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
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...
. 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.
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1853 births
1936 deaths
People from Warkworth, Northumberland
Cricketers from Northumberland
People educated at Winchester College
Alumni of St John's College, Oxford
English cricketers
Oxford University cricketers
19th-century English Anglican priests
20th-century English Anglican priests
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