2) Nathan’s cricket love affair with the game started years before he made his debut, while in school Nathan was famous for the way he swung the ball and took serious interest in the game right from school
3) Nathan Bracken performance in 2001-01 domestic season was outstanding. Picked up 29 wickets at an average of 23.72 and gained the second spot in leading wicket-taker of the year. With this amazing performance in domestic circuit, he was awarded with Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in 2001
4) Best first class-season: Bracken’s best season for New South Wales was in the year 2004-05 when Nathan picked 43 wickets of 11 matches. The season includes his marvelous spell of 7/4 off 7 overs that helped NSW bowl out South Australia for 29 runs at Sydney Cricket Ground. His spell is considered one of the best in the Australian domestic cricket history
5) Nathan Bracken made his Test debut in 2003 against India, and as a result appeared less frequently for New South Wales. Following his Test selection Bracken was also signed by the county team Gloucestershire to play in the English first-class competition
6) After his Test debut in December 2003, Bracken was kept away from the Australian Test team for 2 years due to the amazing fast bowling unit the team had. Bracken was finally selected for the 1st Test of the 2005-06 series against West Indies
7) In 2009, Bracken was seen spreading awareness about the consequences of speeding, which is biggest cause of death and injuries in New South Wales along with NSW Centre for Road Safety and Speed Blitz Bluez
8) A significant part of the World Cup 2007 Australian team, Nathan Bracken announced retirement from the international cricket on 29thJanuary 2012, due to his chronic knee-injury, the southpaw had to retire from all forms of cricket
9) Nathan Bracken, an all-rounder: Bracken’s batting is so often over looked just because Nathan used to bat lower down the order. However, Nathan was no mug with the bat. Bracken’s best Test performance was recorded in the first match against West Indies both with the bat and the ball, Bracken scored 31 off 51 balls in the first innings and grabbed 4/48 off 16 over in West Indies’ second. Due to continuity of excelling performances with the bat, he even got promoted up the order and sometimes even batted an number 7
10) However, his performance did not help him retain his spot in the team for the rest of the series and he was overlooked as Stuart MacGill was induced into the team by the selectors
11) Nathan Bracken 1st Test wicket was that of Virender Sehwag, caught by Matthew Hayden
12) Nathan Bracken 1st One Day International wicket was that of Sherwin Campbell, caught by Michael Bevan
13) Nathan Bracken was part of Australia's Cricket World Cup winning squads in both 2003 and 2007
14) Nathan Bracken 1st Twenty20 International wicket was that of Boeta Dippenaar, caught by Brad Haddin
15) In March, 2015, Nathan Bracken sued Cricket Australia for $1 million over his knee injury and claiming that the board failed to investigate, diagnose and treat, which he suffered before an ODI match against England in 2007. But later after two months in May, Bracken settled his case against the board.
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