From boy scout to biggest chief
Tomorrow, at his home ground of Seddon Park, Daniel Vettori will toss the coin to start his 100th test, 99 for New Zealand and one for the ICC World XI against Australia in 2005
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
Tomorrow, at his home ground of Seddon Park, Daniel Vettori will toss the coin to start his 100th test, 99 for New Zealand and one for the ICC World XI against Australia in 2005. Only Stephen Fleming, with 111, has played more for New Zealand, writes Dylan Cleaver in the New Zealand Herald.
Fellow Northern Districts and New Zealand left-arm tweaker Matt Hart well remembers the day when Daniel Luca Vettori first came bounding in at training. "He was all arms and legs, he had a mop of hair and glasses," Hart says. "He had a very young face. Crikey, he showed an enormous amount of talent right from the word go, but the thing that stood out was that nothing fazed him. It's exactly like he is today, nothing seems to faze him."
The New Zealand Herald also has a gallery of pictures of Vettori over the years.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo