{"id":10452,"date":"2025-12-29T12:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=675420"},"modified":"2025-12-29T12:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:24:26","slug":"doug-bracewell-retires-from-international-and-domestic-cricket-after-18-year-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/doug-bracewell-retires-from-international-and-domestic-cricket-after-18-year-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Bracewell retires from international and domestic cricket after 18-year career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former New Zealand all-rounder <strong>Doug Bracewell<\/strong> has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing the curtain down on an <strong>18-year professional career<\/strong> that spanned domestic and international cricket.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old made his <strong>first-class debut for Central Districts in late 2008<\/strong>, shortly after representing New Zealand at the Under-19 level. Bracewell earned his international debut in 2011 and went on to represent New Zealand across all three formats \u2014 Tests, ODIs and T20Is \u2014 over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>Between <strong>2011 and 2023<\/strong>, Bracewell played <strong>28 Tests, 21 One-Day Internationals and 20 T20 Internationals<\/strong> for New Zealand. One of the defining moments of his international career came early, when he delivered a <strong>player-of-the-match performance against Australia in Hobart<\/strong> in just his third Test, playing a key role in New Zealand\u2019s dramatic <strong>seven-run victory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the domestic level, Bracewell remained a regular presence for <strong>Central Districts<\/strong>, contributing with both bat and ball across multiple seasons. His longevity at the domestic level underlined his importance to the team and his ability to adapt across formats.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>long-standing rib injury<\/strong> ruled Bracewell out of the current domestic season and ultimately influenced his decision to retire. Reflecting on his journey, Bracewell said cricket had been a proud and defining part of his life, adding that he would always remain grateful for the opportunity to represent New Zealand and Central Districts.<\/p>\n<p>He also acknowledged the role of teammates, coaches and support staff throughout his career, describing it as a privilege to have played first-class and international cricket for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Bracewell\u2019s retirement marks the end of a career built on resilience, versatility and memorable performances, particularly in the longer format of the game, where he made a lasting impact early in his international journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing the curtain down on\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":32937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}