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]

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Danny Morrison

Personal information
Full name	Danny Kyle Morrison
Born	(1966-02-03) 3 February 1966 (age 56) Auckland, New Zealand
Nickname	Mad Man
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

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 on TVNZ, Sky Sports and Fox Sports
• Commentator on the Indian Premier League
• Commentator on the Bangladesh Premier League
• Commentator on the Pakistan Super League
• Commentator on the Caribbean Premier 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

External links

• Danny Morrison on Twitter
• Danny Morrison at ESPNcricinfo