Patrick David Briggs (born 24 August 1940) is an English former cricketer, rugby player and school headmaster.

Cricket

Briggs was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

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, Cheshire. Briggs made his debut in

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for

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against

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in the 1960

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. He played for Cheshire for a few seasons, before attending

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

, where he made his first-class debut for

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against

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in 1963. He made 20 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against the

Marylebone Cricket Club The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's, Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club was the governing body of cricket from 1788 to 1989 and retain ...

in 1964. In his 21 first-class matches, he scored 533 runs at an

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of 16.15, with a high score of 91. This score, one of two fifties he made for the university, came against

Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

in 1963. After finishing his studies, Briggs continued to play

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cricket for Cheshire until 1968, making a total of 27 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He also made 2

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appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against

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in the 1st round of the

1968 Gillette Cup The 1968 Gillette Cup was the sixth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 April and 7 September 1968. The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket ...

, with Briggs scoring 60 runs before being dismissed by John Shepperd, in a match Bedfordshire won by a single wicket. The second of these came in the 2nd round of the same competition, against

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. He scored 16 runs in this match, before being dismissed by

Antony Durose Antony Jack Durose is an English former cricketer who was active from 1964 to 1981 whereby he played for Northamptonshire (Northants). He was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire on 5 October 1944. He appeared in 70 first-class matches as a righthanded b ...

, with Northamptonshire winning by 9 wickets. In 1969, Briggs joined

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated ''Beds'') is a Ceremonial County, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckin ...

, making his debut for the county against

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in the Minor Counties Championship. He played

cricket for Bedfordshire from 1969 to 1973, making 19 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He also made 2 List A appearances for Bedfordshire. The first of these came against

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in the 1970 Gillette Cup, with him scoring 21 runs before being dismissed by Colin Lever, with Buckinghamshire winning by 8 wickets. The second of these came against Essex in the

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. Briggs scored 69 runs in this match, before being

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, with Essex winning the match by 97 runs.

Rugby

Briggs also played Rugby union for Cambridge (thus achieving a "double

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"). Whilst teaching at Bedford School, he played at No.10 for Bedford RUFC and it was during this time he was trialed for the England side along with his two Bedford centres, Geoff Frankom and

Danny Hearn Robert Daniel Hearn (born 12 August 1940) is an English former international rugby union player. Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Hearn attended Cheltenham College and then studied at Dublin's Trinity College. His rugby form for Trinity Colle ...

. Later he played for the

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and a

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staff coach 1973–95, England under-23 rugby coach 1975–80, and manager of the England students rugby team 1988–95.BRIGGS, Patrick David
''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014

Schoolmaster

Briggs taught at

Bedford School Bedford School is a 7–18 Single-sex education, boys Public school (United Kingdom), public school in the county town of Bedford in England. Founded in 1552, it is the oldest of four independent schools in Bedford run by the Harpur Trust. Bed ...

1965–87 (

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1977–87), then moved to be

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William Hulme's Grammar School William Hulme's Grammar School is a coeducational all-through comprehensive school in Whalley Range, Manchester, England. History William Hulme (1631–1691) of Hulme Hall, Stockport, was the founder of "Hulme's Charity" later known as ...

1987–97. He was principal of

Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar (KTJ) is a co-educational international school in Mantin, Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, founded in 1991. Its primary school is a day school for pupils between the ages of 4 and 11, while its secondary school ...

in Negri Sembilan, Malaysia 1997–2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Patrick David 1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Altrincham Rugby union players from Greater Manchester Cricketers from Greater Manchester People educated at Pocklington School Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge English cricketers Cheshire cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Bedfordshire cricketers English rugby union players Barbarian F.C. players Schoolteachers from Greater Manchester Bedford School English expatriates in Malaysia Rugby union players from Cheshire Bedford Blues players Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players English rugby union coaches 20th-century English sportsmen