🏏 Doug Bracewell Retires After 18-Year NZ Career

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Key Takeaways

1📊 28 Tests: 108 wkts avg 34.59, POTM Hobart 7-run win
2🏆 2011 debut thrill: 6/85 & 53* vs Australia
3💡 Rib injury ends 18-year pro career at 35
4🔮 Eyes coaching after Black Caps stint
5💬 "Aspired as young cricketer" - Bracewell

"McDonald believed that the southpaw would approach the management if he decided to call time on his career"

New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell announced retirement from all cricket at 35, capping an 18-year journey marred by a rib injury sidelining his domestic return. From U19 reps to international stardom, Bracewell leaves with fond memories of donning the Black Caps kit.

Debuting first-class in 2008 for Central Districts, Bracewell earned global call-ups in 2011: 28 Tests (108 wickets, avg 34.59), 21 ODIs (32 wkts), 20 T20Is. Pinnacle: POTM in 2011 Hobart Test, seven-run win over Australia with 6/85 and 53*.

Storied Career Ends on High Notes

Bracewell's swing bowling and gritty batting peaked early—Hobart epic akin to Vettori's all-round gems. Stats: Test best 7/105, 517 runs at 22.91. Rib niggles chronic, like Boult's workload management, forced early exit despite 2023 T20Is.