What was Johnny Briggs' primary role in cricket?
Batsman
Wicketkeeper
Left arm spin bowler
Fielder
Answer
Johnny Briggs was a left arm spin bowler who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He was known for his ability to vary the flight and pace of the ball, as well as achieving prodigious spin on the primitive pitches of the nineteenth century.
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