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| Full name: | John Briggs |
| Born: | 3rd October 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died: | 11th January 1902, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Relations: | Brother: JB Briggs; Father: J Briggs |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1884/85-1899); Lancashire (Main FC: 1879-1900); All teams |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1889 | |
| Lancashire benefit season: 1894 (raised 1,000 pounds) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Brief profile of John Briggs |
| A profile of Johnny Briggs | |

| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1884/85-1899) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 33 | 50 | 5 | 815 | 121 | 18.11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1884/85-1899) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 5332 | 386 | 2095 | 118 | 8-11 | 17.75 | 9 | 4 | 45.18 | 2.35 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1879-1900) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Lancashire | 391 | 602 | 39 | 10707 | 186 | 19.01 | 9 | 43 | 185 | |
| Gentlemen of the North | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liverpool and District | 2 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 23 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RG Barlow's XI | 2 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 35 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| The Rest | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lancashire and Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 24 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players | 23 | 34 | 2 | 495 | 85 | 15.46 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| North | 19 | 31 | 3 | 491 | 55 | 17.53 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| England XI | 4 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 23 | 8.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| England | 36 | 54 | 5 | 836 | 121 | 17.06 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| A Shaw's XI | 11 | 16 | 1 | 147 | 69 | 9.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| A Shaw's Australian Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lord Londesborough's XI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 23 | 12.60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Smokers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 86 | 70.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| A Shrewsbury's XI | 7 | 11 | 1 | 215 | 75 | 21.50 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| A Shrewsbury's Australian Team | 2 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 37 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R Pilling's XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| CI Thornton's XI | 4 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 33 | 13.71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| WH Laverton's XI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18* | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lord Sheffield's XI | 8 | 12 | 0 | 185 | 91 | 15.41 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Married | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 37 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gentlemen of England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 88 | 52.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| AE Stoddart's XI | 12 | 16 | 1 | 229 | 43 | 15.26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| CE de Trafford's XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Overall | 535 | 826 | 55 | 14092 | 186 | 18.27 | 10 | 58 | 258 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1879-1900) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Lancashire | 75826 | 6445 | 26463 | 1696 | 10-55 | 15.60 | 161 | 41 | 44.70 | 2.09 |
| Gentlemen of the North | 283 | 36 | 73 | 9 | 5-34 | 8.11 | 1 | 0 | 31.44 | 1.54 |
| Liverpool and District | 68 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0-12 | 2.73 | ||||
| The Rest | 31 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0-1 | 5.61 | ||||
| Lancashire and Yorkshire | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 1.00 | ||||
| Players | 3588 | 335 | 1276 | 70 | 6-104 | 18.22 | 6 | 0 | 51.25 | 2.13 |
| England | 5851 | 438 | 2301 | 127 | 8-11 | 18.11 | 9 | 4 | 46.07 | 2.35 |
| North | 3748 | 284 | 1517 | 91 | 7-44 | 16.67 | 5 | 2 | 41.18 | 2.42 |
| A Shaw's Australian Team | 132 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 1-27 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 | 132.00 | 1.86 |
| Lord Londesborough's XI | 656 | 78 | 218 | 32 | 9-31 | 6.81 | 4 | 2 | 20.50 | 1.99 |
| England XI | 812 | 96 | 266 | 13 | 5-43 | 20.46 | 1 | 0 | 62.46 | 1.96 |
| Smokers | 221 | 11 | 141 | 4 | 4-141 | 35.25 | 0 | 0 | 55.25 | 3.82 |
| A Shaw's XI | 2079 | 280 | 570 | 25 | 5-42 | 22.80 | 2 | 0 | 83.16 | 1.64 |
| A Shrewsbury's XI | 1485 | 205 | 434 | 30 | 6-40 | 14.46 | 2 | 1 | 49.50 | 1.75 |
| A Shrewsbury's Australian Team | 364 | 38 | 134 | 15 | 6-17 | 8.93 | 1 | 1 | 24.26 | 2.20 |
| R Pilling's XI | 185 | 13 | 61 | 8 | 6-18 | 7.62 | 1 | 0 | 23.12 | 1.97 |
| CI Thornton's XI | 876 | 68 | 280 | 20 | 5-32 | 14.00 | 2 | 0 | 43.80 | 1.91 |
| WH Laverton's XI | 268 | 20 | 92 | 11 | 7-33 | 8.36 | 1 | 1 | 24.36 | 2.05 |
| Lord Sheffield's XI | 1074 | 89 | 338 | 27 | 5-10 | 12.51 | 2 | 0 | 39.77 | 1.88 |
| Married | 87 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 1-16 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 | 87.00 | 3.79 |
| Gentlemen of England | 335 | 25 | 100 | 5 | 5-100 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 | 67.00 | 1.79 |
| AE Stoddart's XI | 2031 | 79 | 963 | 35 | 5-97 | 27.51 | 1 | 0 | 58.02 | 2.84 |
| CE de Trafford's XI | 120 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 1-43 | 43.00 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 | 2.15 |
| Overall | 100144 | 8578 | 35430 | 2221 | 10-55 | 15.95 | 200 | 52 | 45.08 | 2.12 |
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