Neil Broom

Neil Trevor Broom (born 20 November 1983) is a New Zealand former international cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Otago and Canterbury and in England for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. After making his One Day International debut in 2009, Broom was recalled to the squad in 2017 following a successful domestic season, and made his Test debut. He played two Test matches, 39 One Day Internationals and 11 Twenty20 Internationals for the national side.

Neil Broom
Personal information
Full name
Neil Trevor Broom
Born (1983-11-20) 20 November 1983
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsDarren Broom (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 272)16 March 2017 v South Africa
Last Test25 March 2017 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 151)10 January 2009 v West Indies
Last ODI26 December 2017 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03–2004/05Canterbury
2005/06–2013/14Otago
2014/15Canterbury
2015/16–2021/22Otago
2016Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 2 39 149 190
Runs scored 32 943 8,457 6,030
Batting average 10.66 16.94 37.42 37.92
100s/50s 0/0 1/5 18/33 10/39
Top score 20 109* 203* 164
Balls bowled 792 388
Wickets 8 6
Bowling average 65.62 65.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/8 2/59
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 107/– 62/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 May 2022

Broom was born at Christchurch in Canterbury in 1983. He was educated at Shirley Boys' High School. He retired from professional cricket at the end of the 2021–22 season, and in July 2022 was appointed coach of University Grange Cricket Club in the Dunedin Premier Grade competition (2022–23). His brother, Darren Broom, played for Canterbury and Otago between 2007–08 and 2012–13.

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