Richard Mead-Briggs
Personal information
Full name
Richard Mead-Briggs
Born(1902-03-25)25 March 1902
Canterbury, Kent, England
Died15 May 1956(1956-05-15) (aged 54)
Harborne, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 46
Batting average 46.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 44*
Balls bowled 240
Wickets 1
Bowling average 96.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/44
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2011

Richard Mead-Briggs (25 March 1902 – 15 May 1956) was an English cricketer. Mead-Briggs was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Canterbury, Kent.

Mead-Briggs made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire against Sussex and Leicestershire in the 1946 County Championship.[1] Against Sussex, Mead-Briggs bowled 14 wicketless overs in Sussex's first-innings total of 224. He was dismissed for 2 runs in Warwickshire's first-innings of 237 by Edward Harrison. The match ended in a draw.[2] Against Leicestershire, he ended not out on 44 in Warwickshire's first-innings total of 368, while in Leicestershire's first-innings he took what would be his only first-class wicket when he dismissed Vic Jackson, finishing with figures of 1/44 from 21 overs. He wasn't required to bat in Warwickshire's second-innings and in Leicestershire's second-innings he bowled 5 wicketless overs, with Warwickshire winning by 229 runs.[3] These were his only major appearances for Warwickshire.

He died at Harborne, Warwickshire on 15 May 1956.

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Mead-Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Warwickshire v Leicestershire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
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