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Michael Rae

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Michael Rae
Personal information
Full name
Michael David Rae
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 31)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 293)10 December 2025 v West Indies
Last Test18 December 2025 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–2022/23Otago
2023/24–Canterbury
2024Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 2 77 50 49
Runs scored 13 631 179 54
Batting average 13.00 9.01 14.91 10.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 13 36 33 16
Balls bowled 392 12,542 2,400 918
Wickets 8 235 77 61
Bowling average 28.25 32.02 28.32 22.39
5 wickets in innings 0 3 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/45 6/31 7/35 3/13
Catches/stumpings 2/– 28/– 14/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 May 2026

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]

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

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  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.
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