Former Egerton Park cricketer nominated for SPOTY

Former Melton cricketer Stuart Broad has been nominated for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award.
By Sports Reporter
Published 3rd Dec 2020, 10:53 BST
Stuart Broad enjoyed a spell with Egerton Park. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB)Stuart Broad enjoyed a spell with Egerton Park. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB)
Stuart Broad enjoyed a spell with Egerton Park. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB)

The Nottinghamshire and England star, who enjoyed a spell with Egerton Park, enjoyed a summer to remember on the international stage, taking 29 wickets at 13.41 across five Tests against West Indies and Pakistan.

The 34-year-old is seventh on the all-time list of leading Test wicket takers, having passed 500 scalps this summer.

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Broad joins Lewis Hamilton jockey Hollie Doyle, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Tyson Fury and Jordan Henderson on the shortlist for the BBC’s showpiece award.

The winner will be decided by a public vote and be announced on BBC One on Sunday 20 December.

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