Michael Bracewell is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the New Zealand national cricket team. He represents Wellington in domestic cricket. In 2023, Bracewell scored New Zealand’s third fastest century in ODI cricket in the first match of the series against India. In the same year, he was selected by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL series as a replacement player for the injured Will Jacks.
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Wiki/Biography
Michael Gordon Bracewell was born on Thursday 14 February 1991 (age 32 years; as of 2023) in Masterton, New Zealand. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. His hometown is Dunedin, New Zealand. He completed his BA in Business and Finance (2015 – 2018) at the University of Massey, New Zealand. His family has a long history of cricket and he has been interested in cricket since childhood. As a 10-year-old, he used to visit Carisbrooke Stadium in New Zealand to watch the Black Caps and England matches. According to him, his father used to give him advice about cricket from the age of 2 and he appreciated it the most.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
Michael’s father’s name is Mark Bracewell, who is a former first-class cricketer.
Father of Michael Bracewell
other relatives
Michael has two paternal uncles, Brandon Bracewell, John Bracewell and Douglas Bracewell. All of them are former cricketers.
Michael Bracewell’s uncle, Brandon Bracewell
Michael Bracewell’s uncle John Bracewell
His cousins names are Doug Bracewell who is a cricketer and Melanie Bracewell who is a comedian, actress and screenwriter.
Michael Bracewell’s cousin Doug Bracewell
Melanie Bracewell, cousin of Michael Bracewell
wife and children
He married Lauren Ralston Bracewell on June 22, 2019.
Michael Bracewell with Lauren Ralston Bracewell
They have a son together, Lennox.
Michael Bracewell with his son
Relationships/affairs
He was in a relationship with Lauren Ralston Bracewell before getting married in 2019.
Career
Domestic cricket
He played for New Zealand under-19 team. He was named in the New Zealand squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2010. He made his FC debut on 24–27 February 2011 against Central D in Napier. He made his List A debut on 9 January 2011 against Wellington in Alexandra. He made his T20 debut on 2 November 2012 against Northern Diss in Hamilton. He was part of the Otago cricket team, nicknamed the Volts, a New Zealand first-class cricket team from September 2011 to April 2017.
Michael Bracewell as part of the Otago cricket team
He joined the Wellington cricket team in September 2017 and later became the captain of the team. In June 2018, he signed a contract with the Wellington Firebirds for the 2018–2019 season. In March 2020, he played the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season and took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in the sixth round. In June 2020, he was re-signed by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. On 8 January 2022, during the 2021–22 Super Smash Tournament, Bracewell scored 141 for the Wellington Firebirds against the Central Stags, the highest score in a Twenty20 cricket match in New Zealand.
Michael Bracewell plays for the Wellington Firebirds
International cricket
In March 2022, he was selected in New Zealand’s One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for the home series against the Netherlands. In May 2022, he was selected in the New Zealand Test squad for their tour of England. In July 2022, he played an ODI match against Ireland and scored his maiden century. On 20 July 2022, in a T20I series against Ireland, Bracewell took his first hat-trick in T20I cricket, his first bowling performance in an international match. In December 2022, he was selected for the New Zealand national cricket team in all three forms of the game. In January 2023, in an ODI match against India, he scored the third fastest century for New Zealand. After his release, he became the only batsman to score more than a century, and was ranked seventh or lower behind MS Dhoni. Chasing a match-winning 350 in the ODI against India, Michael produced an extraordinary performance as New Zealand slumped to 131/6. He played at number 7 and scored 140 runs from 78 deliveries. Everyone appreciated his performance, but the team did not win the match. In an interview, he talked about his performance and said:
T20 has had a huge impact on one day cricket and that is what makes one day cricket so exciting. You can be in the position we were in and you can still work your way into a position of power. “I don’t think we got into a position of power, but we got into a position where we could win the game.”
On 31 March 2023, ahead of the IPL series, he played in the team’s practice match and scored 105 off 55 balls, including 8 fours and 7 sixes.
IPL
In 2023, he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) for Rs. 1 Crore to England batsman Will Jacks.
corporate work
In May 2019, he joined the FNZ Group as a corporate action analyst and worked there until June 2021. In June 2021, he joined the Flux Federation as an Accounts Assistant and worked there until February 2022.
Facts/Trivia
- His friends and family call him “the beast”.
- His jersey number for New Zealand is #4.
- His batting style is a left-arm bat and his bowling style is a right-arm break.
- He has a tattoo marked on his waist.
Michael Bracewell Tattoo
- In January 2010, he was awarded a Level 2 Coaching Certificate from the New Zealand Cricket Association.
- In 2023, while he was bowling in a match against Sri Lanka, the ball changed direction as the weather turned windy, resulting in a hilarious scene. The incident happened because the wind blew the cup to the edge of the pitch and all the players were surprised.
- On 27 February 2023, while batting in a Test match between New Zealand and England, he did not move his bat into the crease after bowler Stokes delivered the ball to England wicketkeeper Ben Foykes. His bat and legs were in the air, allowing him to bowl. His performance was criticized by many people who felt that he took the game casually as it is the first thing any cricketer is taught.
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