Cricket: Fleming, Vettori receive civil honours

Former New Zealand cricket captains Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori have been awarded one of New Zealand’s highest civil honours on a list announced to mark the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Fleming, who coaches Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, and Vettori, who captains Royal Challengers Bangalore, are both made Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The 38-year-old Fleming was New Zealand’s youngest Test captain when he was appointed to the role aged 23. He went on to lead New Zealand in 80 Tests and in 218 One-Day Internationals, both national records.






Published in The Express Tribune, June 7^th, 2011.