Broadley made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Derbyshire in the 1991 County Championship. In this match, he batted once, scoring 6 runs before being dismissed by Dominic Cork. With the ball he took a single wicket, that of Indian batsman Mohammad Azharuddin. This wicket came at an overall cost of 111 runs from 32 overs. This was his only major appearance for Nottinghamshire.