Rawdon Briggs

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

Rawdon Briggs
Personal information
Full name
Rawdon Briggs
Born30 December 1853
Warkworth, Northumberland, England
Died21 August 1936(1936-08-21) (aged 82)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1875–1876Oxford 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

The son of Rawdon Briggs senior, he was born in December 1853 at Warkworth, Northumberland. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to St John's College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Briggs played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1874 and 1875, making ten appearances.[3] He scored 342 runs in his ten first-class matches, at an average of 21.37 and with a highest score of 71.[4] 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.[1] Briggs died at Bedford in August 1936.

References
  1. Hardy, Henry John (1923). Winchester College, 1867–1920. P. and G. Wells. p. 236. ISBN 1473864194.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Briggs, Rawdon" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Rawdon Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rawdon Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2020.


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