Robert John Porcher Broughton (11 July 1816 – 15 June 1911) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864.

Robert Broughton was born at Farnham in Surrey and educated at Harrow School and Clare College, Cambridge.[1] Mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 26 known appearances in first-class matches.[2] Broughton was an outstanding fielder who specialised at cover point.[3] His grandson, John Cowley, also played first-class cricket.

Broughton died at Callipers Hall, Chipperfield, Hertfordshire in 1911.

References

  1. ↑ "Broughton, Robert John Porcher (BRTN835RJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
  3. ↑ H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962, p.115.


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