Daniel Vettori was named New Zealand cricketer of the year Thursday as part of a hat trick of awards for the captain of the national team. Vettori also picked up the award for all-rounder and most successful first class bowler. “Daniel has been an inspiration to his team and to New Zealand cricket fans,” New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said. Jesse Ryder won the first class batting award after scoring his maiden Test century and then a double ton against India, which gave him a 2008-09 season Test average of 55. The outstanding ODI batting performance award went to Martin Guptill, who scored 122 on his debut against the West Indies. The one-day bowling award went to Kyle Mills, who took a match-winning 4-35 against Australia in Perth.
