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]

References

1. "Michael Rae". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
2. "Tour match, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Jan 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
3. "Plunket Shield, 2017/18 - Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
4. "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
5. "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
6. "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
7. "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
8. "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
9. "Ford Trophy: Michael Rae's remarkable seven-wicket haul can't avert Otago defeat to Auckland". Stuff. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
10. "Plunket Shield: Otago's Michael Rae, Dale Phillips combine for rare bowler-fielder hat-trick". Stuff. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links

• Michael Rae at ESPNcricinfo