Michael Rae
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| Full name | Michael David Rae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1995 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014/15–2022/23 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24– | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael David Rae (born 13 June 1995) is a New Zealand first-class cricketer who plays for Canterbury. He made his List A 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 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, 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, Rae took a hat-trick against Central Districts.