Vettori's steady rise from gangly to googly
Daniel Vettori, New Zealand's spin-bowling prodigy, was always destined for great things on the pitch says Matt Nippert in the Herald on Sunday
Jamie Alter
25-Feb-2013
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| Daniel Vettori been such a fixture in the New Zealand team it now stretches the memory to remember a time when he wasn't in the line-up © Getty Images |
Daniel Vettori, New Zealand's spin-bowling prodigy, was always destined for great things on the pitch says Matt Nippert in the Herald on Sunday. Speaking to the man himself, as well as his friends and former players along the ride from backyard to international arena, Nippert finds out that Vettori doesn't want to burn any bridges
Interviews with friends and teammates from these early years reveal a driven boy of considerable talent - and several tall tales. Ron Henzell's house in Dalethorpe Ave in Hamilton has seen many great cricketing moments from Vettori. Henzell's son Nick was the same age as Vettori and the duo often competed in epic backyard games played under traditional one-hand, one-bounce rules.
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Jamie Alter is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo