Nathan Bracken

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

• Australia (current)

Australian state

• New South Wales Blues (current)

English county

• Worcestershire (2006 season)

Career highlights

Tests

• Bracken's best Test batting score of 37, was made against the West Indies, Brisbane, 2005-2006
• His best Test bowling figures of 4 for 48 came against the West Indies, Brisbane, 2005-2006

One-day internationals

• Bracken's best ODI batting score of 21 not out.
• His best ODI bowling figures of 5 for 67 came against South Africa, Johannesburg, 2005-2006

External links

• [Cricinfo profile on Nathan Bracken]
• [HowSTAT! statistical profile on Nathan Bracken]

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