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Danny Briggs: Career Stats & Age

Danny Briggs is an English slow left-arm orthodox bowler and former England international who returned to Sussex for the 2026 season in a player-coach role. Born on 30 April 1991, he was 35 on 29 August 2026. Briggs played one ODI and seven T20 internationals for England, won two T20 titles with Hampshire and helped Warwickshire win the 2021 County Championship. His defining domestic record is in the Blast: Sussex's March 2026 Hall of Fame announcement listed him as the men's competition's leading wicket-taker with 268 wickets at 20.5. The detailed career table below is an older snapshot dated 28 November 2024, so later official milestones are explained separately instead of being mixed into stale totals.

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Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox bowlerBorn 30 April 1991

Current squadSussex SharksVitality Blast · Sussex player-coach from 2026 on a three-year agreement; career table dated 28 November 2024 with newer official milestones stated separately

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Full nameDanny Richard Briggs

Age35As of 29 August 2026

Date of birth30 April 1991Newport, Isle of Wight, England

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleSlow left-arm orthodox

Career overview

Danny Briggs cricket career

Born in Newport on the Isle of Wight on 30 April 1991; age 35 on 29 August 2026.

Right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who represented England in one ODI and seven T20Is.

Men's domestic T20 competition record holder with 268 wickets at 20.5 as announced in March 2026.

Won Hampshire's T20 titles in 2010 and 2012 and Warwickshire's County Championship in 2021.

Returned to Sussex for 2026 on a three-year player-coach agreement focused on T20 and spin development.

Career table dated 28 November 2024: 351 first-class wickets and 114 List A wickets.

Career story

Danny Briggs career and playing journey

Who is Danny Briggs?

Danny Briggs is an English professional cricketer whose main skill is slow left-arm orthodox bowling. He came through Hampshire's academy, made senior debuts as a teenager, represented England Under-19s and England Lions, and later won eight senior England caps across ODI and T20I cricket. His county career has included Hampshire, Sussex and Warwickshire, followed by a return to Sussex in 2026.

Briggs is most closely associated with domestic T20 cricket because of his longevity and wicket record, but that label does not describe his whole career. The 28 November 2024 table records 150 first-class matches and 351 wickets, along with 110 List A matches and 114 wickets. He also played an important batting innings in Warwickshire's 2021 title decider, illustrating that a bowler can make a decisive lower-order contribution without being reclassified as an all-rounder.

Danny Briggs's age, date of birth and birthplace

Danny Richard Briggs was born on 30 April 1991 in Newport on the Isle of Wight. He was 35 years old on 29 August 2026. CricketArchive, Sussex and his established career record agree on the player identity, while Hampshire's historic profile connects the same bowler to its academy and first team.

His birthplace has a genuine cricket distinction. Hampshire's profile described Briggs as the first Isle of Wight-born cricketer to play senior international cricket for England. That statement refers to place of birth, not to every cricketer who lived, studied or played club cricket on the island. Briggs attended Carisbrooke High School and played for Ventnor before his Hampshire pathway became the centre of his development.

What is Danny Briggs's bowling style and role?

Briggs bowls slow left-arm orthodox and bats right-handed. His role is bowler. The orthodox label means he normally turns the ball away from a right-handed batter, but his success in T20 cricket has depended on more than visible turn: pace changes, angle, control and reading a batter's intended scoring area all shape an over.

His domestic T20 record shows why the role cannot be reduced to merely containing runs. By March 2026, Sussex and the ECB's Hall of Fame material credited him with 268 wickets at an average of 20.5 in the men's domestic competition. At the same cutoff he had finished in a season's top three wicket-takers four times and shared second place for the most matches with four or more wickets. Those are wicket-taking achievements, even though economy and matchup management remain central to his method.

How did Danny Briggs begin his Hampshire career?

Briggs progressed through Hampshire's junior and academy teams before making senior appearances in 2009. CricketArchive records his List A debut season with Hampshire, while the county's historic profile places his first-class debut against Somerset at the Rose Bowl in the same year. He was still 18, making the early promotion notable but not unprecedented for a strong county academy prospect.

The following season turned promise into a first-team role. Hampshire reported that he took four for 93 in a late Championship match against Kent that helped secure top-flight safety. At the same Canterbury ground he produced T20 figures of three for five from four overs. The contrasting spells showed two versions of the same skill: patience over long spells and control under the short format's immediate scoring pressure.

