Michael Rae (born 13 June 1995) is a New Zealand
first-class cricketer who plays for
Canterbury.
He made his
List A
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numbe ...
debut for
New Zealand XI against Pakistan on 3 January 2018.
He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the
2017–18 Plunket Shield season
The 2017–18 Plunket Shield was the 89th season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. The competition started on 23 October 2017 and finished on 5 April 2018. Canterbury were the defending champions ...
for Otago, with 29 dismissals in ten matches.
In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season.
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. In November 2020, Rae was named in the
New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the
touring West Indies team.
On 6 December 2020, in the third round of the
2020–21 Ford Trophy
The 2020–21 Ford Trophy was the 50th season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that was played in New Zealand. It was the tenth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. It started on 29 November ...
, Rae took the third-best figures in a domestic List A match in New Zealand, with 7 for 35 from his 10 overs. In March 2021, in the
2020–21 Plunket Shield season
The 2020–21 Plunket Shield was the 92nd season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. It started on 19 October 2020 and finished on 6 April 2021. Wellington were the defending champions.
On 15 June ...
, Rae took a
hat-trick against
Central Districts.
References
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1995 births
Living people
New Zealand cricketers
Otago cricketers
Cricketers from Dunedin
Warwickshire cricketers
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