Chris Broad

Chris Broad was a exciting cricketer. After struggling to gain appropriate recognition at Gloucestershire Chris moved to Nottingham, where he was selected for the England Tour of Australia in 1985/1986 in which he famously scored three consecutive centuries, 162 in Perth, 116 at Adelaide and 112 in the Ashes-winning innings victory at Melbourne.

He played against Pakistan in 1987 and then scored 116 in Faisalabad in the winter. At Christchurch later that winter, he made 117 v New Zealand. Chris scored 54 and 16 in the opening match of the series against the West Indies in 1988. He returned for the first two Tests against the Australians in 1989 before he joined the rebel tour of South Africa that winter. That ended his Test career with a record of 1661 runs from his 25 matches, averaging just shy of 40.

Chris is currently an ICC match referee and enjoys watching his son, Stuart, rise through the ranks of English cricket. Stuart was recently named in Englands Champions Trophy squad and has high hopes of playing in the forthcoming Ashes.