Trent Bridge Cricket Team are delighted to have England all-rounder Stuart Broad as their patron.

Born in Nottingham on 24th June 1986, Stuart Christopher John Broad is the son of former Nottinghamshire and England opening batsman, Chris Broad.

Stuart’s cricketing career began at Leicestershire but he switched counties in 2008, making the short journey from Grace Road to Trent Bridge.

Since then he has enjoyed a meteoric rise up the world’s rankings and is now one of the most respected competitors in the game. In 2010 he was part of the England side which won the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean and later that year he scored his maiden Test century, hitting 169 against Pakistan at Lord’s.

Due to his England commitments, Nottinghamshire members haven’t seen as much of Stuart as they would have liked. Nevertheless, the tall, blonde fast bowler managed to reward them by performing a history-breaking moment in front of his home supporters last summer.

For the first time ever, Trent Bridge witnessed a Test Match hat-trick and it was suitably fitting that the man to do it was playing on his home ground. Stuart’s achievement in sending back India’s MS Dhoni, Harbajhan Singh and Praveen Kumar helped him win the man of the match award and sped England to a comprehensive victory.

While his county appearances have been limited due to the demands of international cricket, he has turned in several outstanding performances when availability has allowed. In his first 10 championship games for Notts he picked up 54 wickets, including career-best figures of 8-52 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

An aggressive right-arm new ball bowler and stylish left-handed batsman, his leadership qualities have already been recognised by the ECB with his appointment as England’s Twenty20 captain ahead of their trophy defence in Sri Lanka in 2012.

Away from cricket, Stuart actively campaigns to increase awareness of Motor Neurone Disease, following the death of his stepmother Miche in 2010. Alongside his father Chris and sister Gemma, they set up The Broad Appeal to raise support and funds for the MND Association and research into what is currently an illness with no known cure.

Said Stuart: “I’m happy to be involved with a team so closely associated with my home ground and delighted that Trent Bridge Cricket Team will be supporting The Broad Appeal.

“I had not heard of Motor Neurone Disease before Miche was diagnosed. The Broad Appeal was set up to raise awareness of the disease and initially we are looking to raise £250,000 to go to the MND Association.

“It’s a disease that affects 5,000 people in the UK and I know how devastating it can be for family and friends. Hopefully we can contribute towards finding a cure.”

Click here for further details about The Broad Appeal.