Michael Rae

New Zealander cricketer

Michael Rae

Personal information

Full name

Michael David Rae

Born

(1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium-fast

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2014/15–2022/23

Otago

2023/24–

Canterbury

2024

Warwickshire

Career statistics

Competition	FC	LA	T20
Matches	56	34	40
Runs scored	508	146	54
Batting average	9.40	13.27	13.50
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	36	33	16
Balls bowled	8,654	1,606	730
Wickets	164	54	49
Bowling average	32.84	27.88	22.12
5 wickets in innings	2	2	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0
Best bowling	5/18	7/35	3/13
Catches/stumpings	18/–	7/–	10/–

Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2024

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

^ "Michael Rae". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ "Tour match, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Jan 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ "Plunket Shield, 2017/18 - Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "Ford Trophy: Michael Rae's remarkable seven-wicket haul can't avert Otago defeat to Auckland". Stuff. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Plunket Shield: Otago's Michael Rae, Dale Phillips combine for rare bowler-fielder hat-trick". Stuff. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.