Gavin Aubrey Briant (born 11 April 1969) is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer. Briant was a right-handed batsman and a cover fielder who also occasionally kept wicket. He played one Test match and five One Day Internationals for the Zimbabwe national cricket team in February and March 1993, and was also a member of the team that won the ICC Trophy in 1990. Briant played some second XI cricket for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 1989, and the following year scored 103 not out for Zimbabwe B against England A.[1][2] His scores for the full Zimbawbean team were more modest; his top score in both Test cricket and One Day Internationals was 16.[1] He was born at Salisbury in 1969.

Gavin Briant
Personal information
Full name
Gavin Aubrey Briant
Born (1969-04-11) 11 April 1969 (age 55)
Salisbury, Rhodesia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 14)13 March 1993 v India
ODI debut (cap 32)1 February 1993 v Pakistan
Last ODI25 March 1993 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 5 11 12
Runs scored 17 39 447 152
Batting average 8.50 13.00 24.83 16.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/1
Top score 16 16 69 51*
Catches/stumpings 0/0 0/0 10/0 3/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2015

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Gavin Briant". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ Hopps, David (23 March 1990). "Cricket: Bicknell high but bowlers endure cold turkey - Tour match; Zimbabwe B v England A". The Guardian. London. p. 21 – via Gale General OneFile.