Peter Norman Broughton (born 22 October 1935,

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the ...

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) is a former English

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er, who played six matches for

in 1956 and 24 for

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from 1960 to 1962. Broughton was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who took 85 wickets at 28.58 with a best of 6 for 38 in his third match for Yorkshire, against

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in 1956. He scored 162 runs at 10.12 with a best of 17 not out. He played his early cricket with Castleford C.C. and represented 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. He represented

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

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cricket from 1963 to 1969. In 1980 he was the landlord of a

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Newmillerdam Newmillerdam is a village and suburb of Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101 ...

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Broughton, Peter Leicestershire cricketers Yorkshire cricketers Cricketers from Castleford 1935 births Living people English cricketers Cumberland cricketers English cricketers of 1946 to 1968