Danny Briggs and Hampshire's 2010 T20 title

Briggs was a major part of Hampshire's 2010 domestic T20 title. The county's career profile credits him with a club-record 31 wickets in the competition and a player-of-the-match performance in the semi-final. Hampshire won the final on its home ground, beginning a run of six consecutive Finals Day appearances from 2010 to 2015.

The 31-wicket return matters because it came in his first full season as a regular. A large tournament total can be influenced by the number of matches played, but Briggs also finished as the competition's second-leading wicket-taker and repeatedly bowled in situations where batters had to attack. The title was his first major senior trophy and established the T20 reputation that would follow him across three counties.

How quickly did Danny Briggs reach 100 first-class wickets?

In 2011, Briggs became the youngest English spin bowler since Derek Underwood to reach 100 first-class wickets. The comparison is specific: it concerns an English spinner's age at the milestone, not the fastest bowler of any type to 100 wickets and not a claim that Briggs matched Underwood's international career.

His early red-ball workload explains how the milestone arrived. Hampshire's account says he bowled more than 300 overs and took more than 50 wickets across a successful 2010 campaign before again leading the county's T20 and Championship bowling in 2011. Those overs developed the repeatable action and patience needed in first-class cricket, while working alongside Shahid Afridi and Imran Tahir exposed him to contrasting approaches to spin in limited overs.

When did Danny Briggs play for England?

Briggs made his only ODI appearance against Pakistan in Dubai on 21 February 2012. He bowled ten overs for 39 runs and took two wickets as England completed a 4-0 series win. His ODI cap number was 225. Because he did not bat, the dash in his batting row means no innings rather than a score of zero.

His T20I debut followed against South Africa at Edgbaston on 12 September 2012. Briggs played seven T20 internationals between 2012 and January 2014, taking five wickets with a best of two for 25. He was part of England's 2012 World T20 campaign in Sri Lanka. Eight senior caps represent a real international career, but later England Lions appearances or a 2021 squad recall should not be added as further caps unless he played in the match.

Danny Briggs and Hampshire's 2012 T20 title

Hampshire won the domestic T20 competition again in 2012, beating Yorkshire by ten runs in the final in Cardiff. Briggs was in the XI and dismissed Jonny Bairstow, finding the edge after bringing him back on strike. Hampshire's report highlighted the thought behind the sequence rather than treating it as an accidental breakthrough.

The second title confirmed that 2010 was not a one-season peak. Briggs contributed within a balanced attack that included Dimitri Mascarenhas, Liam Dawson and Chris Wood. Hampshire also won the 40-over competition that year, and the club's honours list records both trophies. Individual records should remain separate, however: being in a trophy-winning squad does not mean one player caused every result in the campaign.

Why did Danny Briggs leave Hampshire for Sussex?

Briggs joined Sussex before the 2016 season after seven senior years with Hampshire. Warwickshire's later signing announcement confirms that county sequence, while Sussex's 2026 return interview records 130 appearances, 169 wickets and 926 runs during his first spell at Hove. Those Sussex figures cover that spell rather than his full career.

The move gave him a fresh county setting while preserving a large white-ball role. By August 2019, Sussex announced that his 157th wicket had made him the leading wicket-taker in the history of England's domestic T20 competition. Of those wickets, 114 had come for Hampshire and 43 for Sussex. The split is useful because it shows the record was built across counties, not inherited from a single long home spell.

How did Danny Briggs become the Blast's leading wicket-taker?

Briggs first moved clear at the top of the English domestic T20 wicket list in 2019. His 157th wicket, against Gloucestershire, took him past Yasir Arafat. Warwickshire's 2020 signing record then placed him on 172 wickets. The sequence shows that the record continued to move rather than staying fixed at the number first reported by Sussex.

The most recent official competition-specific figure found for this profile is 268 wickets at 20.5, published with the inaugural T20 Hall of Fame shortlist on 31 March 2026. It also listed 221 matches, two Hampshire titles, four top-three season finishes and equal second place for four-wicket-or-better returns. Later 2026 matches may have increased his running total, so 268 is presented with its March cutoff rather than labelled a live career number.

