James Bracey
James Robert Bracey (born 3 May 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman, who also plays as a wicket-keeper. He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Sussex in September 2016.[1] His brother, Sam, has also played first-class cricket.
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Full name | James Robert Bracey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bristol, England | 3 May 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Sam Bracey (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Gloucestershire (squad no. 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 20 September 2016 Gloucestershire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 21 April 2019 Gloucestershire v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 December 2020 |
Career
He made his List A debut on 21 April 2019, for Gloucestershire in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.[2] He made his T20 debut on 19 July 2019, for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan, in the 2019 t20 Blast.[3]
On 29 May 2020, Bracey was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] On 17 June 2020, Bracey was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[6][7] On 4 July 2020, Bracey was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.[8][9] He was retained as part of the squad for the following Test series against Pakistan.[10] In the final Test of the series he played as a substitute fielder on the final day and caught Asad Shafiq off the bowling of captain Joe Root as the match finished in a draw.[11]
In December 2020, Bracey was named as one of seven reserve players in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[12] In January 2021, he was also named as a reserve player in England's Test squad for their series against India.[13]
References
- "Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Gloucestershire v Sussex at Bristol, Sep 20–23, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "South Group, One-Day Cup at London, Apr 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "South Group, Vitality Blast at Cheltenham, Jul 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "England name squad for first Test against West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "England v West Indies: Dom Bess in squad, Jack Leach misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "England v Pakistan: Hosts name unchanged squad for first Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Final day belongs to James Anderson as England seal series win". Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer rested for England Test tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "India v England: Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer return to Joe Root's squad for first two Tests in Ahmedabad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2021.