Chris Broad (cricketer)
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Full name | Brian Christopher Broad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Knowle, Bristol, England | 29 September 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Walter, Broodie, B-Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Stuart Broad (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 506) | 28 June 1984 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 17 June 1989 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 90) | 1 January 1987 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 24 May 1988 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1979–1983 | Orange Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 24 December 2007 |
Brian Christopher Broad (born 29 September 1957)[1] is an English cricket official, broadcaster, and former player. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
As an
Broad's children are both involved in cricket. His son Stuart Broad is a fast bowler who, like his father, has represented both England and Nottinghamshire, while his daughter Gemma worked as a performance analyst with England's One-Day squad.[2] Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman noted, "Chris Broad pressed the self-destruct button on a career that promised so much. His lack of self-control at the crease brought a sad end to his reign as England opener at the age of 30, when he should have been enjoying his prime years".[1]
Early life and domestic career
Born 29 September 1957, in
International record
Broad made his
Broad opened in the next Test match against the West Indies at
At this time Broad made his
In his only tour of Pakistan in 1987. Broad was severely reprimanded by the tour manager after refusing to walk when given out caught behind in the second innings of the Lahore Test match.[10] Broad had stood his ground and almost a minute elapsed before Gooch persuaded him to go. The game was marred by numerous allegations of unfair dismissals by the umpires. Mike Gatting, the England captain, let his views on these decisions be known, both on the pitch and in the press conference after the day's play.[11]
He was dropped ostensibly for a lack of form, but it was also widely viewed that the England management did not agree with his temperament – he famously knocked his stumps out of the ground after being bowled in the 1988 Sydney Bicentennial Test. He was fined the maximum permitted (£500) by the tour manager. Broad last played for England in the second Test against Australia in 1989, having played in 25 Test matches with a high score of 162 and an average of 39.54. Unusually, he made all of his centuries outside England – four in Australia, one in New Zealand and one in Pakistan.
Broad was a member of the unofficial England XI for the controversial
Test official
In 2003, Broad was appointed as a match referee for Test matches and One Day Internationals by the International Cricket Council, beginning with the 2003–04 series between New Zealand and Pakistan.[13]
In 2009, Broad was the match referee for the Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. During the second Test in Lahore, he was in a convoy of vehicles that was attacked by terrorists.[14][15] During the attack he reportedly risked his life to protect an injured umpire. He and umpire Simon Taufel subsequently criticised the level of protection provided to officials and players, saying in a press conference, "We were promised high levels of security and in our hour of need that security vanished". Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed during the attack, and six Sri Lankan cricketers were injured.
In 2023, Broad tweeted a meme about son Stuart dismissing David Warner again in Test cricket. He was supposedly rebuked for this by the ICC and then deleted the tweet.[16]
The Broad Appeal
Broad's second wife, Miche, was diagnosed with
References
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ The Broad Family, The Broad Appeal
- ^ a b c "Chris Broad". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- CricInforetrieved 6 June 2008
- CricInforetrieved 6 June 2008
- ^ CricInforetrieved 6 June 2008
- ^ CricInforetrieved 6 June 2008
- CricInforetrieved 7 August 2010
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs England, Benson & Hedges Challenge, 2nd Match - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- CricInforetrieved 4 March 2009
- CricInforetrieved 17 August 2009
- ^ "The 16 cricketers accused of taking blood money". The Times. London. 2 August 1989. p. 22.
- ^ "Home win could boost New Zealand's Test standing to second". ESPNcricinfo (Press release). International Cricket Council. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Lahore Test scrapped after attack". BBC News. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Wilkinson, Isambard; Bingham, John (3 March 2009). "Sri Lankan cricketers: Former England cricketer Chris Broad hailed hero of Lahore ambush". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- Wisden. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ John Bingham (15 September 2010). "Wife of cricket star Chris Broad took her own life amid motor neurone disease battle". The Telegraph.
- ^ Cricket World
External links
- Chris Broad at ESPNcricinfo
- Profile Archived 24 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Jon Holmes Media Ltd.
- Official Website of The Broad Appeal