Why did Danny Briggs sign for Warwickshire?

Warwickshire signed Briggs from Sussex on a three-year contract in October 2020. The club wanted an experienced spinner for all formats after Jeetan Patel's playing career, while Briggs said he still wanted to test himself at the highest level. At signing, Warwickshire credited him with 568 senior wickets, two T20 titles and a One-Day Cup title.

The move was not limited to the Birmingham Bears T20 team. In a pre-season interview, Briggs described the opportunity to lead Warwickshire's spin attack across formats. That distinction matters because county branding changes by competition: Warwickshire is the first-class and List A identity, while Birmingham Bears is used in the Blast. Both refer to the same county contract and the same player.

Danny Briggs's role in Warwickshire's 2021 County Championship

Briggs helped Warwickshire win the 2021 County Championship in his first season at Edgbaston. His most memorable contribution in the title match against Somerset was 53 not out from 31 balls. The innings pushed Warwickshire to 350 and secured the fourth batting bonus point needed to control their route to the championship.

He then contributed with the ball. Edgbaston's match report records the wicket of Tom Lammonby as Warwickshire worked through Somerset's first innings, and the county completed the win to take its first Championship title since 2012. The unbeaten fifty was a career moment, but it does not turn Briggs's overall record into that of a batting all-rounder: his primary value across the season remained spin bowling.

What did Danny Briggs do in the Big Bash?

Briggs joined Adelaide Strikers for BBL|10 in 2020-21. Warwickshire's announcement described it as his first Big Bash opportunity and confirmed availability for the full campaign before his return to England. CricketArchive maps the Adelaide appearances to the same Danny Richard Briggs, preventing confusion with similarly named athletes.

The move broadened his T20 experience rather than changing his England or county record. Big Bash wickets belong to overall T20 statistics but not to the English domestic competition total used for the Blast record. Competition scopes must stay separate: adding BBL wickets to the 268 English domestic wickets would create a larger number that no longer answers the same question.

How productive was Danny Briggs for Birmingham Bears?

Briggs remained a central Bears bowler through the end of the 2025 season. The club extended his stay through 2025, and Sussex's later return announcement described him as one of the country's most accomplished white-ball bowlers. His place at the top of the domestic T20 wicket list was already established before his final two Bears seasons.

His 2024 Blast campaign was even stronger: Sussex's later signing announcement records 29 wickets as Birmingham Bears reached the quarter-finals. The March 2026 Hall of Fame summary placed him second among that season's wicket-takers. These cutoffs explain why official articles can show 246, 254 or 268 without necessarily contradicting one another; they were written at different points and sometimes describe slightly different competition scopes.

Why did Danny Briggs return to Sussex in 2026?

Sussex announced in June 2025 that Briggs would return after the season on a three-year agreement. The plan combined selection for the Sussex Sharks in the T20 Blast with a coaching role focused on the club's spin bowlers. His return became active for the 2026 season after his Warwickshire contract ended.

The January 2026 interview framed the role as both immediate and developmental. Briggs expected to play in the T20 side while beginning the next stage of his career around coaching. That does not prove retirement from first-class or List A cricket, and the profile should not infer one. It means his announced Sussex playing availability was specifically for the Blast, with coaching responsibilities alongside it.

What happened in Danny Briggs's 2026 Sussex season?

Briggs returned to Sussex's Blast XI in 2026. An official preview for the final group match noted that he and Tymal Mills had taken three wickets each in an 18-run win over Middlesex at Merchant Taylors' School. He also appeared in the Sussex side against Essex on 3 July and Surrey on 8 July, showing that the player-coach agreement included active match selection.

Sussex did not qualify for the knockout stage, so a team result should not be dressed up as an individual title challenge. The useful 2026 conclusion is narrower: Briggs returned as planned, played in the T20 side and added match contributions while working within the coaching setup. A full season wicket total should be added only from an official final statistical table, not reconstructed incompletely from selected reports.

Was Danny Briggs selected for the T20 Hall of Fame?

Briggs was one of six men shortlisted for the inaugural domestic T20 Hall of Fame in March 2026. The shortlist also included Ravi Bopara, Joe Denly, Samit Patel, James Vince and Luke Wright. An expert panel and a weighted public vote were due to determine the first inductees.

