Kenneth Briggs

Kenneth Robert Briggs (born 17 July 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Briggs was born at Woking and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in July 1954 as a pilot officer, having graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.[1] He was promoted to flying officer in August 1955.[2] While stationed at Cranwell he played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire against the Yorkshire Second XI in the 1956 Minor Counties Championship.[3] He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in February 1957.[4] In 1961, he was selected to play a first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.[5] He scored 29 runs in the match, and took the wicket of Roger Vowles.[6] He became a squadron leader in January 1964.[7] Ten years later in January 1974, Briggs was promoted to the rank of wing commander.[8] He was promoted to the rank of group captain in January 1981.[9] He retired from active service in December 1985, retaining the rank of group captain.[10]