Michael Rae

Michael David Rae (born 13 June 1995) is a New Zealand first-class cricketer who plays for Canterbury.^[1] He made his List A debut for New Zealand XI against Pakistan on 3 January 2018.^[2]

Michael Rae

Personal information
Full name	Michael David Rae
Born	(1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014/15–2022/23	Otago
2023/24–	Canterbury
2024	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 58 34 40 Runs scored 543 146 54 Batting average 9.52 13.27 13.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 36 33 16 Balls bowled 8,900 1,606 730 Wickets 168 54 49 Bowling average 33.11 27.88 22.12 5 wickets in innings 2 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/18 7/35 3/13 Catches/stumpings 18/– 7/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2024

He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Otago, with 29 dismissals in ten matches.^[3] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season.^[4] In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.^[5][6] In November 2020, Rae was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.^[7][8]

On 6 December 2020, in the third round of the 2020–21 Ford Trophy, Rae took the third-best figures in a domestic List A match in New Zealand, with 7 for 35 from his 10 overs.^[9] In March 2021, in the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, Rae took a hat-trick against Central Districts.^[10]