| Ron Broom | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Roland Francis Broom |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Te Kūiti, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1954/55 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 3 January |
| Debutyear1: | 1955 |
| Debutfor1: | Wellington |
| Debutagainst1: | Canterbury |
| Lastdate1: | 13 January |
| Lastyear1: | 1955 |
| Lastfor1: | Wellington |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 47 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 21 |
| Deliveries1: | 330 |
| Wickets1: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 19.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 16 January |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21532/21532.html CricketArchive |
Roland Francis "Ron" Broom (7 February 1925 – 24 December 2016) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Wellington.
Born in Te Kūiti on 7 February 1925, Broom was a left-arm medium-pace bowler and left-hand batsman. He made three first-class appearances for Wellington in the 1954/55 season, taking six wickets at an average of 19.00. With the bat he scored 47 runs, with a high score of 21, at an average of 11.75.
Broom died in Palmerston North on 24 December 2016, and he was buried in Kelvin Grove Cemetery.[1]