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| Full name | Douglas Andrew John Bracewell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (age 34) Tauranga, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 251) | 1 November 2011 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 March 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 165) | 20 October 2011 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 April 2022 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 48) | 15 October 2011 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 September 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–present | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Joburg Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Douglas Andrew John Bracewell (born 28 September 1990) is a New Zealandcricketer who currently plays forCentral Districts. He is a right-handedbatsman and bowls right-armfast-medium pace. He is the son of former Test cricketerBrendon Bracewell. His uncle is also a former Black Caps player and coachJohn Bracewell.
Born inTauranga, Bracewell was educated atRathkeale College nearMasterton.[1]
In 2008, Bracewell was selected in theNew Zealand under-19 squad for their tour of England,[2] he played both ‘Tests’ and five ‘ODIs’.[3]
On 17 November 2008 he made hisfirst-class cricket debut for Central Districts againstAuckland, he was dismissed for aduck in the first innings before taking 1 wicket for 41 runs (1/41).[4] A month later he made hisList A debut against the same opposition, he took 2/33 and asopening batsman scored 55.[5]
After making his international debuts in all three formats during the 2011–12 season Bracewell was drafted byDelhi Daredevils in the 2012 IPL draft.[6]
In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season.[7]
Bracewell signed to play forEssex in the2023 County Championship,[8] he made eight appearances and took 24 wickets at 27.41.[9]
In 2024, Bracewell received a one-month anti-doping ban for testing positive tococaine on match day of aSuper Smash match, playing forCentral Stags againstWellington Firebirds.[10]
Bracewell made his Test debut againstZimbabwe in November 2011, and took 5/85 in the second innings.[11] Bracewell became the seventh New Zealand bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul on Test debut. It is also the fifth five-wicket haul by a bowler making his debut against Zimbabwe.[12]
In a Test match against Australia atBellerive Oval,Hobart Bracewell ran through the Australian batting line-up and took figures of 6/40 in only his third Test, the best bowling by a New Zealander in Tests in nearly 5 years. He bowledNathan Lyon to seal the win by 7 runs. It was also 26 years since New Zealand last won a Test match in Australia.[13]
Having not played internationally since October 2016 due to injuries and drink-driving charges, he was picked for the first match of the ODI seriesagainst West Indies asColin de Grandhomme returned to Zimbabwe on family bereavement leave.[14] In the first ODI against West Indies, he took 4 wickets in that match by restricting them below 250. New Zealand finally won that match by 5 wickets and Bracewell was awarded man of the match for his match winning performance.[15]