Full Name
Michael David Rae
Born
13 June 1995
Place Of Birth
Dunedin, Otago
Country
New Zealand
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium Fast
Michael Rae
Michael Rae
Michael Rae
Michael Rae (born June 13, 1995, in Dunedin) is a tall right-arm medium-fast bowler. The iconic, headband-wearing Kiwi pacer represents New Zealand in Tests and plays domestic cricket for Canterbury, having also represented Otago, New Zealand A, and the English county side Warwickshire.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A · 2nd Unofficial Test | First Class | April 23, 2026 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Central Districts · Match 20 | First Class | March 18, 2026 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Central Districts vs Canterbury Kings · 29th Match | List A | February 17, 2026 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 181.25 |
| New Zealand vs West Indies · 2nd Test | Test | December 10, 2025 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Central Districts vs Canterbury Kings · Match 9 | First Class | December 5, 2025 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 82.61 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Northern Districts · Match 3 | First Class | November 18, 2025 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 32.26 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A · 2nd Unofficial Test | First Class | April 23, 2026 | 10.3 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Central Districts · Match 20 | First Class | March 18, 2026 | 30.1 | 2 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3.59 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Central Districts · Final | List A | February 22, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Central Districts vs Canterbury Kings · 29th Match | List A | February 17, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.10 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds · 26th Match | List A | February 13, 2026 | 5.2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.88 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Northern Districts · 20th Match | List A | February 7, 2026 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.50 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Plunket Shield 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Nov 18, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026 | 43 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 45.26 |
| West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025 | TEST | Nov 5, 2025 - Dec 22, 2025 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| The Ford Trophy 2025 | LISTA | Oct 25, 2025 - Feb 22, 2026 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 176.47 |
| Super Smash 2024 | T20 | Dec 26, 2024 - Feb 2, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Plunket Shield 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Nov 11, 2024 - Apr 1, 2025 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026 | 21.2 | 0 | 196 | 7 | 3/37 | 9.19 |
| Plunket Shield 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Nov 18, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026 | 221.1 | 33 | 692 | 27 | 4/45 | 3.13 |
| West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025 | TEST | Nov 5, 2025 - Dec 22, 2025 | 65.2 | 14 | 226 | 8 | 3/45 | 3.46 |
| The Ford Trophy 2025 | LISTA | Oct 25, 2025 - Feb 22, 2026 | 87.2 | 7 | 419 | 19 | 5/15 | 4.80 |
| Super Smash 2024 | T20 | Dec 26, 2024 - Feb 2, 2025 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 5 | 3/35 | 8.60 |
| The Ford Trophy 2024 | LISTA | Oct 19, 2024 - Mar 2, 2025 | 45 | 2 | 256 | 4 | 1/29 | 5.69 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13.0000 | 118.1800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 49 | 14 | 54 | 39 | 16 | 10.8000 | 138.4600 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 50 | 23 | 179 | 157 | 33 | 14.9100 | 114.0100 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 77 | 97 | 631 | 1212 | 36 | 9.0100 | 52.0600 | 27 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 2 | 4 | 65.20 | 392 | 226 | 8 | 28.2500 | 3.4500 | 49.0000 | 3/45 | 6/111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 49 | 47 | 153.00 | 918 | 1366 | 61 | 22.3900 | 8.9200 | 15.0000 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 50 | 49 | 400.00 | 2400 | 2181 | 77 | 28.3200 | 5.4500 | 31.1000 | 7/35 | 7/35 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| First Class | 77 | 131 | 2090.20 | 12542 | 7526 | 235 | 32.0200 | 3.6000 | 53.3000 | 6/31 | 8/134 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Teams Played For
- Current Teams: New Zealand (Test), Canterbury
- Past Teams: Otago, New Zealand A, New Zealand XI, Warwickshire (England)
International Debuts
- Test Debut: New Zealand vs. West Indies at Wellington
Domestic Trophies & Major Highlights
- 2022–23 Dream11 Super Smash: Finished as the leading wicket-taker (16 wickets).
- 2022–23 Ford Trophy: Joint-leading wicket-taker (18 wickets).
- 2020–21 Ford Trophy: Took the third-best figures in a domestic List A match in New Zealand history (7 for 35 from 10 overs).
- 2020–21 Plunket Shield: Claimed a hat-trick against Central Districts.
- 2017–18 Plunket Shield: Joint-leading wicket-taker (29 dismissals).
Girlfriend Of Michael Rae
- Michael Rae is in a long-term relationship with his partner and fellow traveler, Annabelle Rae (known on Instagram as @annabellefrae).
Awards
- Otago Volts Men's Bowler of the Year: 2022–23 season.
