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Nathan Bracken
Australia
Full name Nathan Wade Bracken
Born September 12, 1977, Penrith, New South Wales
Current age 30 years 206 days
Major teams Australia, Gloucestershire, New South Wales, Worcestershire
Nickname Bracks, Andy G (Australian Idol host)
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Height 1.95 m
Education Faulconbridge Primary; Springwood High School
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 37 | 17.50 | 112 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 84 | 25 | 12 | 164 | 21* | 12.61 | 232 | 70.68 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7.00 | 6 | 116.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 63 | 83 | 30 | 898 | 38* | 16.94 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 164 | 58 | 22 | 326 | 21* | 9.05 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7* | 7.00 | 10 | 140.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 10 | 1110 | 505 | 12 | 4/48 | 4/71 | 42.08 | 2.72 | 92.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 84 | 84 | 4146 | 3022 | 138 | 5/47 | 5/47 | 21.89 | 4.37 | 30.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 12 | 233 | 253 | 15 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 16.86 | 6.51 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 63 | 12620 | 5302 | 203 | 7/4 | 26.11 | 2.52 | 62.1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| List A | 164 | 8216 | 5897 | 235 | 5/38 | 5/38 | 25.09 | 4.30 | 34.9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 19 | 19 | 394 | 458 | 22 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 20.81 | 6.97 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v India at Brisbane, Dec 4-8, 2003 |
| Last Test | Australia v South Africa at Perth, Dec 16-20, 2005 |
| ODI debut | Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2001 |
| Last ODI | Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 |
| T20I debut | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006 |
| Last T20I | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 |
| First-class debut | 1998/99 |
| Last First-class | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Mar 15-19, 2008 |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut | Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 |
| Last Twenty20 | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 |
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year - 2001
The search for a Test-class left-armer, a universal pursuit, led Australia to Nathan Bracken. Tall and slim, Bracken bowls a full length, moves the ball both ways in the air and off the seam and fitted easily into Australia’s rampant one-day squad in 2000-01. He was also instrumental in resuscitating New South Wales’ fortunes, including a first-innings 6 for 27 in their 2004-05 final win over Queensland and 7 for 4 earlier that season when South Australia fell for 29. A shoulder injury cut short his maiden Ashes tour in 2001 after two matches, but following a spell on the sidelines he returned to the national colours during the 2003 World Cup, when Jason Gillespie dropped out with a heel injury. [Read more →]
