Neil Broom

Neil Trevor Broom (born 20 November 1983) is a New Zealand former international cricketer.

[1] Broom played in a strong Canterbury side in the early years of his professional career, making his top-class debut in the 2002–03 season.

[2][4] In September 2015 Broom signed a two-year deal with English domestic side Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

[1][2] Broom was first selected in the New Zealand squad for the One Day International series against the West Indies in 2008–09.

[4] A single Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka was the only international cricket Broom played until he was named in the squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh in 2016–17, replacing Ross Taylor in the side after he was not passed fit after recovering from an eye surgery.

[10][11] He went on to score 97 in the third ODI and was added to New Zealand's T20I squad, after Martin Guptill was ruled out due to injury.

[4] In March 2017, he was included in New Zealand's Test squad against South Africa as a replacement for injured Ross Taylor.