Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad is an English Test and One Day International cricketer. He plays for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, and previously represented Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is the son of former England cricketer and ICC match referee Chris Broad. In August 2006 he was voted the Cricket Writer’s Club Young Cricketer of the Year.

Broad played for the England Under-19 squad in 2005, facing the Sri Lankan U-19 squad, and took five for 17 in the first test at Shenley. He was named in the ECB National Academy squad for winter 2005-06. He was then called up to the England ‘A’ squad touring the West Indies, as a replacement for James Anderson who had been drafted into the Test side touring India. In April 2006, Broad was again called up to the England A squad, facing the touring Sri Lankan team.

Broad has also been included in the ECB’s 25 man development squad for the 2006 season.

On 23 August 2006, Broad was included in the England one-day squad for the One Day Internationals against Pakistan, and a couple of days later he was named Young Cricketer of the Year by the Cricket Writers’ Club. On 28 August 2006, Broad made his first England appearance, in the Twenty20 International against Pakistan. Broad bowled four overs for 35 runs, and took two wickets in two balls, Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan, and narrowly missed out on a hat-trick, after a lofted shot from Shahid Afridi fell just short of Kevin Pietersen. On 30 August 2006, he made his One-day International debut, taking a wicket in his first over, as well as being involved in a last-wicket partnership of 29 with Darren Gough. In the 3rd ODI on 5 September 2006, Broad once again found himself on a hat-trick with the wickets of Abdul Razzaq and Kamran Akmal. He bowled 10 overs and ended with figures of 3-57 with one maiden.

Broad was left out of the squad for the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2006-07 Commonwealth Bank Series. However, he was called up for the finals in the latter following injuries to Jon Lewis and Chris Tremlett. He was also called into England’s squad as a replacement part way through the 2007 World Cup. He finished the tournament by scoring the winning runs in England’s final match against the West Indies. Broad also featured in the ODI squad at the end of the West Indies tour of England in summer 2007, taking 3/20 in the first match to lead England to a 1:0 lead in the ODI series. On 30 August 2007, Broad took career best bowling figures of 4/51 as England bowled out India for 212 in the 4th match of the summer’s ODI series. Broad also hit an unbeaten 45 runs to take his first ODI man-of-the-match award. The match-winning unbeaten partnership of 99 runs that Broad shared with Ravi Bopara is a record 8th wicket stand for England in ODIs.

On 19 September 2007, Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes from one Broad over in a Twenty20 International match at Durban, South Africa. This was the fourth time the feat had been performed in senior cricket, the first in Twenty20 cricket, and the first time in any form of international cricket against a bowler from a major cricket country.

Broad enjoyed a hugely successful ODI series in Sri Lanka in October 2007, taking 11 wickets in the series at an average of 19.27, as England won the series 3-2 to record their first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka. Ryan Sidebottom was the only England bowler to take more wickets than Broad. He went on to have an equally successful ODI series against New Zealand. Although England fell to a 3:1 defeat, Broad was the leading wicket taker and held highest batting average, 52.0, out of the entire England team. During the tour of New Zealand in 2008, Broad, along with Alastair Cook and James Anderson posed naked for the Cosmopolitan paper with just a cricket bat for coverup.

On the 6 June 2008, Broad scored his maiden test fifty with the bat against New Zealand at Trent Bridge making 64 before being bowled by Chris Martin. He then scored his second test fifty, in July 2008 in the test series against South Africa, scoring a new best of 76. In the second test at Headingley, Broad contributed 17 runs in the first innings, as England were bowled out on the first day for 203. In the second innings, with the match already lost, Broad top scored with 67 in an innings that included some impressive drives through midwicket and cover, giving further evidence to the case that says that Broad can become not just a true all-rounder, but a classical batsman in his own right as well. After this second innings effort, Broad’s test batting average rose to above 40. Broad’s performances with the bat have led pundits to suggest he may become a genuine all rounder.

Broad was surprisingly dropped the following Test at Edgbaston, making way for the returning Paul Collingwood. England captain Michael Vaughan said he was left out because of his bowling, but the decision has been criticised as Collingwood is no better bowler than Broad and Broad was actually in better batting form. Broad took seven wickets for Nottinghamshire against Durham while the Test was being played. On the 26th August 2008 Broad recorded his international career first 5 wicket haul and best figures of 5-23 against South Africa at his homeground of Trent Bridge in the second ODI of the series.

Personal information
Full name Stuart Christopher John Broad
Nickname Broady
Born 24 June 1986 (1986-06-24)
Nottingham, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
Relations BC Broad (father)
International information
National side England
Test debut 9 December 2007: v Sri Lanka
ODI debut 30 August 2006: v Pakistan

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