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#10 Nathan Bracken

Nathan Bracken

Nathan Bracken was a left-arm fast bowler who specialized in limited overs cricket for Australia. He had exceptional control over line and length and could bowl a very useful slower delivery. He also could generate decent swing with the new ball and got some wickets with the movement.

Bracken played ODI cricket for Australia from 2001 to 2009 and was a member of the World Cup winning team in 2007. He delivered a great performance against the South Africans in the semifinal as Australia went on to win the match by 7 wickets. He was also a useful lower-order batsman and hit some lusty strokes.

Bracken finished his ODI career with 174 wickets from 116 matches at an average of 24.4. He had an economy rate of 4.41, which is excellent considering the fact that he played in an era, when 300 plus totals were the order of the day. He was also a very decent fielder in the outfield.