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James Broad (9 May 1814 – 27 December 1888) was an English cricketer who played one first-class cricket match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1854.

Broad was born at Cobham, Kent in 1814, the son of William and Sarah Broad. He was a butcher by trade and played regular club cricket for Cobham Cricket Club, a strong club side in Kent cricket at the time. He is recorded as having played in at least 31 matches for the side between 1849 and 1864 as an allrounder who frequently opened the batting.

Broad made his only appearance for Kent against a United England Eleven at The Bat and Ball Ground in Gravesend, close to his home. He was one of fifteen players on the Kent side in the match.

Broad married Mary Bradbear in 1840. He died at Cobham in 1888 aged 74.

Notes

1. This match is not considered first-class by Kent County Cricket Club as it featured a side with more than 12 players (described as an "odds match"). It is considered first-class by other authorities.

References

1. ^ James Broad, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
2. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 90–91. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
3. James Broad, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-05.(subscription required)
4. Kent Records, in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2018, p.141. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
5. A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles, 1709–1863, pp. 6, 10. Nottingham: Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online. Retrieved 2021-12-30.)

External links

James Broad at ESPNcricinfo

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