Brendon Bracewell

Brendon Bracewell
Personal information
Full name
Brendon Paul Bracewell
Born (1959-09-14) 14 September 1959 (age 65)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleFast bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 142)27 July 1978 v England
Last Test9 February 1985 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 29)17 July 1978 v England
Last ODI17 July 1978 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977/78–1979/80Central Districts
1981/82–1982/83Otago
1983/84–1989/90Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 1 77 28
Runs scored 24 0 965 134
Batting average 2.40 11.76 7.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 8 0* 57* 19
Balls bowled 1,036 66 12,081 1,345
Wickets 14 1 194 37
Bowling average 41.78 41.00 29.08 23.02
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/110 1/41 6/49 3/22
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 32/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2016

Brendon Paul Bracewell (born 14 September 1959) is a former New Zealand Test cricketer. Born in Auckland, he is the younger brother of John Bracewell. He was educated at Tauranga Boys' College and was in the 1st XI from 1974 to 1978. He frequently suffered injuries throughout his playing career.[1] Bracewell also played rugby for King Country and for Western Australia.[2]

Bracewell operates Bracewell Cricket Academy, a private cricket coaching academy based in Napier. His son Doug Bracewell plays for Central Districts and the New Zealand cricket team.

  1. ^ Brendon Bracewell. CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 23. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2