Daniel Kyle Morrison (born 3 February 1966) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former
cricket
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er. He specialised as a pace bowler with a useful
outswinger
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. He made his test debut for New Zealand in 1987 at the age of 21 against Australia.
International career
His most notable bowling accomplishment occurred on 25 March 1994, when he took a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
in a
One Day International (ODI) against
India
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.
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.
After cricket
Since his departure from international cricket, Morrison has been employed in numerous cricket-related positions. These include:
* Commentator on TVNZ,
Sky Sports
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and
Fox Sports
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The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the F ...
* Commentator on the
Indian Premier League
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* Commentator on the
Bangladesh Premier League
* Commentator on the
Pakistan Super League
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* Commentator on the
Caribbean Premier League
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* Host of Sky Sports "Cricket Company" show for 7 years
* Host of radio show on
Radio Sport
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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
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team in
2008
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and
2009
Personal life
Morrison currently lives on the
Sunshine Coast, Australia, moving there in 2006 with his wife, Kim Morrison and children, Jacob and Tayla.
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
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1966 births
Living people
Auckland cricketers
Lancashire cricketers
New Zealand One Day International cricketers
One Day International hat-trick takers
New Zealand Test cricketers
New Zealand cricketers
New Zealand cricket commentators
New Zealand emigrants to Australia
People from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Scarborough Festival President's XI cricketers