Danny Briggs established his reputation as one of the best white ball spinners in England during a successful seven-year career with Hampshire.
During that time Danny and Hampshire appeared in six consecutive T20 Blast Finals Days. Hampshire reached the final three times in that period and won the competition in 2010 and 2012.
Danny collected another winners’ medal in 2021 when his 411 runs and 30 wickets helped Warwickshire to lift the County Championship title in the first full season after the Covid-19 pandemic.
His intelligent left-arm spin has made him particularly effective in the shorter formats and he often contributes useful lower order runs as well as being an outstanding ground fielder and safe catcher.
Danny was born and raised on the Isle of Wight where he played his formative cricket for the Ventnor club but his talent was soon spotted by Hampshire.
He made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 2009 and took 31 T20 wickets the following summer with his performances attracting the attention of the England selectors for the first time.
Danny was selected by England A for away series in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in early 2012 where his performances earned him promotion the senior side for a One Day International against Pakistan in Dubai where he took two for 39 in a four wickets win for England.
Danny made his T20 International debut against South Africa at Edgbaston later in 2012 and was then included in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup where he opened the bowling and took one for 36 in victory over New Zealand at Pallekele in the Super Eights stage of the competition.
A further T20 appearance against India at Gahunje followed before Christmas 2012 and Briggs then played once against New Zealand and twice against Australia in homne T20 series during the 2013 season.
Danny made the last of his seven T20 appearances for England against Australia in Hobart in January 2014 although he did receive a surprise recall to the ODI squad in the summer of 2021 when a number of positive Covid tests prompted changes.
After his seven seasons with Hampshire, Danny moved to Sussex in 2016 and made his maiden first-class century for them against South Africa A at Arundel in 2017.
Danny joined Warwickshire in 2020, was an important member of the side that won the Championship the following summer and became the first bowler to take 200 career wickets in the Blast.
He took 34 wickets for the competition in a highly-productive campaign in 2024 and has had two spells with Southern Brave either side of a season with Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.
Danny has also been in demand overseas having played for Adelaide Strikers in the 2020/21 Big Bash League and Team Abu Dhabi in the 2021/22 T0 Cricket League.
ODIs – 1
Best bowling: 2-39 England v Pakistan Dubai (2011/12)
T20Is – 7
Highest score: 0 not out
Best bowling: 2-25 v Australia at Chester-le-Street (2013)
First-class
Highest score: 120 not out Sussex v South Africa A at Arundel (2017)
Best bowling: 6-45 England Lions v Windward Islands at Roseau (2010-11)
List A
Highest score: 37 not out Sussex v Essex at Chelmsford (2019)
Best bowling: 4-32 Hampshire v Glamorgan at Cardiff (2012)
T20
Highest score: 35 not out Adelaide Stikers v Hobart Hurricanes at Hobart (2020/21)
Best bowling: 5-19 Hampshire v Durham at Southampton (2011)
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