A shortlist is an honour, but it is not the same as induction. This profile therefore records Briggs as shortlisted and uses the announcement's statistical evidence without calling him an inductee. That wording matters because search snippets often collapse nominations, finalists and winners into one vague label. The underlying official status is more useful than a larger but inaccurate claim.

Danny Briggs's career statistics by format

The structured career table is dated 28 November 2024. It records one ODI with two wickets at 19.50 and seven T20Is with five wickets at 39.80. His best international figures were two for 39 in the ODI and two for 25 in T20Is. These are final-looking international totals because he has not added a senior England cap since January 2014, but the table's date is still shown honestly.

The same snapshot records 150 first-class matches, 2,877 runs and 351 wickets at 35.54, with eight five-wicket innings and best figures of six for 45. His List A row shows 110 matches, 421 runs and 114 wickets at 37.61, with a best of four for 32. The table does not provide an overall T20 row, so this profile does not manufacture one from the separate Blast milestones.

How should Danny Briggs's wicket totals be compared?

First-class, List A, T20, ODI and T20I figures use different scopes. An ODI is part of List A cricket, and a T20I is part of overall T20 cricket. Adding the international row to the corresponding career row would count the same match twice. The Blast's domestic competition record is narrower again: it does not include the Big Bash or Hundred.

Dates explain another common source of confusion. Warwickshire listed 172 Blast wickets in October 2020, while Sussex used 268 in March 2026. Those figures trace a growing record. Sussex's June 2025 announcement displayed 246, a number that appears older than its publication date, so the newer and more detailed Hall of Fame release is preferred for the March 2026 cutoff.

Danny Briggs's records and achievements

Briggs's major achievements include Hampshire's domestic T20 titles in 2010 and 2012, the 2012 40-over title, Warwickshire's 2021 County Championship and his long-running domestic T20 wicket record. He was also the youngest English spinner since Derek Underwood to reach 100 first-class wickets and the first Isle of Wight-born player to represent England at senior level.

The numbers behind the achievements are equally specific. Hampshire credited him with a club-record 31 wickets in the 2010 T20 campaign. Warwickshire's title report records the 53 not out that delivered a fourth batting point in 2021. The 2026 Hall of Fame shortlist records 268 domestic men's T20 wickets at 20.5 and two title-winning campaigns. These are stronger claims than generic praise because each has a competition, date and measurable outcome.

What is known about Danny Briggs's salary and net worth?

No audited public record establishes Danny Briggs's salary, lifetime earnings or net worth. County announcements reveal contract length but not wages, bonuses, taxes, endorsements or personal assets. Online wealth estimates that do not provide primary financial evidence should not be presented as fact.

The Hundred's 2026 auction documents listed Briggs with a £31,000 reserve in the longlist. A reserve is the minimum auction category under which a player was registered; it is not proof that he was bought for that amount, received it as take-home pay or has wealth equal to some multiple of it. The official Trent Rockets page shows his squad context, but neither page supports a broader salary claim.

What is known about Danny Briggs's family?

An ECB impact report publicly identifies Briggs as the father of a son, Stan, who has an autism and pathological demand avoidance profile. Briggs discussed how a sensory room made attending matches possible for his family. That information is relevant to a documented cricket-access case study and can be stated sensitively without expanding into private medical or family speculation.

Dependable cricket sources reviewed for this profile do not establish his current marital or relationship status, spouse or partner's identity, household finances or home address. Those gaps are left alone. A biography is not improved by converting social posts, surname matches or unsourced biography pages into claims about a wife or girlfriend.

What comes next for Danny Briggs?

Briggs is contracted to Sussex on the three-year arrangement announced for 2026, combining T20 selection with spin coaching. At 35, that role gives him a route to contribute both through match experience and player development. It does not set a retirement date, and no such date should be inferred from the player-coach title.

His future statistical story will centre on whether he extends the domestic T20 wicket record and how often Sussex select him. His longer-term value may also appear in the development of other spinners, but coaching impact cannot be measured by attaching every teammate's wicket to him. Future updates should separate his own match record, the team's results and his coaching responsibilities.

