Daniel Vettori (New Zealander Former Cricketer) Age, Biography, Fam.

Quick Info

Profession	Former Cricketer
Nationality	New Zealander
Date of Birth	27/01/1979
Age	47 years
Birthplace	Auckland

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Daniel Luca Vettori
Nicknames	Martha Harry Potter Lucas Danny Dan

Physical Stats & More

Height	190 cm
Weight	84 kg
Eye Color	Hazel
Hair Color	Dark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Marian School St. Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton (New Zealand)

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Religion	Christianity
Address	Hamilton, in the North Island of New Zealand
Hobbies	Listening Music

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Spouse

Mary O'Carroll

Marriage Date

2007

Children

Daughter	Elle
Son	James (born 8 March 2009)

Family

Father

Renzo Vettori (a finance director)

Mother

Robyn Vettori

Siblings

Brother	Nicholas Vettori
Sister	Kimberly Bianca Vettori

Career

International Debut

ODI	New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch (25 March 1997)
Test	New Zealand v England at Wellington (6-10 February 1997)
T20	Kenya v New Zealand at Durban (12 September 2007)

Jersey Number

#11 (New Zealand)

Domestic/State Team(s)

New Zealand
Delhi Daredevils
ICC World XI
Jamaica Tallawahs
Northern Districts
Nottinghamshire
Queensland
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Warwickshire

Records

Youngest player (age- 18) to play both Tests and ODIs for New Zealand
Second New Zealand bowler to take 300th test wickets
Youngest spinner to get 100 wickets in tests
Only left-arm spinner in test history to take 362 wickets in 113 test matches
New Zealand's most capped Test cricketer (112 caps) and ODI cricketer (291 caps)
First left-arm spin bowler to take more than 300 wickets in both Test matches and One Day Internationals
Eighth player in Test cricket history to take 300 wickets and score 3,000 runs

Career Turning Point

December 2006, ODI against Sri Lanka

Favourites

Cricketer(s)

Batsmen	Rahul Dravid Adam Gilchrist
Bowlers	Shane Warne Muttiah Muralitharan

Cricket Grounds

Lord's
Basin Reserve

Food

Chocolate Pudding

Games

Soccer
Golf
Rugby

Movie

Reservoir Dogs

Music Band(s)

Weezer
Garfunkel and Simon's

Style Quotient

Car Collection	Mercedes SUV
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 22 crores, $3.5 million

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. His father hails from Italy, and his mother is a native of New Zealand.
2. Initially offered a scholarship for Health Sciences at Waikato University, he opted for cricket instead.
3. Regarded as one of the premier left-arm spin bowlers globally.
4. Unique for being the only player to surpass 3,000 runs and score six centuries while batting at the 8th position in test cricket.
5. Honored as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011.
6. Wore prescription spectacles while playing, one of the few modern cricketers to do so in Test cricket.
7. Captained New Zealand in 32 Tests, 82 ODIs, and 28 T20Is.

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