Michael Rae

New Zealander cricketer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Fullname
Michael David Rae
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 30)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
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Michael Rae
Personal information
Full name
Michael David Rae
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 30)
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 1 71 45 43
Runs scored 13 609 150 54
Batting average 13.00 9.22 13.63 10.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 13 36 33 16
Balls bowled 180 11,519 2,164 790
Wickets 6 214 66 54
Bowling average 18.50 32.50 30.53 21.66
5 wickets in innings 0 1 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/111 6/31 7/35 3/13
Catches/stumpings 2/– 27/– 11/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2025
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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]

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