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Danny Morrison

movie Former New Zealand Cricketer, Commentator cake 3 February 1966 (Auckland, New Zealand)
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Net Worth

₹2.73 hundred crore

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Height

in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in feet inches- 6’ 1”

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Age

52

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Nation

New Zealand

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 3 February 1966
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: New Zealand
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Children: Son- Jacob Daughter- Tayla

Education

Schools: Takapuna Grammer School
Education: Not Known

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                Some Lesser Known Facts About Danny Morrison

  • Does Danny Morrison smoke?: Not Known
  • Does Danny Morrison drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • He belongs to a theatre background. His mother was a theatre artist and used to play small roles in skits and dramas in Auckland’s theaters.
  • His childhood was little tough, as his parents split in 1970 when he was only 5 years old.
  • He is in the top five highest test wicket takers for New Zealand. He took 160 wickets in 48 Test matches. 
  • He is not a great batsman; as he managed to score only 359 Test Match runs in his whole career at an average of 7.97. 
  • He is called; The Duckman and King Duck; as he has a record of most ducks. In 48 Test matches which he had played, he went back to the pavilion without scoring a single run in 24 innings.
  • Despite being a poor batsman, he helped New Zealand to save a Test match against England in 1997 building 106 runs partnership for the 10th wicket with Nathan Astle. He faced English frontline bowlers for 2 hours and 45 minutes scoring 14 runs and didn’t give even a single chance to the opponent. 
  • After retirement from cricket, he published two books named “Mad As I Wanna Be” (His Auto-Biography) in 1997 and “Danny Morison Junior Cricket Diary” (A guide to inspire young cricketers). 
  • Harsha Bhogle refers Danny Morrison, “The Lunatic little fat bowler with a crazy look” for his bowling stats.
  • Danny Morrison is one of the quirkiest commentators in the World Cricket, who looks always colorful and creative with his job. 
  • He is a very good theatre artist and played some roles earlier in his childhood and adolescence days. He loves to act differently while facing the camera. Even he says, If he gets a chance to play a role in Bollywood movies, he would be delighted to do it. 

 

 

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