Michael Bracewell (cricketer)

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Michael Bracewell
Personal information
Full name
Michael Gordon Bracewell
Born (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33)
off break
RoleBatting all-rounder
Relations (cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 283)10 June 2022 v England
Last Test17 March 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 201)29 March 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI24 January 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.4
T20I debut (cap 92)18 July 2022 v Ireland
Last T20I20 April 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.4
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
T20I
FC
Matches 8 19 16 104
Runs scored 259 510 113 5,521
Batting average 19.92 42.50 18.83 32.28
100s/50s 0/1 2/0 0/1 11/23
Top score 74* 140 61
*
190
Balls bowled 1,551 738 245 3,891
Wickets 24 15 21 51
Bowling average 41.79 42.26 10.42 44.82
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/75 3/21 3/5 5/43
Catches/stumpings 12/– 9/– 8/– 106/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2023 2023

Michael Gordon Bracewell (born 14 February 1991) is a New Zealand

Kavanagh College in Dunedin. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in March 2022.[1]

Career

In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season.[2] In March 2020, in round six of the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Bracewell took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[3]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[4][5] On 8 January 2022, in the 2021–22 Super Smash tournament, Bracewell scored 141 not out for the Wellington Firebirds against the Central Stags.[6] It was the highest score in a Twenty20 cricket match in New Zealand.[7]

In March 2022, Bracewell was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their home series against the Netherlands.[8] He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for New Zealand against the Netherlands.[9] In May 2022, Bracewell was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of England.[10] He made his Test debut on 10 June 2022, for New Zealand against England.[11]

In July 2022, in the first match of the series against Ireland, Bracewell scored his first century in ODI cricket.[12] Bracewell made his T20I debut on 18 July 2022, for New Zealand against Ireland.[13] Two days later, in the next match of the series against Ireland, Bracewell took his first hat-trick in T20I cricket in the first over he bowled in an international match.[14]

In January 2023, Bracewell scored third fastest century for New Zealand in ODI cricket while batting in the first match of the series against India.[15] He also equalled MS Dhoni record of being the only batter to score more than one century while batting at number seven or below.[15]

For

IPL 2023, he was signed as a replacement for injured Will Jacks in the Royal Challengers Bangalore
team.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Bracewell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Scorching Firebirds on the up". NZ Cricket. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Cricket: 'One of the greatest T20 knocks' - Michael Bracewell smashes record books". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Super Smash: Michael Bracewell smokes record score in amazing Firebirds win". Stuff. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Michael Bracewell, Dane Cleaver earn maiden New Zealand call-ups for Netherlands series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Mount Maunganui, Mar 29 2022, Netherlands tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Bracewell earns NZ Test call-up for England tour, Williamson nears return". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2nd Test, Nottingham, June 10 - 14, 2022, New Zealand tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Michael Bracewell's 127* helps New Zealand snatch Ireland's dream". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. ^ "1st T20I, Belfast, July 18, 2022, New Zealand tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Dane Cleaver makes impact with bat as New Zealand secure T20 series win over Ireland". Stuff. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Michael Bracewell Equals MS Dhoni's Rare Feat After Scoring A Century Against India". ProBatsman. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

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