Doug Bracewell, a former pacer for the New Zealand cricket team, has been handed a two-year suspension from county cricket after testing positive for cocaine for the second time. The England Cricket Board's Cricket Regulator imposed the ban following a positive test during a Division One match between Essex County Cricket Club and Somerset County Cricket Club in Chelmsford on September 25, 2025. The test results were confirmed by a World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory in London. Bracewell admitted to using cocaine on the night of September 24 and into the early hours of September 25, and he did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption. The ECB stated that the substance use was unrelated to sporting performance, which influenced the length of the suspension. The ban is backdated to November 24, 2025, and will last until November 23, 2027. All results recorded between the test date and the provisional suspension have been disqualified. Essex County Cricket Club released a statement supporting the ECB's decision while also committing to assist Bracewell with rehabilitation.