Lives in Cricket No 2 - Johnny Briggs

them. Wisden said Briggs was ‘literally doing marvels’ with the ball, adding the rider ‘the generous hospitality had a bad effect on the cricket’ with no further explanation. None was needed. Under the influence or not, Briggs was taking wickets for fun, with a scarcely believable total of 269 victims for 1,411 runs. With the bat, his highest score was 93 not out against Kimberley XVIII at Kimberley. Taking a hundred wickets for the first time 47