Danny Morrison (cricketer)

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]

Danny Morrison

Personal information
Full name	Danny Kyle Morrison
Born	(1966-02-03) 3 February 1966 (age 58) Auckland, New Zealand
Nickname	Mad Man
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler, commentator
International information
National side	New Zealand (1987–1997)
Test debut (cap 164)	4 December 1987 v Australia
Last Test	24 January 1997 v England
ODI debut (cap 58)	31 October 1987 v India
Last ODI	13 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

Author	Danny Morrison
Language	English
Genre	Autobiography
Publisher	Hodder Moa Beckett
Publication date	1997
Publication place	New Zealand
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	228
ISBN	1-86958-561-5
OCLC	39724335
LC Class	GV915.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]

After cricket

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

• Commentator of TVNZ, Sky Sports and Fox Sports
• Commentator of the Indian Premier League
• Commentator of the Bangladesh Premier League
• Commentator of the Pakistan Super League
• Commentator of the Caribbean Premier League
• Commentator of the Abu Dhabi T10 League
• Host of Sky Sports "Cricket Company" show for 7 years
• Host of radio show on Radio Sport for 6 years
• Charity work including the 'Fight for Life' – Meningitis appeal
• Involved in coaching for schools and clubs
• Guest speaker
• Batter/Bowler for the official New Zealand Beach Cricket team in 2008 and 2009

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.

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.

External links

• Danny Morrison on Twitter
• Danny Morrison at ESPNcricinfo