Stuart Broad To Receive CBE Honor At New Year's Honors Ceremony
England’s second-highest wicket-taker Stuart Broad, who announced his retirement in July, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honors list. Whereas England’s batting coach Marcus Trescothick receives an OBE. Stuart Broad hung his boots on a well-storied career after the men’s Ashes 2023. He had a fairytale ending as he signed off with a wicket on his final delivery to seal the victory against Australia at The Oval. He also hit the last delivery he faced for a six.
CBE is Commander of the Order of The British Empire whereas OBE is Officer of the Order of The British Empire. These are honors given by the British Empire to people who have a prominent role at the national level and have contributed to the community with their services. There is another one called MBE which is Member of the Order of The British Empire.
Stuart Broad’s final tally of 604 Test wickets is second only to James Anderson for England and fifth overall. Stuart Broad also took 178 wickets in ODIs and 65 in T20I cricket. He ended his career with more than 4000 runs across formats.
“All I ever wanted to do was play cricket, and to have had the career that I was able to enjoy and to receive honours like this is incredibly special,” Broad said. “I’m very proud that my contributions to cricket have been recognised, and it means a lot to me and my family.”
Apart From Stuart Broad, Marcus Trescothick Receives The OBE Honor
Former England opener Marcus Trescothick who has scored more than 10,000 runs for England has been given an OBE for his services. He got the honor for his work as an ambassador for mental health. He has helped to open up conversations in the game by documenting his own struggles since leaving international cricket back in 2006.
“It’s a huge honour to have been awarded an OBE,” he said. “I was delighted in 2005 when we were recognised as a team with MBEs but this is very special. I’ve always wanted to let people know my story and to try and raise awareness to help anyone who may be struggling with poor mental health alongside the Professional Cricketers’ Association, so recognition of that work means a lot.”
Richard Thompson, ECB chair, said, “As a whole game we’re absolutely delighted to see Stuart and Marcus honoured in this way. They have been fantastic ambassadors for cricket for many years, and they have played a major role in helping build the profile of our game and in turn bringing more people into our sport. Stuart has long been an inspirational figure and will be remembered as a true great of English cricket, and the spectacular nature of his retirement this summer was the perfect farewell.”
“It’s also so fitting that Marcus has now been recognised both for his achievements on the field and for his bravery in talking so honestly about his own mental health challenges which has helped so many people. I would also like to pay tribute to all those hard-working people who have been honoured for their work in cricket. I am delighted to be able to share with them my warmest congratulations, on behalf of everyone in our game,” he added.
Stuart Broad infamously got hit for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup 2007. After that incident, he developed himself as one of the greatest red-ball bowlers ever to grace the game. Stuart Broad is the son of former English batter Chris Broad and now it is an honor for him that from now on he will be called as ‘Stuart Christopher John Broad CBE’.
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