Ian Broome
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Ian Broome was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire
and Derbyshire
in his first-class career.
Broome first represented Gloucestershire in the 1979 Second XI Championship, debuting against Warwickshire
in September 1979. He continued to play for the second team until 1982, when he moved to Northamptonshire
, for whom he played sparingly in the Second XI. Unable to find a position at either team, he moved to Derbyshire in 1984, where he played in the Second XI for two years.
Broome made his County Championship debut in 1984, making a tenacious 26 in his first innings. Continuing in his role as the backbone of the early-1980s' Derbyshire Second XI tailend, he made his last Derbyshire appearance in August 1986, before briefly moving to Sussex
. Unable to hold down a place in the side, he quit cricket soon after.
Broome played as a tailender throughout his entire cricketing career, partnering former Test wicket-keeper Bob Taylor
in his early days at the club.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
and Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in his first-class career.
Broome first represented Gloucestershire in the 1979 Second XI Championship, debuting against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
in September 1979. He continued to play for the second team until 1982, when he moved to Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
, for whom he played sparingly in the Second XI. Unable to find a position at either team, he moved to Derbyshire in 1984, where he played in the Second XI for two years.
Broome made his County Championship debut in 1984, making a tenacious 26 in his first innings. Continuing in his role as the backbone of the early-1980s' Derbyshire Second XI tailend, he made his last Derbyshire appearance in August 1986, before briefly moving to Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. Unable to hold down a place in the side, he quit cricket soon after.
Broome played as a tailender throughout his entire cricketing career, partnering former Test wicket-keeper Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
in his early days at the club.
External links
- Ian Broome at Cricket Archive