John Bracewell

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = New Zealand
country = New Zealand
country abbrev = NZ
name = John Bracewell
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style = Right-arm offbreak
tests = 41
test runs = 1001
test bat avg = 20.42
test 100s/50s = 1/4
test top score = 110
test overs = 1400.3
test wickets = 102
test bowl avg = 35.81
test 5s = 5
test 10s = 1
test best bowling = 6/32
test catches/stumpings = 31/-
ODIs = 53
ODI runs = 512
ODI bat avg = 16.51
ODI 100s/50s = 0/0
ODI top score = 42
ODI overs = 407.5
ODI wickets = 33
ODI bowl avg = 57.09
ODI 5s = 0
ODI best bowling = 2/3
ODI catches/stumpings = 19/-
date = 1 January
year = 2008
source = http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36306.html Cricinfo

John Garry Bracewell (born 15 April 1958 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 41 Test matches between 1979-80 and 1990, as well as 53 One Day Internationals. He has been the coach of the New Zealand cricket team since the autumn of 2003. His brother Brendon also played Test cricket.

Bracewell's approach to team selection has fallen under scrutiny during the 2006/2007 season. Despite levelling the home series with Sri Lanka two-all, New Zealand's top order batting has consistently displayed frailty, and this was most apparent after New Zealand compiled a dismal team total of 73 in one ODI during that series. Moreover, Bracewell has opted for a "rotation" policy within his squad for determining team selections, meaning the batting line-up has been shuffled consistently between successive ODIs. This has received criticism from local media who highlight that New Zealand Cricket is not currently afforded the luxury of a reserve pool of competitive international players, thus making the policy somewhat redundant.

Bracewell also controversially called Australian Fast-bowler Shaun Tait a chucker, and copped a lot of criticism from the cricketing community and also 'revealing' that Adam Gilchrist ducked out of the One-Day match in Hobart because of family issues but shortly, Bracewell withdrew these comments and issued an official apology. [ [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4328337a1823.html Braces apologises for Gilchrist rumour - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz ] ]

Interestingly, John was a grave digger before he became a cricketer [ [http://willowandleather.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Bracewell Willow and Leather - A Cricket Blog ] ] . He once claimed to have worked as a chocolate fish boner.

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