Kenneth Robert Briggs (born 17 July 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
Briggs was born at Woking and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in July 1954 as a pilot officer, having graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.[1] He was promoted to flying officer in August 1955.[2] While stationed at Cranwell he played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire against the Yorkshire Second XI in the 1956 Minor Counties Championship.[3] He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in February 1957.[4] In 1961, he was selected to play a first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.[5] He scored 29 runs in the match, and took the wicket of Roger Vowles.[6] He became a squadron leader in January 1964.[7] Ten years later in January 1974, Briggs was promoted to the rank of wing commander.[8] He was promoted to the rank of group captain in January 1981.[9] He retired from active service in December 1985, retaining the rank of group captain.[10]
References
- ^ "No. 40293". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1954.
- ^ "No. 40551". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 July 1955.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Kenneth Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 41011". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1957.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Combined Services, 1961". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 43210". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1963.
- ^ "No. 46174". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1974.
- ^ "No. 48498". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 January 1981.
- ^ "No. 50426". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 February 1986.