Sam Bracey :: Academy :: Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Academy Squad

Sam Bracey
Age:	16
Hometown:	Winterbourne, Bristol
Cricket Club played for:	Winterbourne CC
Future Ambitions:	To become a professional cricketer and represent Gloucestershire and England in all forms of the game.
Position:	Wicketkeeper, Batsman
Other sports interested in: (teams followed)	Football - Bristol Rovers, Indoor Cricket
Favourite GCCC player and why:	Hamish Marshall - Top class batsman, very easy to talk to and has given me some extremely helpful points to work on with my batting.
Cricketing hero:	Adam Gilchrist - The best wicketkeeper batsman I have watched and learned from whilst growing up.
What does being in the academy involve?	It involves a lot of dedication and hard work both on and off the field but the end results and outcome are well worth the time and effort.
What does being in the academy mean to you?	Being in the Academy is such a great honour and makes me extremely proud because it is a sign of my har dwork so far an dgives me the opportunity to work with and around the best players and coaches available which is going to allow me to progress and develop my game further. It is the next step to fulfilling my dream of becoming a professional cricketer.
What would it mean to you to play for your country at the County Ground, Bristol?	To play at the County Ground in any professional capacity would be fantastic, but to do play there for England, which is my dream, would be the greatest honour I could ever ask for and would make the time and effort all worthwhile.