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  Nationality Australian
  Country Australia
  Country Abbrev AUS
  Name Nathan Bracken
  Picture Cricket_no_picpng
  Batting Style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
  Bowling Style Left arm Fast -medium (LFM)
  Balls true
  Tests 5
  Test Runs 70
  Test Bat Avg 1750
  Test 100s/50s -/-
  Test Top Score 37
  Test Overs 1110
  Test Wickets 12
  Test Bowl Avg 4208
  Test 5s -
  Test 10s -
  Test Best Bowling 4/48
  Test Catches/stumpings 2/-
  ODIs 38
  ODI Runs 84
  ODI Bat Avg 2100
  ODI 100s/50s -/-
  ODI Top Score 21
  ODI Overs 1906
  ODI Wickets 65
  ODI Bowl Avg 2118
  ODI 5s 1
  ODI 10s -
  ODI Best Bowling 5/67
  ODI Catches/stumpings 7/-
  Date 27 April
  Year 2006


Nathan Wade Bracken (born September 12 , 1977 in Penrith , New South Wales ) is an Australia n Cricket er. He is married to Hayley Rich.

A left arm Fast Bowler , Bracken made his debut for his state in the 1998 - 1999 season after attending the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy the year before. Tall and capable of Swinging the ball both ways, Bracken quickly established himself in domestic cricket.

In the 2000 - 2001 season Bracken made his debut for Australia in a One Day International match against West Indies and established himself as a regular member of that squad, but a shoulder injury in 2001 saw him lose his place until the 2003 World Cup in South Africa .

Due to a wealth of fast bowling talent in Australia, Bracken has only just become a regular fixture in the Australian team; especially since ommission of Jason Gillespie and Michael Kasprowicz. He has played five Test matches though, his debut coming in December 2003 versus India in Brisbane . Despite a strong showing during the 2005/2006 ODI season, he was not selected to tour South Africa for the test series starting in March 2006.

He has established himself as one the top fast bowlers in Australian state cricket, and in December 2004 took the remarkable figures of 7 for 4 in a Pura Cup game against South Australia in Sydney , figures that have rarely been bettered in the history of first-class cricket around the world.

Bracken is currently one of twenty-five elite cricketers contracted to Cricket Australia , being reinstated to the list in 2005 after being dropped the previous year.


TEAMS


International



Australian state



English county



CAREER HIGHLIGHTS


Tests

Test Debut: vs India , Brisbane , 2003 - 2004

Latest Test: vs India, Sydney , 2005-2006


One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs West Indies , Melbourne , 2000 - 2001

Latest ODI: vs South Africa, Johannesburg , Mar 12, 2006


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