Nathan Bracken

Personal information

Full name

Nathan Wade Bracken

Born

12 September 1977 (age 39)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Nickname

Bracks, Andy G

Height

1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

Batting style

Right-hand

Bowling style

Left-arm fast-medium

Role

Bowler

International information

National side

Australia

Test debut (cap 388)

4 December 2003 v India

Last Test

16 December 2005 v South Africa

ODI debut (cap 142)

11 January 2001 v West Indies

Last ODI

17 September 2009 v England

ODI shirt no.

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1998–2009

New South Wales

2004

Gloucestershire

2008–2010

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	5	116	67	201
Runs scored	70	198	1,007	373
Batting average	17.50	11.64	17.36	9.09
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0
Top score	37	21*	63	21*
Balls bowled	1,110	5,759	13,634	10,105
Wickets	12	174	215	278
Bowling average	42.08	24.36	26.06	26.39
5 wickets in innings	0	2	9	3
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	4/48	5/47	7/4	5/38
Catches/stumpings	2/–	26/–	18/–	37/–

Source: CricketArchive, 19 September 2009

Nathan Wade Bracken (born 12 September 1977) is a former Australian cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Bracken is capable of swinging the ball both ways. He has represented Australia in all forms of the game. Bracken represented New South Wales in Australian domestic cricket, Eastern Suburbs in Sydney Grade Cricket and also appeared for English County team Gloucestershire in 2004. On 28 January 2011 he announced his retirement from the game due to a chronic knee injury. On 9 February 2012 it was reported that he sued Cricket Australia over the latter's alleged incompetency in managing his knee injury.

Nathan Bracken was born in Penrith, New South Wales to parents Gordon and Robin. He spent his childhood living in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, attending Faulconbridge Primary and Springwood High School. He currently resides on the Central Coast of New South Wales and is married to Haley Bracken with whom he has 2 children named Chase and Tag. He is also studying for an undergraduate degree in communications. Bracken contested the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dobell as an independent against sitting member Craig Thomson at the 2013 federal election and received an 8.2 percent primary vote.

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