Michael Bracewell
Michael Bracewell — career overview
Michael Bracewell is a cricketer who represents New Zealand in international cricket as a batting allrounder (Left Handed Bat, Right-arm offbreak bowler). In international cricket Michael Bracewell has appeared in 9 Tests (268 runs at 19.92, with 1 fifty); 34 ODIs (757 runs at 39.20, with 2 hundreds and 2 fiftys); 27 T20Is (259 runs at 18.50, with 2 fiftys). With the ball, Michael Bracewell has taken 127 international wickets across formats. Full batting and bowling records, recent form and milestones are shown below. Compare Michael Bracewell with other players using the player comparison tool, or see where New Zealand rank in the latest ICC rankings.
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 9 | 15 | 1 | 268 | 74 | 19.92 | 477 | 57.05 | - | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| ODI | 34 | 29 | 9 | 757 | 140 | 39.20 | 656 | 115.52 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 38 |
| T20I | 27 | 20 | 6 | 259 | 61 | 18.50 | 200 | 129.50 | - | 2 | 20 | 11 |
| T20 (dom.) | 41 | 27 | 9 | 415 | 61 | 23.06 | 300 | 138.33 | - | 2 | 34 | 17 |
| IPL | 5 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 29.00 | 47 | 123.41 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 9 | 18 | 1653 | 1057 | 24 | 4/75 | 5/150 | 44.04 | 3.88 | 68.9 | - | - |
| ODI | 34 | 33 | 1524 | 1239 | 36 | 4/36 | 4/36 | 36.04 | 5.15 | 42.3 | - | - |
| T20I | 27 | 24 | 444 | 516 | 28 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 18.43 | 6.97 | 15.9 | - | - |
| T20 (dom.) | 41 | 34 | 582 | 723 | 33 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 21.91 | 7.45 | 17.6 | - | - |
| IPL | 5 | 5 | 66 | 95 | 6 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 15.83 | 8.64 | 11.0 | - | - |
Format Performance
Batting — Runs & Average
Bowling — Wickets & Economy
Michael Bracewell — Career Overview
Michael Bracewell is a batting allrounder from New Zealand. Michael bats left handed bat and bowls right-arm offbreak. Genuine all-rounders are the most valued cricketers in the white-ball era — players who can shift the balance with both bat and ball and free their captain to pick an extra specialist. Workload management and form across both disciplines decide how often they make the eleven. New Zealand is one of the playing nations represented across the international and franchise calendar, with players drawn from the domestic system and the academy pathway into the senior side. International batting record — 9 Tests: 268 runs at an average of 19.92, strike rate 57.05 (1 fifty); 34 ODIs: 757 runs at an average of 39.20, strike rate 115.52 (2 hundreds, 2 fiftys); 27 T20Is: 259 runs at an average of 18.50, strike rate 129.50 (2 fiftys). International bowling — 24 wickets in Test at 44.04, economy 3.88; 36 wickets in ODI at 36.04, economy 5.15; 28 wickets in T20I at 18.43, economy 6.97. Domestic and franchise career — IPL: 6 wickets in 5 matches. Career statistics in cricket are best read across formats: a Test average, an ODI strike rate and a T20I economy each tell a different part of the story, and modern selection often turns on how a player splits their time across red-ball and white-ball cricket within a packed annual schedule. Recent form, opposition strength and conditions at the venue also weigh heavily alongside the headline numbers. Our player database tracks Michael Bracewell's match-by-match appearances across the international and domestic calendar, with batting and bowling splits by format, opposition, venue and time period. Career milestones — highest score, best bowling figures, fastest fifty or hundred and notable franchise performances — sit alongside the running totals so the full arc of a career is easy to read in one view. On GeoCric you can dig into Michael Bracewell's career numbers, format-by-format breakdowns, batting and bowling averages, century and five-wicket counts, league appearances and recent form — refreshed against live match data and free to read.