Mark Andrew Bracewell (born 8 October 1955) is a first class

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er. He played one first-class match for Otago in 1977/78 and one

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one-day game in 1979/80. A right arm medium bowler, he is part of a well known New Zealand cricketing family with three brothers and a son who also played first class cricket. His two brothers and son Michael Bracewell represented New Zealand at international stage. Bracewell was born at

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in 1955 and educated at

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. He played rugby union for Wairarapara-Bush and Wellington and was later a selector for the Otago cricket team.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 24. Cardiff:

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