Daniel Vettori
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Daniel Vettori New Zealand (NZ) | ||
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| Batsman>Batting style | Left-handed batsman (LHB) | |
| Types of bowlers in cricket>Bowling type | Slow left-arm orthodox (SLA) | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 70 | 173 |
| '''Runs scored | 2074 | 1043 |
| Batting average | 24.69 | 14.09 |
| 100s/50s | 2/10 | 0/2 |
| Top score | 137* | 83 |
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Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending St Paul's Collegiate School, is a cricketer who plays Test cricket for New Zealand. He is the youngest player to represent New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996/1997 at the age of 18. He has captained the Black Caps on occasions such as when regular captain, Stephen Fleming, was unable to. He is currently the vice-captain for the side as well as Warwickshire. Vettori is a slow left-arm orthodox spinner, but he is known for his flight and guile rather than prodigious turn or pinpoint accuracy. 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 [link], and he is currently placed third on the all-time New Zealand table for most ODI wickets[link]. Vetorri 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. [link]. His average at number ten is 3rd best of all time in ODI's. 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. Vettori was recently selected in the final squad for the World XI super series against Australia. On 10 November 2005, Vettori was ranked 5th on the ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders and 8th for one-day bowlers. External links
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