5 cricketers who went on to become match referees

#4 Chris Broad

Chris Broad is famous for his 3 centuries on the 1986 Ashes

Chris Broad is famous for his heroics in the 1986 Ashes where he scored 3 consecutive Test hundreds in 3 Tests. The left-handed opening batsman had a brief but successful career for England as he averaged 39.55 in 44 Test innings and 40.03 in 34 ODIs. He was an aggressive batsman who liked to attack the bowlers from the first ball he faced and that was probably the reason which led to a shortened career.

Though he played only 25 Test matches and 34 ODIs for England, he has been on the ICC match referee panel since 2003. In a time span of more than 14 years as a Match Referee, Chris Broad has officiated in 461 international matches (93 Tests, 294 ODIs and 74 T 20 internationals). Chris Broad continues to be a prominent member in the panel of ICC match referees even today.