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]
broom, roland, francis, broom, february, 1925, december, 2016, zealand, first, class, cricketer, played, wellington, personal, informationfull, nameroland, francis, broomborn, 1925, february, 1925te, kūiti, zealanddied24, december, 2016, 2016, aged, palmerston. Roland Francis Ron Broom 7 February 1925 24 December 2016 was a New Zealand first class cricketer who played for Wellington Ron BroomPersonal informationFull nameRoland Francis BroomBorn 1925 02 07 7 February 1925Te Kuiti New ZealandDied24 December 2016 2016 12 24 aged 91 Palmerston North New ZealandBattingLeft handedBowlingLeft arm mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1954 55WellingtonFC debut3 January 1955 Wellington v CanterburyLast FC13 January 1955 Wellington v OtagoCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 3Runs scored 47Batting average 11 75100s 50s 0 0Top score 21Balls bowled 330Wickets 6Bowling average 19 005 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 3 18Catches stumpings 1 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 References edit a b Roland Broom at CricketArchive subscription required Roland Broom death notice Manawatu Standard 30 December 2016 Retrieved 16 January 2017 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a New Zealand cricket person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Broom amp oldid 1185794690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
