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James Bracey

Bracey in 2022
Personal information
Full name	James Robert Bracey
Born	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) Bristol, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman, Wicket-keeper
Relations	Sam Bracey (brother)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 698)	2 June 2021 v New Zealand
Last Test	10 June 2021 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Gloucestershire (squad no. 25)
2017–2018	Loughborough MCCU
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 2 93 40 68 Runs scored 8 5,211 1,553 1,060 Batting average 2.66 34.74 43.13 19.27 100s/50s 0/0 13/23 3/8 0/3 Top score 8 204* 224* 70 Balls bowled – 60 18 – Wickets – 0 1 – Bowling average – – 23.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 1/23 – Catches/stumpings 6/0 218/14 39/5 38/13
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2024

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. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in June 2021. His brother, Sam, has also played first-class cricket.

Career

He made his List A debut on 21 April 2019, for Gloucestershire in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. He made his T20 debut on 19 July 2019, for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan, in the 2019 t20 Blast.

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. On 17 June 2020, Bracey was included in England's 30-man squad to start training for the Test series against the West Indies, which was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 4 July 2020, Bracey was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series. He was retained as part of the squad for the following Test series against Pakistan. 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.

In December 2020, Bracey was named as one of seven reserve players in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In January 2021, he was also named as a reserve player in England's Test squad for their series against India. In May 2021, Bracey was named in England's Test squad for their series against New Zealand. Bracey made his Test debut on 2 June 2021, for England against New Zealand.

Personal life

Bracey was born in Bristol and is an avid supporter of Bristol Rovers.

References

1. "Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Gloucestershire v Sussex at Bristol, Sep 20–23, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
2. "South Group, One-Day Cup at London, Apr 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
3. "South Group, Vitality Blast at Cheltenham, Jul 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
4. "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
5. "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
6. "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
7. "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
8. "England name squad for first Test against West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
9. "England v West Indies: Dom Bess in squad, Jack Leach misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
10. "England v Pakistan: Hosts name unchanged squad for first Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
11. "Final day belongs to James Anderson as England seal series win". Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
12. "Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer rested for England Test tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
13. "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.
14. "England Men name squad for LV= Insurance Test Series against New Zealand". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
15. "1st Test, London, Jun 2 - 6 2021, New Zealand tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
16. Frost, Sam (7 April 2022). "James Bracey on England aspirations, Gloucestershire goals and Bristol Rovers' promotion hopes". Bristol Post. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

External links

• James Bracey at ESPNcricinfo

• 1997 births
• Living people
• English cricketers
• England Test cricketers
• Cricketers from Bristol
• Gloucestershire cricketers
• Loughborough MCCU cricketers