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Daniel Vettori

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Bespectacled with his nerd-like looks, former New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori might have fooled many when they faced him. One of the best ever to play for New Zealand, when he made his debut in Tests against England 1997, Vettori was only 18 years old—the youngest New Zealander to play a Test match. The same year, he made his debut in ODI as well. The best left-arm spinner to play after Bishen Singh Bedi, Vettori wasn't famous for his turn or spin. He was a tactically astute bowler who fooled the batsmen with his flight, guile, and pace variation. It certainly helped that he had an arm ball that turned into a hand grenade when it reached the batsmen. Only the eighth player to take 300 wickets and make 3,000 runs in Test cricket, Vettori was the rock in New Zealand's lower middle-order. He is the most capped player for New Zealand in both Tests and ODIs. Vettori was New Zealand's captain during one of their tumultuous times from 2007-11, but like everything, he led a bunch of inexperienced cricketers with grace and class. He retired from international cricket after the 2015 World Cup.

List of Centuries

A comprehensive list of international centuries scored by Daniel Vettori. Explore complete stats of each milestone, including formats, opponents, and match venues.

# Score Against Date Venue Format
1 137* Pakistan 19 Dec 2003 Seddon Park, Hamilton Test
2 127 Zimbabwe 7 Aug 2005 Harare Sports Club, Harare Test
3 118 India 18 Mar 2009 Seddon Park, Hamilton Test
4 140 Sri Lanka 26 Aug 2009 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Test
5 134 Pakistan 11 Dec 2009 McLean Park, Napier Test
6 110 Pakistan 15 Jan 2011 Basin Reserve, Wellington Test

No centuries in this format.

List of Five-Wicket Hauls

A comprehensive list of international five-wicket hauls taken by Daniel Vettori. Explore complete stats of each milestone, including formats, opponents, and match venues.

# Figures Against Date Venue Format
1 5/84 Sri Lanka 14 Mar 1997 Seddon Park, Hamilton Test
2 6/64 Sri Lanka 10 Jun 1998 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Test
3 6/127 India 22 Oct 1999 Green Park, Kanpur Test
4 5/62 Australia 11 Mar 2000 Eden Park, Auckland Test
5 7/87 Australia 11 Mar 2000 Eden Park, Auckland Test
6 5/138 Australia 22 Nov 2001 Bellerive Oval, Hobart Test
7 6/87 Australia 30 Nov 2001 WACA Ground, Perth Test
8 5/30 West Indies 10 Jul 2004 Lord's, London ODI
9 6/28 Bangladesh 19 Oct 2004 Dhaka Test
10 6/70 Bangladesh 26 Oct 2004 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Test
11 6/100 Bangladesh 26 Oct 2004 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Test
12 5/152 Australia 26 Nov 2004 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Test
13 5/106 Australia 10 Mar 2005 Hagley Oval, Christchurch Test
14 7/130 Sri Lanka 15 Dec 2006 Basin Reserve, Wellington Test
15 5/7 Bangladesh 31 Dec 2007 Queenstown ODI
16 5/69 England 15 May 2008 Lord's, London Test
17 5/66 England 23 May 2008 Old Trafford, Manchester Test
18 5/59 Bangladesh 17 Oct 2008 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Test
19 5/66 Bangladesh 25 Oct 2008 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Test
20 6/56 West Indies 11 Dec 2008 University Oval, Dunedin Test
21 5/135 India 12 Nov 2010 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Test
22 5/70 Zimbabwe 1 Nov 2011 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Test

List of Ten-Wicket Hauls

A comprehensive list of international ten-wicket hauls taken by Daniel Vettori. Explore complete stats of each milestone, including formats, opponents, and match venues.

# Figures Against Date Venue Format
1 12/149 Australia 11 Mar 2000 Eden Park, Auckland Test
2 12/170 Bangladesh 26 Oct 2004 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Test
3 10/183 Sri Lanka 15 Dec 2006 Basin Reserve, Wellington Test