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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. Mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 26 known appearances in first-class matches. Broughton was an outstanding fielder who specialised at cover point. 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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