Career
A tail-end batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, Bromfield succeeded Hugh Tayfield in the South African team but had limited success in Test matches. His best figures were 5 for 88 (off 572 overs) against England at Cape Town in 1964-1965. He played for Western Province from 1956-1957 to 1965-1966, then returned for one last match in 1968-1969.
His best figures were 7 for 60 against Transvaal in 1960-1961.
In 1962-1963, also against Transvaal, he took 5 for 100 and 5 for 64, for match figures of 76.4-25-164-10.