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Richard Mead-Briggs (25 March 1902 – 15 May 1956) was an English cricketer. Mead-Briggs was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Canterbury, Kent.

Mead-Briggs made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire against Sussex and Leicestershire in the 1946 County Championship. Against Sussex, Mead-Briggs bowled 14 wicketless overs in Sussex's first-innings total of 224. He was dismissed for 2 runs in Warwickshire's first-innings of 237 by Edward Harrison. The match ended in a draw. Against Leicestershire, he ended not out on 44 in Warwickshire's first-innings total of 368, while in Leicestershire's first-innings he took what would be his only first-class wicket when he dismissed Vic Jackson, finishing with figures of 1/44 from 21 overs. He wasn't required to bat in Warwickshire's second-innings and in Leicestershire's second-innings he bowled 5 wicketless overs, with Warwickshire winning by 229 runs. These were his only major appearances for Warwickshire.

He died at Harborne, Warwickshire on 15 May 1956.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Mead-Briggs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
2. "Warwickshire v Sussex, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
3. "Warwickshire v Leicestershire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

External links

• Richard Mead-Briggs at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Mead-Briggs at CricketArchive

• 1902 births
• 1956 deaths
• Cricketers from Canterbury
• English cricketers
• Warwickshire cricketers