Danny Richard BRIGGS

Briggs-Whites-Ball-Durham-RoseBowl-LMI-5-208 “Briggsy” is a slow-left-arm orthodox bowler and right-hand batsman from the Isle of Wight.

He has progressed through Hampshire’s junior and Academy sides to become a regular first team player and has also represented England at under-19, Performance Squad, Lions and full One Day International level.

He made his First Class debut for Hampshire against Somerset at The Rose Bowl in 2009 but didn't become a regular until 2010.

Then, he took 4-93 in a vital end-of-season match against Kent at Canterbury, bowling Hampshire to victory and first division safety. On the same ground he recorded outstanding T20 figures of 3-5 in four overs.

Briggs set a club record of 31 wickets in that Friends Provident t20 competition, also claiming a Man-of-the-Match award in the semi final, as Hampshire won the trophy on home turf.

He was rewarded with a trip to Australia with the England Performance Programme, then to the West Indies with the England Lions that winter. He enjoyed a hugely successful campaign, bowling more than 300 overs, of which more than 75 were maidens, yielding more than 50 wickets in total.

The success continued into 2011, where Briggs was once again Hampshire's leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket (forming part of a formidable three-pronged spin attack with Shahid Afridi and Imran Tahir) as well as in the Championship.

After being called up to the full England squad for two T20 Internationals against the West Indies (though he didn't get to play) Briggs then, in February 2012, was selected for both England ODI and T20I squads to play Pakistan in the UAE.

It was here that he made his full England debut, taking two wickets to help his country to a 4-0 ODI series white-wash. In so doing, he became the youngest ever Hampshire player, and the first Isle of Wight-born cricketer, to play for his country.

In the first game of the following County season against Gloucestershire at the Ageas Bowl, he was awarded his Hampshire cap.