New Zealand's Doug Bracewell announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has announced his status from each forms of cricket connected Monday (December 29, 2025), arsenic per the ICC website.

Bracewell, 35, played 28 Tests, 21 ODIs and 20 T20Is betwixt 2011 and 2023. He claimed 74 Test wickets successful 28 Tests, 26 wickets successful 21 ODIs, and 20 wickets successful arsenic galore T20Is for the Blackcaps. He scored 568, 221, and 126 successful Tests, ODIs, and T20Is, respectively.

Bracewell’s astir caller planetary lucifer was a Test against Sri Lanka successful Wellington successful 2023, and a caller rib wounded led him to reason his vocation with home broadside Central Districts successful New Zealand.

In a station connected X, New Zealand Cricket’s authoritative grip announced Bracewell’s status news, crediting his pivotal relation successful New Zealand’s memorable Test triumph implicit Australia successful Hobart successful 2011, wherever helium recorded his champion Test figures of 6-40 successful the 2nd innings to unafraid a singular 7-run win.

“Allrounder Doug Bracewell has announced his status from each cricket. Bracewell played 28 Tests, 21 ODIs and 20 T20Is for New Zealand taking 120 wickets and scoring 915 runs. He played a cardinal relation successful New Zealand’s past Test triumph implicit Australia, successful Hobart successful 2011, claiming career-best Test figures of 6-40 successful the 2nd innings to assistance unafraid a celebrated 7-run win. Congratulations connected a superb career, Doug,” reads the X station by the Blackcaps.

Bracewell expressed pridefulness successful his cricketing vocation and said helium is grateful for the opportunities helium has had passim it portion playing for New Zealand and his home team, Central Districts

“It’s been a arrogant portion of my life, and thing I aspired to arsenic a young cricketer. I volition ever beryllium grateful for the opportunities I person had done cricket, and the accidental to play for my country, arsenic good arsenic for Central Districts, passim my home career. It’s a privilege to play first-class and planetary cricket, and I’m grateful to person played and enjoyed the crippled for arsenic agelong arsenic I have,” Bracewell said via a connection from Central Districts, arsenic per the ICC website.