James Robert Bracey (born 3 May 1997) is an English

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er who plays for

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. He is a left-handed batsman, who also plays as a

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. He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against

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in September 2016. He made his international debut for the

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in June 2021. His brother, Sam, has also played first-class cricket.

Career

He made his

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debut on 21 April 2019, for Gloucestershire in the

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. He made his T20 debut on 19 July 2019, for Gloucestershire against

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, in the 2019 t20 Blast. On 29 May 2020, Bracey was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the

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. On 17 June 2020, Bracey was included in England's 30-man squad to start training for the

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series against the West Indies, which was held behind closed doors due to the

. On 4 July 2020, Bracey was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series. He was retained as part of the squad for the following Test series against

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. In the final Test of the series he played as a substitute fielder on the final day and caught

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off the bowling of captain

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as the match finished in a draw. In December 2020, Bracey was named as one of seven reserve players in England's

squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In January 2021, he was also named as a reserve player in England's Test squad for their series against India. In May 2021, Bracey was named in England's Test squad for their series against New Zealand. Bracey made his Test debut on 2 June 2021, for England against

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Personal life

Bracey was born in

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and is an avid supporter of

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