Full Name

Ryan Francis Higgins

Born

January 06, 1995, Harare, Mashonaland

Age

29y 82d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium fast

Playing Role

Allrounder

Ryan Higgins was one of the top allrounders in county cricket in the late 2010s and into the next decade, bowling nagging medium pace and scoring quick runs from the lower middle order.

Higgins was born in Harare before his family moved to Berkshire. He made his limited-overs debut, for Middlesex, in 2014 and showcased his ability to clear the ropes. Two years on, he was revealing his wicket-taking talents too: he took 5 for 13 against Hampshire to propel Middlesex into the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast. His short-form credentials were reinforced in 2017 when he smashed 68 not out off 28 balls against Gloucestershire, which enticed them into luring him away from Middlesex at the end of the season.

Though he was keen on playing for Middlesex, Higgins found opportunities were limited there due to their plentiful seam-bowling stocks. At Gloucestershire he immediately found his way into the side and took 48 Championship wickets in his first season. The following summer he took 50, and made 958 runs, to help his side earn promotion from Division Two.

In 2020 his Bob Willis Trophy game against Warwickshire was a doozy: Higgins made a fifty and took 11 wickets. The following year he hit the 50-wicket mark again, making it into the ranks of the top ten Championship wicket-takers for the year. In 2022 he kicked off the season in top gear, drawing Gloucestershire's first game, against Northants, with seven wickets and 139 runs in the second innings after they fell to 21 for 4.

Ryan Higgins Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC7912813380919933.12626560.7971945721290
List A403659678831.19945102.3206733060
T20s11510229192977*26.421417136.130615374330

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC791261328260102457/4211/9624.532.7154.21571
List A403012991176354/334/3333.605.4337.1300
T20s1158714012164845/135/1325.769.2616.6110

Recent Matches of Ryan Higgins

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Middlesex vs Notts137 & 15--26-Sep-2023NottinghamFC
Middlesex vs Warwickshire7 & 570/1419-Sep-2023Lord'sFC
Middlesex vs Lancashire411/10010-Sep-2023ManchesterFC
Middlesex vs Essex44 & 210/39 & 1/3204-Sep-2023ChelmsfordFC
Middlesex vs Yorkshire44/3922-Aug-2023RadlettList A

Photos of Ryan Higgins

Ryan Higgins whips one to the leg side
Ryan Higgins takes a swing
Ryan Higgins is back in Middlesex colours
Ryan Higgins celebrates after trapping Sam Billings lbw
Ryan Higgins helped patch up the Gloucestershire innings
Ryan Higgins celebrates after taking the wicket of Craig Overton