Rawdon Briggs

Rawdon Briggs

Personal information
Full name	Rawdon Briggs
Born	30 December 1853 Warkworth, Northumberland, England
Died	21 August 1936(1936-08-21) (aged 82) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1875–1876	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 342 Batting average 21.37 100s/50s –/1 Top score 71 Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 January 2020

Rawdon Briggs (30 December 1853 – 21 August 1936) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Rawdon Briggs senior, he was born in December 1853 at Warkworth, Northumberland. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to St John's College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Briggs played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1874 and 1875, making ten appearances. He scored 342 runs in his ten first-class matches, at an average of 21.37 and with a highest score of 71. After graduating from Oxford, he took holy orders in the Anglican Church. He was the canon of All Saints, Bradford from 1877–82 and was the vicar there from 1882. Briggs died at Bedford in August 1936.

External links

• Rawdon Briggs at ESPNcricinfo