Dan Broadbent
English cricketer (born 1985)
Daniel Louis Broadbent (born 22 January 1985) is an English cricketer. Broadbent is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Broadbent represented the Yorkshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2002. In his only List A match, he scored an unbeaten 17 runs.
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