11317423453114030.00778758.1862355617580
ODI2951875722538317.33271582.980417515880
T20I342262053812.81190107.890014290
FC17425731669514029.62--934--980
List A36524165354913820.16--210--1210
T20143902510415716.01870119.65018825400
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test11318728814124413627/8712/14934.362.5979.519203
ODI2952771406096743055/75/731.714.1246.0820
T20I3434787748384/204/2019.685.7020.7100
FC174-41258179815657/87-31.822.6173.0-333
List A365-17628119933875/75/730.984.0845.5820
T20143143323634241314/204/2026.136.3424.7100
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Daniel Vettori during a practice session
A pensive Daniel Vettori spotted during preparations
Adam Zampa and Daniel Vettori have a chat during training
Daniel Vettori, Nathan Lyon and Alex Carey inspect the pitch
Daniel Vettori has been working as Bangladesh's spin consultant
Bangladesh spin consultant Daniel Vettori wears an anti-pollution mask at training