Michael Bracewell
85New Zealand · AR · 2022 to 2026 · on scorecards: MG Bracewell
BATTING
- Matches
- 48
- Innings
- 41
- Runs
- 1042
- Average
- 35.93
- Strike rate
- 107.53
- High score
- 140
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 3
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 46
- Average
- 34.58
- Economy
- 4.93
- Strike rate
- 42
- Best figures
- 4/26
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 33 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael Bracewell played 48 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2022 to 2026. The first came against Netherlands at Bay Oval, with 1 wicket, and the last against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 140 from 78 balls against India at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in 2023, in a defeat. The best bowling is 4 for 26 against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 2025. In all: 2 hundreds, 3 fifties.
At home the average was 23.4 across 14 ODIs; away it was 43.9 across 29 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against India: 287 runs at 57.4 in 9 ODIs. Seddon Park was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 66 runs at 16.5. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 31 of the ODIs Michael Bracewell played and lost 15.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 48 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 78 | India | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 127* | 82 | Ireland | The Village | 2022 | Won |
| 59 | 39 | Pakistan | Bay Oval | 2025 | Won |
| 53* | 40 | India | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2025 | Lost |
| 51 | 50 | England | Bay Oval | 2025 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/26 | 10 | Bangladesh | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2025 | Won |
| 4/36 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
| 3/21 | 5 | Netherlands | Seddon Park | 2022 | Won |
| 3/43 | 10 | Scotland | Grange Cricket Club Ground | 2022 | Won |
| 2/26 | 10 | Ireland | The Village | 2022 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 11 | 223 | 31.86 | 0/0 | 8 | 42.88 |
| India | 9 | 287 | 57.40 | 1/1 | 4 | 74.75 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 176 | 25.14 | 0/1 | 11 | 32.91 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 47 | 23.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 25.67 |
| England | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 16.00 |
| Ireland | 3 | 190 | – | 1/0 | 2 | 59.50 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 19.20 |
| Australia | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 2 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 48.00 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 11 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 6.50 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 14.33 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 257 | 23.36 | 0/2 | 9 | 37.00 |
| Away | 29 | 703 | 43.94 | 2/0 | 29 | 36.28 |
| Neutral | 5 | 82 | 41.00 | 0/1 | 8 | 25.75 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seddon Park | 6 | 66 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 27.60 |
| Kensington Oval | 5 | 84 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 65.33 |
| National Stadium | 5 | 60 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 27.57 |
| The Village | 3 | 190 | – | 1/0 | 2 | 59.50 |
| Bay Oval | 3 | 110 | 55.00 | 0/2 | 2 | 30.50 |
| Providence Stadium | 3 | 53 | 53.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 23.40 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Netherlands, 2022 at Bay Oval
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2026 at Kensington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 February 1991
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 969
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 93.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 148.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 33.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 36.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 966 balls faced in that period.
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