Danny Briggs records

Danny Briggs career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

ODI (through 28 November 2024)1matches

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 2
Best bowling: 2/39
Average: 19.50
Balls: 60
Catches / stumpings: 0 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20I (through 28 November 2024)7matches

Batting

Runs: 0
High score: 0*
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 5
Best bowling: 2/25
Average: 39.80
Balls: 108
Catches / stumpings: 1 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

First-class (through 28 November 2024)150matches

Batting

Runs: 2,877
High score: 120*
Average: 19.05
100s / 50s: 1/7

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 351
Best bowling: 6/45
Average: 35.54
Balls: 24,918
Catches / stumpings: 52 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 8/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

List A (through 28 November 2024)110matches

Batting

Runs: 421
High score: 37*
Average: 12.75
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 114
Best bowling: 4/32
Average: 37.61
Balls: 5,048
Catches / stumpings: 35 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Hampshire pathway

Debut

Senior List A and first-class debuts in 2009

Last listed match

Left after the 2015 season

England ODI

Debut

v Pakistan, Dubai, 21 February 2012

Last listed match

One appearance; 2/39

England T20I

Debut

v South Africa, Birmingham, 12 September 2012

Last listed match

v Australia, 29 January 2014

First Sussex spell

Debut

Joined for the 2016 season

Last listed match

130 appearances, 169 wickets and 926 runs before Warwickshire move

Warwickshire

Debut

Three-year signing announced 5 October 2020

Last listed match

Contract completed after the 2025 season

Sussex return

Debut

Three-year player-coach agreement active from 2026

Last listed match

Current at the 29 August 2026 check

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took a Hampshire club-record 31 wickets during the 2010 domestic T20 title campaign.
Became the youngest English spinner since Derek Underwood to reach 100 first-class wickets.
Took 2/39 on ODI debut against Pakistan in February 2012.
Won a second domestic T20 title with Hampshire in 2012.
Became the English domestic T20 competition's leading wicket-taker in 2019.
Scored 53* in Warwickshire's 2021 County Championship title match.
Helped Warwickshire win the 2021 County Championship.
Took 29 Blast wickets for Birmingham Bears in 2024.
Reached 268 domestic men's T20 competition wickets at 20.5 by March 2026.
Returned to Sussex in 2026 on a three-year player-coach agreement.

Reader questions

Danny Briggs FAQ

How old is Danny Briggs?

Danny Briggs was born on 30 April 1991 and was 35 years old on 29 August 2026.

Where was Danny Briggs born?

He was born in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England, and became the first Isle of Wight-born cricketer to represent England at senior level.

What type of bowler is Danny Briggs?

Danny Briggs is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He bats right-handed.

How many times did Danny Briggs play for England?

He played one ODI and seven T20 internationals, making eight senior England appearances between February 2012 and January 2014.

How many wickets did Danny Briggs take in the Blast?

The official March 2026 Hall of Fame shortlist credited him with a men's domestic T20 competition record of 268 wickets at 20.5. The figure carries that cutoff and is not labelled live.

Which trophies has Danny Briggs won?

His major county honours include Hampshire's domestic T20 titles in 2010 and 2012, Hampshire's 2012 40-over title and Warwickshire's 2021 County Championship.

Which team does Danny Briggs play for?

He returned to Sussex for the 2026 season on a three-year player-coach agreement, with playing availability announced for the T20 Blast.

What are Danny Briggs's best first-class bowling figures?

The career table dated 28 November 2024 lists first-class best bowling of 6/45, with 351 wickets from 150 matches.

What is Danny Briggs's net worth?

No audited or otherwise dependable public record establishes Danny Briggs's net worth. His £31,000 Hundred reserve category was not proof of salary or wealth.

Is Danny Briggs married?

Dependable cricket sources reviewed for this profile do not establish his current marital or relationship status. The ECB has publicly identified him as the father of a son, Stan, in a cricket-access case study.

Conclusion

Danny Briggs has built a career around repeatable left-arm spin, durability and success in different competition formats. His eight England appearances form one part of the record; two Hampshire T20 titles, Warwickshire's 2021 County Championship and the domestic men's T20 wicket record give the fuller picture. The official 268-wicket mark from March 2026 is the clearest measure of his short-format longevity, while 351 first-class wickets in the dated career table show that his county value was never confined to four-over spells. His 2026 return to Sussex adds a new phase: contributing to the Sharks on the field while helping develop the club's spinners as a coach.