Michael David Bates (born 11 October 1983) is a New Zealand

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er. He is a left-arm, medium-pace bowler who bats right-handed. He was a member of the New Zealand Under 19 side in the 2002 Under 19 Cricket World Cup, and has played for the

Auckland Aces The Auckland cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 28 Plunket Shield titles, ten ...

since 2003. Bates has the record of most runs conceded in a game of domestic

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cricket with 64 runs scored off his 4 overs bowled, although getting 3 wickets in his last over.

International career

Bates made his ODI and T20I debut for the New Zealand Blackcaps in February 2012 against Zimbabwe. He is the brother of former

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Steven Bates.

References

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