Neil Broom

Neil Trevor Broom (born 20 November 1983) is a New Zealand cricketer. His other major teams include Otago Volts, Derbyshire County Cricket Club and Canterbury (from 2002–2005).
On making his ODI return in late 2016 after a lengthy and unjustifiable break, Broom cemented himself a future hall of fame spot with glorious back to back knocks of 109* and 97 respectively against an incredibly strong Bangladeshi bowling attack. Some greats going as far to call him the greatest one day batsman to play the game.
Had it not been for the shambolic Blackcaps selectors comitee, Broom would likely have notched up a record number of ODI centuries and taken New Zealand all the way to world cup victory in 2015. Thich is clearly proven by his 2016 average of over 100 runs.
Based on his incredible return to the international arena, it is clear Broom will earn a test call up for the South African tour of New Zealand, providing the middle order stability that is so greatly needed. This will likely tear the South African attack apart in what will be a resounding series whitewash.

Broom was selected in the New Zealand squad for the One Day International series against the West Indies in 2008/09. He made his debut in the fourth match at Auckland. Broom's specialty is hitting the ball over the in field.

He also has been selected in the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy to play Australia in February 2009. During the first ODI in the series, he was wrongly given out, bowled by Michael Clarke, when video replays clearly showed that the wicket keeper Brad Haddin had clipped the bails with his gloves.

Broom signed a two-year deal with English domestic side Derbyshire County Cricket Club in August 2015.

In December 2016, Broom was named for the ODI series against Bangladesh after Ross Taylor was not passed fit after recovering from an eye surgery. At the time of his selection to the ODI series against Bangladesh, Broom already held a British passport, so he must terminate his contract with Derbyshire in order to play for New Zealand again. Broom scored his maiden ODI century against Bangladesh during the 2nd ODI of same series; and followed this up with 97 in the 3rd ODI. Following the ODI series against Bangladesh, he was added to New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, after Martin Guptill was ruled out due to injury.

One Day International centuries

Neil Broom's One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	109*	24	Bangladesh	Nelson, New Zealand	Saxton Oval	2016	Won

ODI Man of the match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Bangladesh	Saxton Oval, Nelson	29 December 2016	109* (107 balls: 8x4, 3x6); 1 ct.	New Zealand won by 67 runs.