Danny Richard Briggs (born April 30, 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club, previously he played for the Hampshire County Cricket Club and the Sussex County Cricket Club. Briggs is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow orthodox left arms. He was born in Newport, Isle of Wight, and attended Carisbrooke High School on the island. Briggs is the first international player to be born on the Isle of Wight. Briggs made his debut for the Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2009 at the age of 18 and has had success in first-class and twenty20 cricket since his debut. In 2011, he became the youngest English spin bowler to hit 100 premium wickets since Derek Underwood. He made his full international debut for England on February 21, 2012 against Pakistan at the fourth One Day International at the DSC Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
Career
2009-2010
Briggs went through the Hampshire academy system after playing for the county at the junior level while additionally playing for the Ventnor Cricket Club on the Isle of Wight. He made his first team debut for the county in a List A game in the Friends Provident Trophy 2009 against Nottinghamshire at the Rose Bowl. In a season in which he appeared regularly for the Hampshire Second XI and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match for Berkshire, Briggs appeared in three other List A games and made his first-class debut in the County Championship against Somerset.Briggs 2009 two more first-class appearances and occupied a total of 8 first-class wickets with an average of 36.87.
His early season performances, mostly for Hampshire's Second XI, caught the attention of England U19 national teams. Briggs made five appearances during the series at Youth One Day International and a single appearance at Youth Twenty20 International on London Road, Sleaford. Later in October 2009, Briggs toured Bangladesh with England's U19s and played four other Youth One Day Internationals against the hosts five wicket haul. Briggs was part of the English U19 squad for the 2010 U19 World Cup, which was held in New Zealand in January 2010, along with Hampshire team-mates Michael Bates and James Vince. Briggs played three games during the tournament, against Hong Kong U19, Afghanistan U19 and the West Indies U19. He won a Man of the Match Award against Afghanistan for his bowling performance of 3/15.
Briggs was able to force his way into the Hampshire first team practically from the start of the 2010 season, partly due to Imran Tahir joining Warwickshire while his replacement, Ajantha Mendis, failed to fulfill his commitment to play for Hampshire could, although the county did so, be drafted into the services of Rangana Herath. Briggs' breakthrough season was one in which he achieved great success. In top-notch cricket, Hampshire fought near the base of the county championship for most of the season, with Briggs playing in twelve of Hampshire’s sixteen county championship matches. He took 34 wickets that season and finished the season as Hampshire's third-highest wicket taker in the County Championship, behind Dominic Cork, 45, and James Tomlinson, 46. His performance against Kent in the penultimate game of the season was particularly important as his 4/93 numbers in Kent's second innings helped Hampshire win towards the end of the game, securing his status in the Division One of the County Championship for 2011. Although Briggs had a quiet season in List A games, he only took three wickets in seven one-day games. Briggs stood out especially in Twenty20 games. His debut in this format came during the 2010 Friends Provident t20 against Kent. In a campaign to win the tournament for Hampshire, Briggs took 31 wickets averaging 14.35. In the semifinals against Essex, he was named Man of the Game for his economic bowling performance, winning 3/29. Overall, Briggs was the runner-up wicket taker during the competition, finishing just two wickets behind Alfonso Thomas. His wickets during the tournament were also the most from a Hampshire player in any domestic Twenty20 tournament. In recognition of his accomplishments that season, he received the NBC Denis Compton Award for Hampshire.
In November and December 2011 Briggs toured Australia with the England Performance Program. Shortly thereafter, he was called to the England Lions roster, who had an invitation to attend the West
