A tall right-arm off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman, Bradburn played seven Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals between 1990 and 2001.
[4] Bradburns international career seemed over when he was left out of the New Zealand side after the 1992/93 series in Sri Lanka, but he was recalled in 2000/01 at the age of 35.
[citation needed] In June 2018, Bradburn coached Scotland to an historic first victory against England in a high scoring ODI at The Grange in Edinburgh.
[8] In September 2018, Bradburn was named as Pakistan's new fielding coach for three years ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.
[10][11] Bradburn was appointed as head coach at Glamorgan County Cricket Club on a three-year contract in January 2024.