 Vettori's 359 Test wickets lies second only to Richard Hadlee among all New Zealand Test bowlers.He made his Test debut during England's 1997 tour of New Zealand as the youngest to have ever played Test cricket for New Zealand, and took his first five-for against Sri Lanka in March that same year.His best bowling figures were achieved in March 2000 against Australia, where he took seven wickets for 87 runs.