As one of only eight players to score 3000 runs and take 300 wickets, Daniel Vettori’s long graft in Test cricket has left him in the realm of the all-time greats. The left-arm orthodox spinner, at 18 years old, became the youngest player to player to play Test cricket for New Zealand. Most decidedly a bowling allrounder, although it would be remiss of his opponents to ignore his ability with the bat, Vettori held mastership over the subtle art of drift and variations in flight. Vettori was also a thinking bowler and would invariably keep changing his plans to a batsman until he found one that worked.
With the bat, Vettori would come in at number eight, and became the best at it, rescuing New Zealand time and again. Just as he was a bowler who depended on logic and sound reasoning to work out what to do next, so he was with the bat, assessing a situation and deciding what tac to take to bring his team positive results.
Career Statistics
Full name: Daniel Luca Vettori
Born: January 27, 1979, Auckland
Major teams: New Zealand, Delhi Daredevils, ICC World XI, Jamaica Tallawahs, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Queensland, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Warwickshire
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox
Test Career (Batting): New Zealand (1997-2014)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s
113 174 23 4531 140 30.00 7787 58.18 6 23
Test Career (Bowling): New Zealand (1997-2014)
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
113 187 28814 12441 362 7/87 12/149 34.36 2.59 79.5 19 20 3
Career Highlights
- 1 of 3 players with 4000 runs and 300 wickets in Tests
- Amassed 4531 runs at 30.00
- Secured 362 wickets at 34.26