Bradley Cachopa (born 8 August 1988) is a South African-born New Zealand

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er who plays domestically for

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(and previously also for

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). He is of

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descent.

Biography

He was born in

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, in what is now

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's Free State province, and represented the

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at under-13 level. His family emigrated to New Zealand in 2002, and he and two brothers,

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(born 1986) and

Craig Cachopa Craig Cachopa (born 17 January 1992) is a retired South African-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Sussex in English county cricket and Auckland and Wellington at New Zealand domestic level. Cachopa was born in Welkom, in what is now Sou ...

(born 1992), have each since played first-class cricket in New Zealand. A right-handed

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and occasional

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, Brad Cachopa represented the New Zealand under-19s when the Indian under-19s toured during the 2006–07 season, playing three under-19

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and three under-19 ODIs. He made his first-class debut for Auckland during the 2010–11 season of the

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, also featuring in that season's HRV Cup, New Zealand's domestic

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competition. Cachopa switched to Canterbury for the 2012–13 season, but returned to Auckland prior to the 2014–15 season, after two seasons at Canterbury. His older brother, Carl, also signed with Auckland, having previously played for

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.– (25 July 2014)
Nicol, Broom and Nethula switch teams
– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cachopa, Brad 1988 births Auckland cricketers Canterbury cricketers Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand people of Portuguese descent Cricketers from Bloemfontein South African emigrants to New Zealand South African people of Portuguese descent Naturalised citizens of New Zealand Massey University alumni