Brendon Bracewell

Brendon Paul Bracewell (born 14 September 1959) is a former New Zealand Test cricketer. Born in Auckland, he is the younger brother of John Bracewell. He was educated at Tauranga Boys' College and was in the 1st XI from 1974 to 1978. He frequently suffered injuries throughout his playing career.^[1] Bracewell also played rugby for King Country and for Western Australia.^[2]

Brendon Bracewell

Personal information
Full name	Brendon Paul Bracewell
Born	(1959-09-14) 14 September 1959 (age 65) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Fast bowler
Relations	Mark Bracewell (brother) Michael Bracewell (nephew) John Bracewell (brother) Douglas Bracewell (brother) Doug Bracewell (son)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1978–1985)
Test debut (cap 142)	27 July 1978 v England
Last Test	9 February 1985 v Pakistan
Only ODI (cap 29)	17 July 1978 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977/78–1979/80	Central Districts
1981/82–1982/83	Otago
1983/84–1989/90	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 6 1 77 28 Runs scored 24 0 965 134 Batting average 2.40 – 11.76 7.88 100s/50s 0/0 – 0/1 0/0 Top score 8 0* 57* 19 Balls bowled 1,036 66 12,081 1,345 Wickets 14 1 194 37 Bowling average 41.78 41.00 29.08 23.02 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/110 1/41 6/49 3/22 Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 32/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2016

Bracewell operates Bracewell Cricket Academy, a private cricket coaching academy based in Napier. His son Doug Bracewell plays for Central Districts and the New Zealand cricket team.