The seamer has a powerful file of 604 Take a look at wickets, rating fifth within the historical past of this format, trailing solely behind cricket legends equivalent to Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, James Anderson, and Anil Kumble.
Amongst his notable achievements are the one Take a look at hat-trick ever taken at Trent Bridge, which occurred throughout a match in opposition to India in 2011, and his excellent bowling efficiency in 2015, the place he secured figures of 8/15 in opposition to Australia. These historic moments had been achieved at what’s going to quickly be generally known as The Stuart Broad Finish.
“After I first visited Trent Bridge, as a child with desires of pulling on the Nottinghamshire and England jerseys, I may by no means have imagined I might be lucky sufficient to get pleasure from so many memorable moments within the recreation,” stated Broad.
“It’s kind of surreal to suppose that a part of the bottom the place I fell in love with cricket will now bear my identify,” he added.
“Taking part in for Notts has meant a lot to me, and I have been so grateful that, wherever my profession has taken me, I’ve all the time been capable of come dwelling to Trent Bridge,” he added.
“As somebody who’s Nottingham born and bred, that is an extremely proud second for myself and my household,” he added.
Broad took 190 wickets in 43 appearances for county and nation at his dwelling floor. Throughout his profession, he claimed 1,268 senior scalps.
A four-time Ashes winner, he was additionally a member of England’s 2010 World T20-winning facet and gained the 2010 County Championship, 2022 Division Two title, and two one-day finals with Notts.
“Stuart’s achievements on the highest degree are fairly outstanding – it is extremely unlikely we’ll ever see one other English bowler match his file over the previous 15 years, not to mention one from inside our county’s borders,” stated Nottinghamshire Chairman Andy Hunt.
Stuart Broad. (Reuters Picture)
“All through that point, Stuart has been the right ambassador for Nottinghamshire – not simply by way of his deeds with the ball, but in addition by way of his unstinting dedication to the trigger for his county and his continued championing of Trent Bridge on the world stage,” he added.
“It feels solely becoming that the tip of his dwelling floor the place he recorded a few of his biggest achievements will now function a everlasting honor to his cricketing profession,” he concluded.
(With ANI inputs)
