Ones To Watch - Ed Bragg

Ed Bragg - Worcestershire 

Former Worcestershire and Netherlands batter Alexei Kervezee has been a key influence on the career of Buckinghamshire all-rounder Ed Bragg. 

Kervezee, a prolific run-scorer in National Counties cricket first with Shropshire and now with Buckinghamshire, first recruited Bragg from Gloucestershire village club Dumbleton for Birmingham & District Premier League side Halesowen where he is captain. 

Kervezee then persuaded Bragg to join him at Buckinghamshire, a move that has given the 21-year-old from Evesham to impress in National Counties cricket. 

Having helped Buckinghamshire win the National Counties Championship Eastern Division Two title in his first season, Bragg can now look forward to playing top-flight three-day cricket in this season’s competition which will be sponsored by Durant Cricket. 

He also helped Buckinghamshire defeat Surrey in their Showcase match at High Wycombe, taking the wickets of Ryan Patel and Amir Virdi with his seamers then making a brisk unbeaten 27 to see them home by four wickets. 

Bragg is a former member of Worcestershire’s Academy with plenty of Second XI experience for his native county, who he also represented from Under-14s to Under-18s. 

Bragg took part in the second National Counties Player ID Day at Loughborough University in March and although he has made a quiet start to his second season with Buckinghamshire a four wicket haul against Dorset in their last National Counties Trophy match at Gerrards Cross was a timely reminder of his talent.