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Danny Morrison (cricketer)

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Danny Morrison
Personal information
Full name
Danny Kyle Morrison
Born (1966-02-03) 3 February 1966 (age 58)
Auckland, New Zealand
NicknameMad Man
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler, commentator
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 164)4 December 1987 v Australia
Last Test24 January 1997 v England
ODI debut (cap 58)31 October 1987 v India
Last ODI13 November 1996 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 48 96 142 165
Runs scored 379 171 1,127 283
Batting average 8.42 9.00 10.94 8.08
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 42 20* 46* 30*
Balls bowled 10,064 4,586 13,298 7,862
Wickets 160 126 440 212
Bowling average 34.68 27.53 30.22 26.47
5 wickets in innings 10 2 19 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/89 5/34 7/82 5/34
Catches/stumpings 14/– 19/– 43/– 31/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017
Mad As I Wanna Be
AuthorDanny Morrison
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherHodder Moa Beckett
Publication date
1997
Publication placeNew Zealand
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages228
ISBN1-86958-561-5
OCLC39724335
LC ClassGV915.M65 A3 1997

Daniel Kyle Morrison (born 3 February 1966) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer.[1][2] He specialized as a pace bowler with a useful outswinger. He made his test debut for New Zealand in 1987 at the age of 21 against Australia.[3]

International career

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His most notable bowling accomplishment occurred on 25 March 1994, when he took a hat-trick in a One Day International (ODI) against India.[4] He is one of only three New Zealanders and twenty-two players worldwide to have taken an ODI hat-trick.

On 28 January 1997, Morrison made his final appearance for his national team, and contributed 14 runs in a 106-run partnership with Nathan Astle for the tenth wicket against England, to save the match. He was dropped from the team after the match.

During his international career, Morrison played for New Zealand in three Cricket World Cups - 1987, 1992 and 1996.[5][6]

After cricket

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Since his departure from international cricket, Morrison has been employed in numerous cricket-related positions. These include:

Personal life

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Morrison currently lives on the Sunshine Coast, Australia, moving there in 2006 with his wife, Kim Morrison[7] and children, Jacob and Tayla.[8]

Autobiography

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Morrison released an autobiography after his retirement named Mad As I Wanna Be that was published in 1997. This received generally positive reviews although outspoken New Zealand Cricket commentator Richard Whiting described the overall tone of the book as 'mental'. He has also written a book called the Danny Morrison Junior Cricket Diary as an aid for aspiring young cricketers.

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