Peter Broughton

Who is Peter Broughton?

Peter Norman Broughton was an English first-class cricketer, who played six matches for Yorkshire in 1956, and twenty four for Leicestershire from 1960 to 1962.

He was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 85 wickets at 28.58 with a best of 6 for 38 against Somerset. Broughton scored 162 runs at 10.12 with a best of 17*.

He played his early cricket with Castleford C.C. representing Yorkshire 2nd XI from 1954 to 1957. He went on to be a professional at Idle C.C. in 1957 and 1958, taking 56 wickets at 11.87 in the latter year, and was with Leeds C.C. in 1959. By 1980, he was the landlord of a public house in Newmillerdam, Wakefield.