Kevin Briggs (cricketer)
Kevin David Briggs (27 January 1939 – 9 April 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for Otago during the 1959–60 season.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin David Briggs |
| Born | 27 January 1939 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 April 2004 (aged 65) Hororata, Otago, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1959/60 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2016 | |
Briggs was born at Dunedin in 1939. After playing age group cricket for Otago from 1956, he made his first-class debut for the representative side in the Christmas Day Plunket Shield fixture against Canterbury at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. After making a duck in his first innings and scoring five runs in his second, he was retained in the side for the next match against Wellington. He again made a duck and then nine runs and was not picked for any of Otago's other matches during the season.
Professionally Briggs was the secretary and manager of a golf club. He died at Hororata in Otago in 2004 aged 65. An obituary was published in that years New Zealand Cricket Almanack.