The former New Zealand cricketer Daniel Flynn has called time on his 16-year-long career on April 2 (Thursday). The 34-year-old left-handed batsman was also a part of the Northern Districts over the years and has made some significant contributions to the game.
Flynn represented New Zealand in 24 Tests, 20 ODIs, and five T20Is, making a combined 1325 runs, including six half-centuries over a span of almost five years. Furthermore, Daniel Flynn played 135 first-class matches and scored 7815 runs, including 21 centuries, at an average of 35.04.
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He has featured in 100 first-class matches for Northern Districts, leading them in 47 of them, aside from making 88 and a record 104 appearances for them in List A and T20 matches respectively. His 20 first-class hundreds for Northern Districts are the most by any batsman from the side.
Reflecting on his time with New Zealand, Daniel Flynn stated that it is a dream every cricketer lives for and he got immense satisfaction from his stints with the Black Caps.
“Representing your country is the ultimate for any cricketer; it’s what you dream of as a kid, so to have achieved it is something I look back on with immense satisfaction,” Flynn said.
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Will never these memories: Daniel Flynn
Furthermore, he added that he has learnt a lot from his fellow teammates throughout his cricketing career both on and off the field and will always cherish the memories playing for Northern Districts.
“The people I’ve played alongside throughout my career stand out for me; they’re not just good cricketers, but good people, who I’ve learned plenty from both on and off the field. Winning trophies for ND alongside these guys was always special, and those are memories that I will never forget,” Flynn concluded.
Daniel Flynn batted almost three hours in the second innings of his debut Test at Lord’s, his 118-ball 29 helping New Zealand salvage a draw which was the highlight of his career.
