Grant Bradburn, a tall, offspinner and lower-order batsman, played for Northern Districts for 16 seasons. Overall, he played seven Test matches and 11 One-Day Internationals and ended his career as the player with most appearances for Northern Districts with 115 matches, 4614 runs at an average of 27.96.
After retirement he ran GB Sports, a family sports store along with coaching Northern Districts A. When Andy Moles was appointed the New Zealand coach in 2008, Bradburn filled the spot left by him as Northern Districts head coach for the rest of the season. He was also head coach of New Zealand A and the Under-19 side. In April 2014, Bradburn was named as Scotland's new head coach. His first major job was to prepare them for 2015 World Cup. Bradburn's appointment was until the end of 2017 and was extended until the end of 2018. In June 2018, Bradburn coached Scotland to an historic first victory against England in a high scoring ODI at The Grange in Edinburgh.
In September 2018, Bradburn was named as Pakistan's new fielding coach for three years ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup and then served as the head of High Performance Coaching at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. In May 2023, Bradburn was appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan cricket team. He was the head coach of the Pakistan national cricket team from April 2023 through till the CWC 2024 in India. He was appointed Head Coach of Glamorgan County Cricket Club on a 3 year contract in January 2024.