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[Alvaro]

Paul Harris.

[ProCricketer1982]

Paul Harris.

that's the one

[procricket]

Harris was poor no Ranga Herath is the only other for me

[procricket]

But as I said for a guy who couldn't hold a bat to end up averaging 30 in test cricket man fair play,

His bowling was full of guile and let's be fair he was a battler.

World class maybe not , legend defiantly

[Alvaro]

I think that you can only rate Vettori in the context of New Zealand really. Fantastic longevity and he held the team together for a long while. He was captain, most dependable bat after Taylor, and workhorse spinner too. And a selector and de facto coach. 

362 Test wickets ain't to be sniffed at. You don't get that many being average. Most ODI wickets for the country, at 31 with an economy of four.

Can anyone name the next highest wicket-taking NZ spinner in Tests?

John Bracewell with 102
Then Steve Boock with 74
Then ...

Quite a mark on their history.

[arsenal123]

By the end of his career nobody hit him badly in limited overs, so much craft.  Guaranteed 10 overs for under 50 in most odis and under 30 off 4 in 2020.  All aside from his test match career.

[WalkingWicket37]

that's true, who was SA's and WI's spinner at the peak of his career? Warne probably just nudged it for Aus until 2007 at least

Paul Adams for South Africa?

http://youtu.be/frctY31KKvg

[Gerry SA]

For me Daniel Vettori was certainly a great cricketer. Many are forgetting he debuted in his teens and was a massive spinner of the ball. I'm also sure he suffered a bad back injury that led him to become the master of guile and flight. Throw in his batting he averaged 40+ in the last 5/6 years of his career. He carried his side for a long period. Top class and a great man as well.

[trypewriter]

On bbc website...he is only one of three men to have scored both 4,000 Test runs and taken 300 Test wickets, along with acknowledged all-round greats Sir Ian Botham of England  and India's Kapil Dev.

Decent company

[ppccopener]

brilliant player, one of NZ's very best-just kept the injuries at bay for the World Cup but looks knackered.

When he says retired from International cricket might he be available to play in England(county cricket) or has he knocked it on the head completely?

[Alvaro]

Isn't he coach of RCB in the IPL$$$$?

[WalkingWicket37]

Praise from Gerry  Blimey!
I nearly fell off my chair when I read that 

[mp07]

Very smart cricketer, will be NZ coach in coming years..

[Gelds]

Always one of my favourite players. Not quite a legend, outside of NZ anyway, but will be remembered as a very good player! Carried NZ for years and was imo the best SLA around up until a few years ago when injuries caught up with him. Wish him well and can certainly see him coaching in the future

[cricketbadger]

Absolute legend, so laid back hes almost horizontal.

Always knew what you would get with him, consistent with the ball, and finished on a high in the world cup despite his age and slight shock call up maybe?
What a catch as well, and didnt even celebrate, just casual as ever