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Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending Marian School St Paul's Collegiate School, is a cricketer who is the current captain of the New Zealand cricket team. He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996/1997 at the age of 18. Vettori is a slow left-arm orthodox spinner, but he is known for his flight and guile rather than prodigious turn or pinpoint accuracy. is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ... Hamilton (Kirikiriroa in MÄori) is the centre of New Zealands fourth largest urban area, and is the countrys seventh largest city. ... St Pauls Collegiate School is an independent Anglican secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Animation of a slow left arm delivery. ...

International career

Vettori made his test debut at Wellington for New Zealand against England on February 6 1997. His first Test wicket was Nasser Hussain. Three weeks earlier he had made his first class debut, against the touring English side and again his maiden wicket was Hussain. His ODI debut came a month later against Sri Lanka at Christchurch on March 25th 1997. For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nasser Hussain (born March 28, 1968, Madras (now Chennai, India) is a former Essex and England cricketer. ... For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ...

His career was in jeopardy in 2000 with a back injury, but he recovered to play a major role in New Zealand's victory in the 2004 Tri-Series with England and the West Indies in England. The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Vettori was recently selected in the final squad for the World XI super series against Australia. The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series played in Australia in October 2005 and featuring some of the worlds best cricketers. ...

On 10 November 2005, Vettori was ranked 5th on the ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders and 8th for one-day bowlers.

Vettori has also played for Hamilton in the Hawke Cup. The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealands District Associations. ...

Bowling Records

He took his 200th Test wicket in Zimbabwe in 2005, becoming only the third New Zealand bowler (after Richard Hadlee and Chris Cairns) to pass that mark [1], and he is currently placed third on the all-time New Zealand table for most ODI wickets[2]. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 412 pixelsFull resolution (1175 Ã— 605 pixel, file size: 17 KB, MIME type: image/png) A graph that shows Daniel Vettoris test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 412 pixelsFull resolution (1175 Ã— 605 pixel, file size: 17 KB, MIME type: image/png) A graph that shows Daniel Vettoris test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time. ... M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... Sir Richard John Hadlee MBE (born July 3, 1951) is a former New Zealand cricketer. ... Christopher Lance Cairns (born 1970 June 13) is a champion all-rounder who plays for the New Zealand international cricket team, the Black Caps, and son of former New Zealand cricketer Lance Cairns. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ...

Vettori has three 10 wicket hauls in Test cricket, against Sri Lanka, Australia and Bangladesh. His best innings figures were achieved at Auckland in 1999/00 against Australia where he took 7/87. He finished with career best match figures in that game, taking 12/149. They are the second best ever by a New Zealander, with only Richard Hadlee having taken more in a match. With another 12 wicket effort, against Bangladesh in Chittagong, he became the only New Zealander to have taken a dozen wickets in a Test on two occasions.

He has dismissed Shane Warne the most in Tests, getting him out nine times. Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria), is an Australian cricketer and the current captain of Hampshire. ...

Captaincy

He has captained the Black Caps in ODI cricket on occasions such as when regular captain, Stephen Fleming, was unable to. As of the end of 2006 he had led New Zealand in 11 games, winning 8 of them. He is currently the vice-captain for the side as well as Warwickshire. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. ... Stephen Paul Fleming (born in Christchurch on 1 April 1973) is the former Test captain of the New Zealand cricket team, known as the Black Caps, and currently captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. ...

He has been confirmed as the captain for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa.^[1] Subsequently, it was announced that Vettori would captain the Black Caps in all forms of the game, i.e. captain Twenty20, ODI and the Test teams. Initially, it he was announced to only be captain of the former two ^[2]. The ICC Twenty20 World Championship is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. ...

Batting

Vettori has matured into a useful lower-order batsman having scored 2,000 Test runs, including two centuries (137* against Pakistan in 2003 and 127 against Zimbabwe in 2005), as well as several half-centuries. Although it took Vettori 47 Tests to score his first 1,000 runs at an average of 17.24, the second thousand took him just 22 Tests at a rate of 42.52 per innings. Vettori's average batting at number 8 is 37.11 (for Tests) and is currently the best average of all time for a player batting there. [3]. His average at number ten is 3rd best of all time in ODIs. Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ...

In December 2006, Vettori began establishing himself as more of an all-rounder, batting at number 5 for New Zealand in the one-day series against Sri Lanka.

Personal Life

He is engaged to Mary O'Carroll and plans to marry sometime this year (2007) in winter, and plans to move to Auckland. He will carry on playing for Northern Districts. ^[3]

External links

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References

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