Ruel Brathwaite
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Ruel Marlon Ricardo Brathwaite (born 6 September 1985) is a Barbadian
cricket
er. Brathwaite is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium
. He was born in Bridgetown
, Barbados
.
Brathwaite was educated at Queen's College
in Barbados, before leaving for England
when he was 17 to attend Dulwich College
. While studying at Dulwich, Brathwaite was spotted by former England Test
cricketer Bill Athey
. After completing his studies, he moved on to Loughborough University
to obtain a degree in civil engineering
. Loughborough University was part of the Marylebone Cricket Club
's young cricketers program, as such it was designated as a Centre of Cricketing Excellence with first-class
status. Under the coaching of Graham Dilley
, Brathwaite was selected to play for Loughborough UCCE
, making his first-class debut against Essex
in 2006. In that same season the was selected to play for the British Universities
against the touring Sri Lankans. The following season saw him selected play two first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club
, against the touring West Indians and later against Sri Lanka A
. During the West Indies 2007 tour of England
, Braithwaite was called up to represent the West Indians in a List A match agains the England Lions, claiming the wicket of Owais Shah
for the cost of 19 runs from 3 overs
. 2008 saw Brathwaite play his final first-class match for Loughborough UCCE against Surrey
. In total, he played five first-class matches for Loughborough, scoring 129 runs at an average
of 32.25, with a high score of 76 not out
. With the ball, he took 7 wickets at an expensive bowling average
of 67.85, with best figures of 3/77.
Advancing from Loughborough University, he was accepted by Cambridge University to study for his Master of Philosophy
in Engineering for Sustainable Development. Cambridge University is also designated as a Centre of Cricketing Excellence, while studying there he made four first-class appearances: three for Cambridge UCCE, and one for Cambridge University Cricket Club
against Oxford University Cricket Club
in the 2009 University Match at Lord's
. In the University Match, Brathwaite claimed his maiden five wicket haul by taking figures of 5/54, helping Cambridge University to an eventual 10 wicket victory.
Following his studies at Cambridge University, Brathwaite was at The Oval
bowling in the nets to the England players. His bowling impressed Durham cricketer Paul Collingwood
enough for him to contact the Durham Second XI coach Jonathan Lewis, who proceeded to invite Brathwaite to play for Durham
for the remaining few weeks of the 2010 season
, during which he made a single first-class appearance against Somerset
in the County Championship
, taking 4 wickets in the match. Following to 2010 season, Brathwaite signed a two year deal with Durham. Returning to the West Indies following the 2010 English season, he proceeded to make his Twenty20
debut for the Combined Campuses and Colleges
against Guyana
in the 2010 Caribbean Twenty20
. In this match, he claimed the wicket of Christopher Barnwell for the cost of 33 runs from 3 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck
by Lennox Cush
.
Returning to Durham for the 2011 season
, Brathwaite made his first List A appearance for the county against Scotland in the Clydesdale Bank 40
, as well as playing six first-class matches. He has so far taken 26 first-class wickets in 2011, coming at an average of 27.38, with two five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/56. He has stated his desire not to quailfy to potentially play for England, but to return to the West Indies to get in to the Barbados
team and to play for the West Indies.
Barbadian people
Barbadians are people originating on the Caribbean island of Barbados whether they live there or in the Barbadian diaspora.Rihanna is by far the most popular Barbadian on the planet.-Diaspora:...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Brathwaite is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born in Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...
, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
.
Brathwaite was educated at Queen's College
Queen's College (Barbados)
Queen's College was established as a result of the recommendation of an Education Commission whose report suggested that Barbados required a first grade school for girls...
in Barbados, before leaving for England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
when he was 17 to attend Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
. While studying at Dulwich, Brathwaite was spotted by former England Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
cricketer Bill Athey
Bill Athey
Charles William Jeffrey Athey was an English first-class cricketer, who played for England, and first class cricket for Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Sussex; he also played a solitary one-day game for Worcestershire. His bulldog spirit was exemplified by the Union Jack tattooed on his arm...
. After completing his studies, he moved on to Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
to obtain a degree in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
. Loughborough University was part of the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
's young cricketers program, as such it was designated as a Centre of Cricketing Excellence with first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
status. Under the coaching of Graham Dilley
Graham Dilley
Graham Roy Dilley was an English cricketer, whose main role was as a fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Kent and Worcestershire, and appeared in 41 test matches and 36 ODIs for England...
, Brathwaite was selected to play for Loughborough UCCE
Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence
Loughborough MCC University is a cricket coaching centre based at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.- About :The coaching centre is largely funded by the Marylebone Cricket Club...
