Michael David Rae (born 13 June 1995) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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. He made his

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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

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for practice matches against the touring West Indies team. On 6 December 2020, in the third round of the

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, 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

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against

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* 1995 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Dunedin Warwickshire cricketers 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen People educated at John McGlashan College {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1990s-stub