Kenneth Briggs

Kenneth Robert Briggs (born 17 July 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Kenneth Briggs
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Robert Briggs
Born (1933-07-17) 17 July 1933
Woking, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956Lincolnshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 29
Batting average 29.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17*
Balls bowled 90
Wickets 1
Bowling average 44.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/32
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 February 2019

Briggs was born at Woking and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in July 1954 as a pilot officer, having graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.[1] He was promoted to flying officer in August 1955.[2] While stationed at Cranwell he played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire against the Yorkshire Second XI in the 1956 Minor Counties Championship.[3] He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in February 1957.[4] In 1961, he was selected to play a first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.[5] He scored 29 runs in the match, and took the wicket of Roger Vowles.[6] He became a squadron leader in January 1964.[7] Ten years later in January 1974, Briggs was promoted to the rank of wing commander.[8] He was promoted to the rank of group captain in January 1981.[9] He retired from active service in December 1985, retaining the rank of group captain.[10]

References
  1. "No. 40293". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1954.
  2. "No. 40551". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 July 1955.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Kenneth Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  4. "No. 41011". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1957.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  6. "Nottinghamshire v Combined Services, 1961". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. "No. 43210". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1963.
  8. "No. 46174". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1974.
  9. "No. 48498". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 January 1981.
  10. "No. 50426". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 February 1986.
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