Ryan Francis Higgins (born 6 January 1995) is a professional

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er who plays for

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. He is a right-handed

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who bowls right arm medium pace. Born in

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, Zimbabwe, he attended

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, before moving to the UK, where he began his career with Middlesex, making his professional debut in the

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against

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in 2014. His first-class debut came against

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three years later, and at the end of the 2017 season, he signed for

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on a three-year contract. In September 2019, Higgins was shortlisted for the Professional Cricketers Association, Players Player of the Year award. In April 2022, he was drafted by the

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for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

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* 1995 births Living people English cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers Middlesex cricketers Zimbabwean emigrants to the United Kingdom Welsh Fire cricketers Cricketers from Harare London Spirit cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub