Danny Morrison (cricketer)

Daniel Kyle Morrison (born 3 February 1966) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer.[1][2] He specialised 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]

Danny Morrison
Personal information
Full nameDanny Kyle Morrison
Born (1966-02-03) 3 February 1966
Auckland, New Zealand
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
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherHodder Moa Beckett
Publication date
1997
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages228
ISBN1-86958-561-5
OCLC39724335
LC ClassGV915.M65 A3 1997

International career

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]

Fan following

Morrison was often subjected to good natured ridicule regarding this from his teammates and the general public due to his feeble efforts. This went as far as a tie being manufactured in 1996 featuring numerous ducks to celebrate his world record. He is sometimes referred to as "The Duckman" (see List of nicknames used in cricket) and also launched a duck caller for hunters on the back of his record. The duck callers were not very successful.

After cricket

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

Personal life

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

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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References
  1. "Danny Morrison backs New Zealand in the World Cup; praises India's spin arsenal". crictracker.com. 18 May 2019.
  2. Subramanian, Suresh (12 November 2019). "Danny Morrison celebrates historic season of Jakarta cricket". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta.
  3. Geenty, Mark (22 December 2019). "Boxing Day test pain lingers, 32 years on: 'Absolutely plumb. Game, set and match'". Stuff - New Zealand.
  4. "First One-Day International, NEW ZEALAND v INDIA 1993–94". espncricinfo. 25 March 1994. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. Ghosh, Sandipan. "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: It's Quite A Wide-Open World Cup – Danny Morrison". sportzwiki.com.
  6. Mehta, Jigar (9 July 2019). "World Cup Memories: 'Martin Crowe was very secretive about Dipak Patel, he kept him under wraps,' Danny Morrison recalls New Zealand's 1992 run". Firstpost.
  7. Wrigley, Tam. "Cricket wife Kim Morrison on how her life came crashing down". Honey Nine Australia.
  8. Geenty, Mark (3 December 2011). "Tragedy changed Danny Morrison's path". Stuff. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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