Justin Broad
Personal information
Full name
Justin Broad
Born (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 31)18 February 2022 v Bahrain
Last T20I6 November 2022 v Spain
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023Northamptonshire (squad no. 75)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 9 6 6 15
Runs scored 288 155 39 418
Batting average 41.14 19.37 9.75 38.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/1 0/0 0/3
Top score 62 56* 22* 62
Balls bowled 69 162 72 99
Wickets 1 2 0 4
Bowling average 93.00 58.50 – 33.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0
Best bowling 1/9 2/39 – 2/11
Catches/stumpings 4/– 4/– 2/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2023

Justin Broad (born 30 June 2000) is a South African-born cricketer who plays for the Germany national team.[1] Born in Cape Town, Broad excelled in school cricket and was selected to play for Western Province in national under-15s and under-17s tournaments.[2] In 2019, Broad moved to England to play club cricket for Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League, finishing as the club's top-scorer in his first season.[3] Broad also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers, and later joined Esher Cricket Club in 2021 to play in the Surrey Championship.[2] He has also played for the second XI at Surrey County Cricket Club.[4]

In February 2022, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A.[5] Broad made his T20I debut on 18 February 2022, for Germany against Bahrain.[6] In his second T20I the following day, he top-scored for Germany with a half century against the United Arab Emirates.[7]

In June 2023, Broad signed his first professional contract with Northamptonshire, after impressing while playing for the county's second team.[8][9] He played his first game against Lancashire in the 2023 T20 Blast on 16 June 2023, taking the wicket of New Zealand international Daryl Mitchell before scoring 14 runs.[10] He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire on 10 July 2023 in a County Championship division one match against Middlesex.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Justin Broad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Justin Broad and Krish Patel join Esher". Esher Cricket Club. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club hopeful South African duo Justin Broad and Chris Benjamin will make a big impact in the East Anglian Premier League". Suffolk News. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "'Not impossible!'". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Eight teams to battle out for two spots in Muscat from 18–24 February". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "4th Match, Group A, Al Amerat, Feb 18 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "UAE inch closer to a semi-final spot; Ireland defeat Bahrain in Group B games on Day 2". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Northants tie down batter Justin Broad after impressive second team form". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Northants tie down batter Justin Broad after impressive second team form". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Steven Croft century drives Lancashire to emphatic win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Middlesex make quick work of Northants on slow day at Northwood". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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