Robert Braddell

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Robert Braddell
England
Personal information
Full name	Robert Lyttleton Lee Braddell
Born	14 December 1888(1888-12-14)
	Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died	17 March 1965 (aged 76)
	Sintra, Portugal
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1926	HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
1919	Gentlemen of England
1909-1911	MCC
1908-1911	Oxford University
First-class debut	14 May 1908: Oxford University v Lancashire
Last First-class	19 May 1926: HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	20
Runs scored	650
Batting average	18.57
100s/50s	0/3
Top score	96
Balls bowled	425
Wickets	11
Bowling average	22.45
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	2/1
Catches/stumpings	11/0
As of 9 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Robert Lyttleton Lee Braddell (born 14 December 1888 in Malacca; died 17 March 1965 in Sintra, Portugal) was an English cricketer.^[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,^[2] he played 20 first-class cricket matches, mostly for Oxford University.^[3]

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Whilst attending Oxford University, Braddell made his first-class debut for their cricket team, playing against Lancashire in May 1908. His second first-class match the following year was against the university team, playing for the MCC. He also played for the university against Worcestershire the same year.^[3] In addition he played minor counties cricket for Suffolk during those two years.^[4]

In 1910, he played seven first-class matches for Oxford University, gaining his blue when he played against Cambridge University in July. He played seven more first-class matches for them the following year, including a game against India, also playing a second match for the MCC against Yorkshire that August.^[3]

The following year, he played his first match for the Straits Settlements, playing against the Federated Malay States in Singapore in April.^[5] Back in England, he played a first-class match for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1919, and for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against the same opposition in 1926,^[3] fitting in a second match for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1923.^[5]

The remainder of his cricket career was spent in the Far East, playing for the Straits Settlements between 1927 and 1930, also playing for the combined Malaya cricket team against Hong Kong and Shanghai.^[5]

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