, making his first-class debut against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in 2006. In that same season the was selected to play for the British Universities
British Universities cricket team
The British Universities cricket team is a cricket team whose players are drawn from university sides primarily in Great Britain as the name suggests, but not exclusively those of Oxford and Cambridge. The team played under the title of Combined Universities until 1995.Combined Universities' first...
against the touring Sri Lankans. The following season saw him selected play two first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
, against the touring West Indians and later against Sri Lanka A
Sri Lanka A cricket team
The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the 'second-tier' of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead...
. During the West Indies 2007 tour of England
West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
The West Indian cricket team toured England from 12 May to 7 July 2007 as part of the 2007 English cricket season. The tour included four Tests, two Twenty20 international matches and three One Day Internationals...
, Braithwaite was called up to represent the West Indians in a List A match agains the England Lions, claiming the wicket of Owais Shah
Owais Shah
Owais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...
for the cost of 19 runs from 3 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
. 2008 saw Brathwaite play his final first-class match for Loughborough UCCE against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. In total, he played five first-class matches for Loughborough, scoring 129 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 32.25, with a high score of 76 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. With the ball, he took 7 wickets at an expensive bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 67.85, with best figures of 3/77.
Advancing from Loughborough University, he was accepted by Cambridge University to study for his Master of Philosophy
Master of Philosophy
The Master of Philosophy is a postgraduate research degree.An M.Phil. is a lesser degree than a Doctor of Philosophy , but in many cases it is considered to be a more senior degree than a taught Master's degree, as it is often a thesis-only degree. In some instances, an M.Phil...
in Engineering for Sustainable Development. Cambridge University is also designated as a Centre of Cricketing Excellence, while studying there he made four first-class appearances: three for Cambridge UCCE, and one for Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
against Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in the 2009 University Match at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
. In the University Match, Brathwaite claimed his maiden five wicket haul by taking figures of 5/54, helping Cambridge University to an eventual 10 wicket victory.
Following his studies at Cambridge University, Brathwaite was at The Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
bowling in the nets to the England players. His bowling impressed Durham cricketer Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood
Paul David Collingwood MBE is an English cricketer. He has been a regular member of the England Test side, was captain of the One Day International team 2007–2008. He is also vice-captain of his county, Durham County Cricket Club. Collingwood is a batting all-rounder, whose batting...
enough for him to contact the Durham Second XI coach Jonathan Lewis, who proceeded to invite Brathwaite to play for Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
for the remaining few weeks of the 2010 season
2010 English cricket season
-External links:* from Cricinfo...
, during which he made a single first-class appearance against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in the County Championship
2010 County Championship
The 2010 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 111th County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away...
, taking 4 wickets in the match. Following to 2010 season, Brathwaite signed a two year deal with Durham. Returning to the West Indies following the 2010 English season, he proceeded to make his Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
debut for the Combined Campuses and Colleges
Combined Campuses and Colleges cricket team
Combined Campuses and Colleges is a first-class cricket team that plays in the West Indies domestic competitions of Carib Beer Cup and KFC Cup. The team was created for the 2007/08 season and played their first matches in the KFC Cup one-day competition in October 2007...
against Guyana
Guyana national cricket team
The Guyana cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana.It does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies...
in the 2010 Caribbean Twenty20
2010 Caribbean Twenty20
The 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 season was the debut season of the Caribbean Twenty20, established by the West Indies Cricket Board in 2010. The season was held in Barbados and Trinidad between 22 and 31 July 2010...
. In this match, he claimed the wicket of Christopher Barnwell for the cost of 33 runs from 3 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
by Lennox Cush
Lennox Cush
Lennox Joseph Cush in Georgetown, Guyana is a West Indies cricketer who played for Guyana in Stanford 2020. However, he has also represented U.S.A...
.
Returning to Durham for the 2011 season
2011 English cricket season
The 2011 English cricket season began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and will continue until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 17 September. Three major domestic competitions are contested: the 2011 County Championship, the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2011 Friends Life t20...
, Brathwaite made his first List A appearance for the county against Scotland in the Clydesdale Bank 40
2011 Clydesdale Bank 40
The 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament is the second season of the Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties...
, as well as playing six first-class matches. He has so far taken 26 first-class wickets in 2011, coming at an average of 27.38, with two five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/56. He has stated his desire not to quailfy to potentially play for England, but to return to the West Indies to get in to the Barbados
Barbados national cricket team
The Barbadian cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Barbados.It does not take part in any international competitions , but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, and the best players may be...
team and to play for the West Indies.
External links
- Ruel Brathwaite at ESPNcricinfo
- Ruel Brathwaite at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...