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.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An ever-present in New Zealand’s Test and ODI sides for a decade, and now a familiar voice in the commentary box.<br><br>Happy birthday to former fast bowler, Danny Morrison. <a >pic.twitter.com/1VhaFJzrbs</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a >February 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
He is also infamous for picking up a female anchor, Karishma Kotak during a post-match show in IPL 2013.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That awkward moment when Danny morrison lifted Karishma kotak and she doesn't know what to do <a >#pepsiIPL</a> <a >#IPL6</a> <a >#Wtf</a> <a >pic.twitter.com/idCLH90IOx</a></p>— Pragmatic Indian🇮🇳 (@dVipulSingh) <a >May 10, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Watch some of his hilarious commentaries here, tell which one is your favorite:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imran Tahir' celebration & Danny Morrison's commentary! Too good. 😂👏 <a >pic.twitter.com/8UxFqDLAXr</a></p>— HK. (@HammaadKhaann) <a >February 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Home at lunch to hear Danny Morrison welcome Mel Jones to the commentary box with "Loving yours, woman". 😒🙈🙃 <a >pic.twitter.com/XT4RNVfR9O</a></p>— Jack McNamara (@jackson_mac) <a >September 8, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not sure this touch of <a >#NRL</a> gold from <a >@SteelyDan66</a> will resonate with Caribbean fans but this is why my mate Danny Morrison is the best in the commentary business ... Jerry Seuseu later ... <a >#SeeYouSeeYou</a> <a >@NZWarriors</a> <a >@NRL</a> <a >#cricket</a> <a >@CPL</a> <a >@GYAmazonWarrior</a> <a >@BIMTridents</a> <a >#CPL18</a> <a >#GAWvBT</a> <a >pic.twitter.com/wRekpubDDM</a></p>— Paul Cochrane (@paulcochrane) <a >August 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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.