Ruel Brathwaite

Ruel Brathwaite
Personal information
Full name
Ruel Marlon Ricardo Brathwaite
Born (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985
Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
T20I debut8 May 2026 v Finland
Last T20I17 May 2026 v Jersey
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007Marylebone Cricket Club
2009Cambridge University
2010–2012Durham (squad no. 8)
2010Combined Campuses and Colleges
2013Hampshire (squad no. 12)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 6 26 3 7
Runs scored 22 226 – 22
Batting average 5.50 12.55 – 4.40
100s/50s 0/0 –/1 –/– –/–
Top score 10* 76* – 10*
Balls bowled 53 3,778 60 71
Wickets 1 71 1 2
Bowling average 97.00 32.52 72.00 65.00
5 wickets in innings 0 3 – 0
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling 1/27 5/54 1/19 1/27
Catches/stumpings 4/– 3/– –/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 May 2026

Ruel Marlon Ricardo Brathwaite (born 6 September 1985) is a Barbadian cricketer. Brathwaite played county cricket for Durham and Hampshire, in addition to playing first-class cricket at varsity level. After settling in Cyprus years later he became involved with the national team, initially as coach and then as a player.

Early life and education

Brathwaite was born in Bridgetown, Barbados in September 1985. He was educated there at Queen's College,[1] before leaving for England aged 17 to attend Dulwich College on a cricket scholarship.[2] At Dulwich, he was coached by former cricketer Bill Athey.[3] Matriculating to Loughborough University, he obtained a degree in civil engineering.[1] There, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Loughborough UCCE against Essex at Chelmsford in 2006, with Brathwaite playing a further first-class match that season against Hampshire. In the same season, he also played for a combined British Universities team against the touring Sri Lankans.[4]

The following season, he played two first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the touring West Indians, and later against a touring Sri Lanka A team.[4] During the West Indies 2007 tour of England, Braithwaite was called up to the West Indians squad to play in a List A one-day match against the England Lions.[5][6] Having made a further first-class appearance for Loughborough in 2007 against Worcestershire, Brathwaite made his final first-class appearance for Loughborough in 2008, against Surrey.[4] His five matches for Loughborough yielded him 7 wickets at an expensive average of 67.85,[7] whilst with the bat he scored 129 runs at a batting average of 32.25, and a high score of 76 not out.[8]

From Lougborough, Brathwaite advanced to Queens' College at the University of Cambridge to study for his master's in Engineering for Sustainable Development.[9] There, he made three first-class appearances for Cambridge MCCU in 2009, in addition to playing for Cambridge University against Oxford University in the 2009 University Match at Lord's,[4] in which he claimed his maiden five wicket haul with 5 for 54.[9] His participation in this match earned him his blue.[9]

County cricket

After completing his master's at Cambridge, Brathwaite was invited to trial with Durham for the latter half of the 2010 season, following a recommendation from Paul Collingwood, who had spotted him bowling to the England team in the nets at The Oval.[10] Having made his debut in the 2010 County Championship against Somerset at Chester-le-Street,[4] he was subsequently signed on a two-year contract.[9] He returned to the Caribbean following the 2010 season, where he played a Twenty20 match for the Combined Campuses and Colleges against Guyana in the 2010 Caribbean Twenty20,[11] taking one wicket, that of Christopher Barnwell for the cost of 33 runs from three overs.[12] Returning to England for the 2011 season, he made six appearances in the County Championship and a single one-day appearance in the Clydesdale Bank 40 against Scotland.[4][6] In 2012, he made three further first-class appearances for Durham, against Durham MCCU, Somerset and Australia A.[4] Having found opportunities to establish himself at Durham limited, he left the county toward the end of the 2013 season,[13] having taken 39 first-class wickets at an average of 23.35.[7]

Toward the end of the 2013 season, he was signed Hampshire,[14] with Brathwaite making three appearances in the 2013 County Championship against Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, and Essex.[4] The following season, he made a single one-day appearance against a touring Sri Lanka A team,[6] and was released at the end of that season alongside wicket-keeper Michael Bates.[15]

Brathwaite settled in Cyprus with his wife and family, and whilst there became involved with the national team, first as a coach,[16] and then as a player. As of May 2026, he has played 6 Twenty20 Internationals for the team.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, Ian (2012). Playfair Cricket Annual 2012. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 19. ISBN 9780755387519.
  2. ↑ Piggott, Jan; Able, Graham; Ronald, Allan; Walsh, Terry (2008). Dulwich College: A History, 1616-2008. Dulwich College. p. 341. ISBN 9780953949328.
  3. ↑ "Ruel's cool Britannia welcome". News Shopper. London. 20 January 2003. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "First-Class Matches played by Ruel Brathwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "West Indies call in seven back-up players". ESPNcricinfo. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "List A Matches played by Ruel Brathwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  7. 1 2 "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Ruel Brathwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ruel Brathwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Michael (29 October 2010). "Ruel Braithwaite, former Blues cricketer, has signed a professional contract with Durham CCC". Varsity. Cambridge. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Durham sign Barbados-born trialist Ruel Brathwaite". BBC Sport. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Ruel Brathwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "Combined Campuses and Colleges v Guyana, 2010 Caribbean T20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Durham de-registers Brathwaite". www.durhamcricket.co.uk. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hampshire sign bowler Ruel Brathwaite". BBC Sport. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "County cricket: Surrey sign seamer David Balcombe from Hampshire". Sky Sports. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  16. ↑ Pepper, Andrew (27 February 2025). "Ruel Braithwaite: Top Coach" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ruel Brathwaite". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
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