Mark Briers
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Mark Paul Briers is a former English
cricketer
. Briers was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break
.
Briers represented Bedfordshire
in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship where he made his debut against Lincolnshire
. Briers represented Bedfordshire in five Minor Counties Championship matches that season, the last of which came against Suffolk
.
In 1991 Briers joined Durham
and played in their final season as a Minor County.
With Durham's promotion to first-class
status in 1992, thereby gaining entry to the 1992 County Championship
, Briers made his first-class debut against Somerset
. Briers made his List-A debut in the same season against Sussex
in the Sunday League. Briers played seventeen first-class matches for Durham, scoring 462 runs at an average of 17.17, including four half-centuries with a top score of 62*
. Briers final first-class match came against Lancashire
in 1993, with his final one-day appearance for the club coming in the same season against Middlesex County Cricket Club
.
After being released by Durham at the end of the 1993 County Championship, Briers proceeded in joining Cornwall
, representing the county in twenty Minor Counties Championship matches between 1994 and 1996, the last of which came against Devon County Cricket Club
. Briers was awarded with his Cornwall cap in 1995.
Briers left Cornwall at the end of the 1995 season and joined Herefordshire County Cricket Club
for the 1996 season. Briers played in eleven Minor Counties matches for Herefordshire until 1998, with his final Minor Counties Championship appearance coming against Cheshire
in August 1998. Briers also represented the club in a single List-A match against Middlesex in the 1998 NatWest Trophy, this was Briers final List-A appearance.
Briers retired from representative cricket at the end of the 1998 English cricket season.
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Briers was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
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Briers represented Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Bedfordshire and competing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play three-day...
in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship where he made his debut against Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. Briers represented Bedfordshire in five Minor Counties Championship matches that season, the last of which came against Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
.
In 1991 Briers joined Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
and played in their final season as a Minor County.
With Durham's promotion to first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
status in 1992, thereby gaining entry to the 1992 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, Briers made his first-class debut against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
. Briers made his List-A debut in the same season against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the Sunday League. Briers played seventeen first-class matches for Durham, scoring 462 runs at an average of 17.17, including four half-centuries with a top score of 62*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. Briers final first-class match came against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 1993, with his final one-day appearance for the club coming in the same season against Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
.
After being released by Durham at the end of the 1993 County Championship, Briers proceeded in joining Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, representing the county in twenty Minor Counties Championship matches between 1994 and 1996, the last of which came against Devon County Cricket Club
Devon County Cricket Club
Devon County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. Briers was awarded with his Cornwall cap in 1995.
Briers left Cornwall at the end of the 1995 season and joined Herefordshire County Cricket Club
Herefordshire County Cricket Club
Herefordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Herefordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
for the 1996 season. Briers played in eleven Minor Counties matches for Herefordshire until 1998, with his final Minor Counties Championship appearance coming against Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in August 1998. Briers also represented the club in a single List-A match against Middlesex in the 1998 NatWest Trophy, this was Briers final List-A appearance.
Briers retired from representative cricket at the end of the 1998 English cricket season.
External links
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