Full name Ryan Andrew Broad 2005– Queensland Batting style Right-hand bat Name Ryan Broad | Bowling style Right-arm medium Role Cricketer Relations Wayne Broad (father) | |
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Born 9 March 1982 (age 42) ( 1982-03-09 ) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Current team Queensland cricket team (#30) Education Anglican Church Grammar School | ||
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Ryan Andrew Broad (born 9 March 1982 in Herston, Queensland) is an Australian professional cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls. He is a right-handed opening batsman. Broad was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.
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Broad is the son of Wayne Broad, who played for Queensland between 1977 and 1983. He was first selected to represent Queensland in November 2005 in a four-day match against Victoria (he scored 23 and 3 in each innings). He took the field for the Australian national team as a substitute fieldsman during the 2006–07 Ashes series, where he caught Andrew Strauss. In November 2011, he reached his highest score in first class cricket, hitting 135 in the second innings of a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia.