Ruel Brathwaite
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Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
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| Full name | Ruel Marlon Ricardo Brathwaite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1985 Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Durham (squad no. 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Combined Campuses and Colleges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Hampshire (squad no. 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ruel Marlon Ricardo Brathwaite (born 6 September 1985) is a Barbadian former cricketer. Brathwaite played county cricket for Durham and Hampshire, in addition to playing first-class cricket at varsity level.
Brathwaite was born in Bridgetown, Barbados in September 1985. He was educated there at Queen's College,[1] before leaving for England aged 17 to attend Dulwich College on a cricket scholarship.[2] At Dulwich, he was coached by former cricketer Bill Athey.[3] Matriculating to Loughborough University, he obtained a degree in civil engineering.[1] There, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Loughborough UCCE against Essex at Chelmsford in 2006, with Brathwaite playing a further first-class match that season against Hampshire. In the same season, he also played for a combined British Universities team against the touring Sri Lankans.[4]
The following season, he played two first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the touring West Indians, and later against a touring Sri Lanka A team.[4] During the West Indies 2007 tour of England, Braithwaite was called up to the West Indians squad to play in a List A one-day match against the England Lions.[5][6] Having made a further first-class appearance for Loughborough in 2007 against Worcestershire, Brathwaite made his final first-class appearance for Loughborough in 2008, against Surrey.[4] His five matches for Loughborough yielded him 7 wickets at an expensive average of 67.85,[7] whilst with the bat he scored 129 runs at a batting average of 32.25, and a high score of 76 not out.[8]
From Lougborough, Brathwaite advanced to Queens' College at the University of Cambridge to study for his master's in Engineering for Sustainable Development.[9] There, he made three first-class appearances for Cambridge MCCU in 2009, in addition to playing for Cambridge University against Oxford University in the 2009 University Match at Lord's,[4] in which he claimed his maiden five wicket haul with 5 for 54.[9] His participation in this match earned him his blue.[9]