Personal Information

Full NameNathan Wade Bracken
BornSeptember 12, 1977 Penrith, New South Wales
Age46 Years, 6 Months, 16 Days
National SideAustralia
Batting StyleRight Handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast medium
SportCricket

Ranking

TestODIT20
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Man of the Match

TestODIT20World CupCL
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Career Information

Teams PlayedAustralia, Australia A, Gloucestershire, New South Wales, Australia Under-19
Career Span

Nathan Wade Bracken Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

MIN/ORHS100s50s4s6sAVGS/RCTSTDucksR/O
Test
5627037 v WI007017.5062.5020
ODI
116351819921* v NZ0010511.7070.56260
World Cup
1000--0000-0.0020
T20I
1963154* v SL00105.0068.1860

Bowling Performance

IOMRWBest3s5sAVGE/RS/RMtc
Test
1018553505124/48 v WI0042.082.7292.50
ODI
116959.59042401745/47 v SL16224.364.4133.09
World Cup
1071.410258164/19 v SL1016.123.6026.87
T20I
1962.52438193/11 v IND2023.056.9719.84

Nathan Wade Bracken Profile

New South Wales has given good cricketers to the Australian team over the years, and Nathan Bracken is one of them. The left-arm seamer made a slow start to his international career but made rapid strides to cement his place in the team.

With a tall and lean physique, the left-armer holds the ability to move the ball both ways. Bracken is a valuable asset to bowl in the death overs and his cunning variations make him a tough prospect to bat against. Making his ODI debut in 2001, this New South Wales cricketer became a vital cog in the Australian one-da y set up. Bracken’s Test career, though, was relatively short-lived. Frequent injuries to the knees kept him out of the Test set up for a long time. However, he returned to play for NSW, but was unfortunately dropped from Cricket Australia’s list of contracted players.

Bracken did supremely well in the ODI format; from being the world’s second highest wicket-taker in 2006 with 46 scalps, to being the No.1 ranked ODI bowler in 2008 – he was instrumental in much of Australia’s success in crucial times.

Finally, in 2011, injuries took their toll on Bracken and he could no longer bear the brunt, announcing his retirement from all forms of the game. He finished with 174 wickets in ODIs.