Ron Broom
New Zealand cricketer
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Roland Francis "Ron" Broom (7 February 1925 – 24 December 2016) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Wellington.
Fullname
Roland Francis Broom
Born7 February 1925
Te Kūiti, New Zealand
Te Kūiti, New Zealand
Died24 December 2016 (aged 91)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Palmerston North, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
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| Full name | Roland Francis Broom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1925 Te Kūiti, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 December 2016 (aged 91) Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954/55 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 3 January 1955 Wellington v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 13 January 1955 Wellington v Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Te Kūiti 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]
