Ken Higgs
Kenneth Higgs (14 January 1937 – 7 September 2016) was an English fast-medium bowler, who was most successful as the opening partner to Brian Statham with Lancashire in the 1960s. He later played with success for Leicestershire.
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Full name | Kenneth Higgs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England | 14 January 1937||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 September 2016 79) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 26 August 1965 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 11 June 1968 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 30 December 2021 |
Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, "Higgs was a fine medium-fast bowler with an impressive pedigree, who suddenly went out of fashion with the selectors after one Test of the 1968 Ashes series".
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