Chris Broad

Chris Broad
England
Personal information
Full name	Brian Christopher Broad
Nickname	Walter, Broodie
Born	29 September 1957 (1957-09-29) (age 50)
	Knowle, Somerset, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Role	Opening batsman, match referee
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
International information
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1979 – 1994	Gloucestershire
1984 – 1992	Nottinghamshire
1985 – 1986	Orange Free State
Career statistics
	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	25	34	340	319
Runs scored	1661	1361	21892	10396
Batting average	39.54	40.02	38.07	34.76
100s/50s	6/6	1/11	50/107	11/68
Top score	162	106	227*	122
Balls bowled	6	6	1631	1027
Wickets	0	0	16	25
Bowling average	–	–	64.81	36.80
5 wickets in innings	–	–	0	0
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	–	–	2/14	3/46
Catches/stumpings	10/–	10/–	189/–	82/–
As of 24 December, 2007 Source: Cricinfo

Brian Christopher "Chris" Broad (born September 29, 1957, Knowle, Somerset) is a former England Test cricketer and current Test official.
His son Stuart Broad currently plays professional cricket for England and Nottinghamshire. Broad was a fiery left handed opening batsman, who made his Test debut for England in 1984, in the second Test match against the West Indies at Lord's. He made his One Day International debut in 1986, against Australia in Perth, Western Australia. In the 1986-87 Ashes series, he scored centuries in three consecutive matches, only the third Englishman to have achieved this feat, albeit against a weakened Australian team. 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 bicentenary Test. He last played for England for 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 - 4 in Australia, 1 in New Zealand and 1 in Pakistan. He also played first class cricket for Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Orange Free State. In 2003, Broad became an ICC Test official, acting as match referee for Test matches and one day internationals, including the first match of the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal and serving as match referee in the World Cup Super Eights game between the West Indies and Australia.

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Chris Broad

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