Ron Broom

Ron Broom

Personal information
Full name	Roland Francis Broom
Born	(1925-02-07)7 February 1925 Te Kūiti, New Zealand
Died	24 December 2016(2016-12-24) (aged 91) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1954/55	Wellington
FC debut	3 January 1955 Wellington v Canterbury
Last FC	13 January 1955 Wellington v Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 47 Batting average 11.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 21 Balls bowled 330 Wickets 6 Bowling average 19.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/18 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2017

Roland Francis "Ron" Broom (7 February 1925 – 24 December 2016) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Wellington.

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]

References

1. Roland Broom at CricketArchive (subscription required)
2. "Roland Broom death notice". Manawatu Standard. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.