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Daniel Vettori

Full name: Daniel Luca Vettori

Born: 27th January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Relations: Cousin: JV Hill; Uncle: AJ Hill

Teams: New Zealand (Test: 1996/97-2008); ICC World XI (Test: 2005/06); New Zealand (ODI: 1996/97-2008); ICC World XI (ODI: 2004/05-2005/06); New Zealand (Int Twenty20: 2007/08-2008); Northern Districts (Main FC: 1996/97-2006/07); Nottinghamshire (Main FC: 2003); Warwickshire (Main FC: 2006); Northern Districts (Main ListA: 1996/97-2005/06); Nottinghamshire (Main ListA: 2003); Warwickshire (Main ListA: 2006); Northern Districts (Main Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); All teams

New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 2000, 2005
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Strauss, Panesar seal English win

New Zealand keep brakes on England run chase

England chase big New Zealand total

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Pictures: Daniel Vettori bowls a ball during a Test match

Daniel Vettori portrait

Daniel Vettori celebrates the wicket of Shakib-Al-Hasan

DL Vettori

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Audio-Video: Vettori press conference after Kenya victory

Dan Vettori before the first Twenty20 match against Kenya

Vettori after warm-up match against West Indies

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The left-arm spinner started playing cricket at a tender age of 18 years and is the youngest cricketer ever to play for New Zealand. Already a decade old in international cricket, he is only the third Kiwi player to achieve the double of 200 wickets and score 2000 runs in Tests, after Sir Richard Hadlee and Chris Cairns. After the 2007 ODI World Cup, he was handed over the captaincy of the team for the T20 Championships in 2007, and later the tour to South Africa in 2007 was his first full blown challenge away from home. ‘The Chinaman’ had, before this, often led his team from the front, whenever former captain Stephen Fleming was missing in action. Daniel Vettori is considered to be one of the most intelligent spin bowlers around. He has mastered great control over variations in flight, speed and length, and thus is very difficult to score against. He has taken 245 wickets in Tests at 34.80 apiece, while taking another 223 in ODIs averaging a healthy 32.80. He is also a more than useful batsman down the order, having two Test centuries to his credit. He performs best against the Australians, taking his first ten wicket haul in a Test match against them at Eden Park in 2000.
Profile DateLine: 3rd June 2008

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	82	121	19	2737	137*	26.83	2	16	56.79	39
ICC World XI	1	2	1	8	8*	8.00	0	0	38.09	0
Overall	83	123	20	2745	137*	26.65	2	16	56.71	39

Test Career Bowling (1996/97-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
New Zealand	19720	801	8740	256	7-87	34.14	15	3	77.03	2.65
ICC World XI	162	3	111	1	1-73	111.00	0	0	162.00	4.11
Overall	19882	804	8851	257	7-87	34.43	15	3	77.36	2.67

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	132	186	27	4388	137*	27.59	4	25	60.88	62

First-Class Career Bowling (1996/97-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	29997	1205	13488	420	7-87	32.11	25	3	71.42	2.69

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	218	132	40	1354	83	14.71	0	3	79.08	57
ICC World XI	4	4	2	52	27*	26.00	0	0	89.65	2
Overall	222	136	42	1406	83	14.95	0	3	79.43	59

One-Day International Career Bowling (1996/97-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand	10238	72	7115	222	5-7	32.04	5	2	46.11	4.16
ICC World XI	240	1	179	8	4-33	22.37	1	0	30.00	4.47
Overall	10478	73	7294	230	5-7	31.71	6	2	45.55	4.17

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	289	187	50	2660	138	19.41	2	9	90

One-Day Career Bowling (1996/97-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	13896	110	9477	309	5-7	30.66	6	2	44.97	4.09

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	9	8	2	52	17*	8.66	0	0	123.80	3

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007/08-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand	216	0	203	13	4-20	15.61	1	0	16.61	5.63

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	16	13	2	218	47	19.81	0	0	132.92	5

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005/06-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	378	0	362	21	4-20	17.23	1	0	18.00	5.74

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand Under-19s	3	4	1	71	42	23.66	0	0	37.96	1

Youth Test Career Bowling (1996)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
New Zealand Under-19s	742	40	289	12	4-64	24.08	0	0	61.83	2.33

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1996)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand Under-19s	2	2	2	16	8*		0	0	51.61	0

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1996)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand Under-19s	114	1	101	4	3-40	25.25	0	0	28.50	5.31