Michael Bracewell (cricketer)

Michael Gordon Bracewell was born 14 February, 1991 in Masterton. He is a New Zealand cricketer who has played for Otago and Wellington in the Plunket Shield and scored 141 not out in the Super Smash to record the highest Twenty20 score in New Zealand cricket in 2021/22. He is the nephew of John Bracewell and Brendon Bracewell. He is the cousin of Doug Bracewell and comedian Melanie Bracewell.

Michael Bracewell

Personal information
Born	(1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 Masterton, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batting all-rounder
Relations	Mark Bracewell (father) Brendon Bracewell (uncle) John Bracewell (uncle) Douglas Bracewell (uncle) Doug Bracewell (cousin) Melanie Bracewell (cousin)
International information
National side	New Zealand (2022–present)
Test debut (cap 283)	10 June 2022 v England
Last Test	02 January 2023 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 201)	29 March 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI	24 January 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.	4
T20I debut (cap 92)	18 July 2022 v Ireland
Last T20I	1 February 2023 v India
T20I shirt no.	4
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 4 17 13 100 Runs scored 178 462 90 5,440 Batting average 25.42 46.20 30.00 32.96 100s/50s 0/1 2/0 0/1 11/23 Top score 74* 140 61* 190 Balls bowled 856 690 191 3,196 Wickets 13 14 17 40 Bowling average 46.23 40.71 9.82 47.10 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 2/– 9/– 5/– 96/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 February 2023

Other websites

• Michael Bracewell at ESPNcricinfo