Roland Francis "Ron" Broom (7 February 1925 – 24 December 2016) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Wellington.
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Full name | Roland Francis Broom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1925-02-07)7 February 1925 Te Kuiti, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 December 2016(2016-12-24) (aged 91) Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-hand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1954/55 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 3 January 1955 v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 13 January 1955 v Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2017 |
Born in Te Kuiti on 7 February 1925, Broom was a left-arm medium-pace bowler and left-hand batsman. He made three first-class appearances for Wellington in the 1954/55 season, taking six wickets at an average of 19.00. With the bat he scored 47 runs, with a high score of 21, at an average of 11.75.[1]
Broom died in Palmerston North on 24 December 2016,[1] and he was buried in Kelvin Grove Cemetery.[2]
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