William Broadbridge
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William Broadbridge was an English professional cricket
er who played first-class cricket
from 1817 to 1830. He was a brother of Jem Broadbridge
and a cousin of George Millyard
.
A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper
who played for Sussex, he made 25 known appearances in first-class matches.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
from 1817 to 1830. He was a brother of Jem Broadbridge
Jem Broadbridge
James "Jem" Broadbridge was an English professional cricketer who is widely accounted the outstanding all-rounder in England during the 1820s. He is best remembered for his part in the introduction of roundarm bowling...
and a cousin of George Millyard
George Millyard
George Millyard was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1835 to 1842...
.
A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
who played for Sussex, he made 25 known appearances in first-class matches.
Further reading
- Arthur HaygarthArthur HaygarthArthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1-2 (1744-1840), Lillywhite, 1862