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Full name Daniel Luca Vettori
Born January 27, 1979, Auckland
Current age 29 years 111 days
Major teams New Zealand, Delhi Daredevils, ICC World XI, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations Cousin - JV Hill

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

117

2684

137*

27.38

4688

57.25

353

ODIs

215

133

1374

15.09

1721

79.83

103

T20Is

17*

6.83

132.25

First-class

129

180

4327

137*

28.09

List A

281

183

2618

138

19.68

Twenty20

207

18.81

153

135.29

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

131

19178

8528

245

7/87

12/149

34.80

2.66

78.2

ODIs

215

202

10188

7111

223

5/7

31.88

4.18

45.6

T20Is

192

176

4/20

13.53

5.50

14.7

First-class

129

29293

13165

408

7/87

32.26

2.69

71.7

List A

281

13546

9242

300

5/7

30.80

4.09

45.1

Twenty20

354

335

4/20

15.95

5.67

16.8

Career statistics

Test debut

New Zealand v England at Wellington, Feb 6-10, 1997 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Mar 25, 1997 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

Kenya v New Zealand at Durban, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard

Last T20I

Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Dec 11, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1996/97

Last First-class

Essex v New Zealanders at Chelmsford, May 2-5, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1996/97

Last List A

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Northern Districts v Auckland at Hamilton, Jan 20, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Delhi, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard

Daniel Vettori has been on the international scene so long it is sometimes hard to believe he is still in his twenties. The youngest man to play Test cricket for New Zealand, at the age of 18, he sits beside Richard Hadlee and Chris Cairns as New Zealanders to take 200 Test wickets and score 2000 runs. With time on his side, he could one day creep up towards Hadlee's 431 Test dismissals, but to do that Vettori would need to avoid the stress fractures in his back that troubled him earlier in his career. He also could not afford another form slump like the one he suffered in 2003-04. He returned to his best, though, and his mastery of drift and subtle variations in flight, speed and length earned him a reputation as New Zealand's most dangerous player. It was that guile and ability to confuse the batsmen that sometimes turned what seemed like innocuous deliveries into unplayable hand-grenades by the time they reached the other end. He troubled Australia with 12 for 149 at Eden Park in March 2000, giving him his first ten-wicket Test. He continued to peak whenever he faced Australia and also feasted against Bangladesh in 2004, taking 20 for 224 in the two-match rout. He was recognised alongside Muttiah Muralitharan as one of the best spinners outside Australia for the Super Series in 2005-06, and was one of six players to represent the World XI in the Test and all three one-dayers. A handy lower-order batsman, he has two Test centuries, and his record as leader was superb whenever Stephen Fleming was unavailable. Fleming stepped down from the limited-overs captaincy after the World Cup and Vettori was installed as skipper for the Twenty20 World Championship. He was then appointed as New Zealand's long-term leader when took over from Fleming as the Test captain ahead of their two-Test tour of South Africa.
Brydon Coverdale September 2007

May 17, 2008

Daniel Vettori checks for rain on the third morning © Getty Images

May 16, 2008

Ryan Sidebottom fails to stop a drive from Daniel Vettori © Getty Images

May 16, 2008

Daniel Vettori cuts fiercely during his 48 © Getty Images

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