| Harry Bromfield | |
| Fullname: | Harry Dudley Bromfield |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Mossel Bay, Cape Province |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 59 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.80 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 21 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,810 |
| Wickets1: | 17 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.23 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/88 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 13/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 62 |
| Runs2: | 374 |
| Bat Avg2: | 6.33 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 44 |
| Deliveries2: | 14,763 |
| Wickets2: | 205 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 25.63 |
| Fivefor2: | 13 |
| Tenfor2: | 1 |
| Best Bowling2: | 7/60 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 68/– |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testdebutdate: | 8 December |
| Testdebutyear: | 1961 |
| Lasttestdate: | 22 July |
| Lasttestagainst: | England |
| Lasttestyear: | 1965 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44124.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 3 December |
| Year: | 2020 |
Harry Dudley Bromfield (26 June 1932 – 27 December 2020)[1] was a South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1961 and 1965.
A tail-end batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, Bromfield succeeded Hugh Tayfield in the South African team but had limited success in Test matches. His best figures were 5 for 88 (off 57.2 overs) against England at Cape Town in 1964–65.[2] He toured England in 1965, playing his last Test in the First Test at Lord's.[3] [4]
He played for Western Province from 1956–57 to 1965–66, then returned for one last match in 1968–69. His best figures were 7 for 60 against Transvaal in 1960–61.[5] In 1962–63, also against Transvaal, he took 5 for 100 and 5 for 64, for match figures of 76.4–25–164–10.[6] In his most successful season, 1960–61, he took 35 wickets at an average of 17.45.[7]