Born in 1966, he was New Zealand’s replacement to the legendary bowler, Richard Hadlee. He came in to the NZ side in 1987 during the cricket World Cup in Nagpur. In that match Morrison gave away 69 runs in his 10 overs. Danny Morrison was a perfect strike bowler. Morrison’s ability to swing the ball made him quite popular. However, New Zealand won only two of their 35 Tests when Danny was in the team. Although, he performed well in some matches. Like the 25 March 1994 game against India when he became the first Kiwi cricketer to pick up a hat-trick in an India-NZ match. Danny Morrison played 48 Tests – 96 One-Day Internationals for New Zealand and took 160 and 126 wickets respectively.
But mostly, he became a household name in India and the entire subcontinent due to his unique style of commentary. He started becoming an everyday name in tournaments like IPL, PSL, etc, thus, making him one of the most talked about commentary person.
An ever-present in New Zealand’s Test and ODI sides for a decade, and now a familiar voice in the commentary box.
Happy birthday to former fast bowler, Danny Morrison. pic.twitter.com/1VhaFJzrbs
— ICC (@ICC) February 2, 2021
He is also infamous for picking up a female anchor, Karishma Kotak during a post-match show in IPL 2013.
That awkward moment when Danny morrison lifted Karishma kotak and she doesn’t know what to do #pepsiIPL #IPL6 #Wtf pic.twitter.com/idCLH90IOx
— Pragmatic Indian🇮🇳 (@dVipulSingh) May 10, 2013
Watch some of his hilarious commentaries here, tell which one is your favorite:
Imran Tahir’ celebration & Danny Morrison’s commentary! Too good. 😂👏 pic.twitter.com/8UxFqDLAXr
— HK. (@HammaadKhaann) February 29, 2020
Home at lunch to hear Danny Morrison welcome Mel Jones to the commentary box with “Loving yours, woman”. 😒🙈🙃 pic.twitter.com/XT4RNVfR9O
— Jack McNamara (@jackson_mac) September 8, 2017
Not sure this touch of #NRL gold from @SteelyDan66 will resonate with Caribbean fans but this is why my mate Danny Morrison is the best in the commentary business … Jerry Seuseu later … #SeeYouSeeYou @NZWarriors @NRL #cricket @CPL @GYAmazonWarrior @BIMTridents #CPL18 #GAWvBT pic.twitter.com/wRekpubDDM
— Paul Cochrane (@paulcochrane) August 13, 2018
The energy that he displays during commentary has made him famous and many times, his voice resonates with the feelings which that the masses are undergoing. We wish Danny Morrison a very Happy Birthday and wish that he keeps on entertaining us for years to come.
