Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1995)

Ryan Higgins
Higgins in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Ryan Francis Higgins
Born (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2017Middlesex (squad no. 11)
2018–2022Gloucestershire (squad no. 29)
2022→ Middlesex (loan) (squad no. 29)
2021–2022Welsh Fire (squad no. 29)
2023–presentMiddlesex (squad no. 29)
2024–2025London Spirit (squad no. 29)
2024/25Southern Rocks
First-class debut19 June 2017 Middlesex v Yorkshire
List A debut26 July 2014 Middlesex v Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 116 46 150
Runs scored 5,824 1,228 2,432
Batting average 35.29 33.18 23.84
100s/50s 13/24 0/8 0/6
Top score 221 89 77*
Balls bowled 19,134 1,569 1,821
Wickets 351 41 105
Bowling average 25.09 33.31 26.74
5 wickets in innings 8 0 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 7/42 4/33 5/13
Catches/stumpings 64/– 7/– 49/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 July 2026

Ryan Francis Higgins (born 6 January 1995) is a professional cricketer who plays for Middlesex.

He is a right-handed batter who bowls right arm medium pace.

Early life

Higgins was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and attended Ruzawi School, before moving to Berkshire at the age of 13, where he attended Bradfield College.[1]

Career

Higgins began his career with Middlesex, making his professional debut in the 2014 NatWest t20 Blast against Somerset in 2014.[2] He took his first five-wicket haul against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.[3] Having initially only played for Middlesex's limited overs sides, he made his first-class debut against Yorkshire in June 2017.[4]

Frustrated by a lack of first team opportunities,[5] Higgins moved to Gloucestershire at the end of the 2017 season.[6] In 2019, he was part of the side that won promotion from the County Championship Division Two, scoring a total of 958 runs and taking 50 wickets over the season.[7] In September 2019, Higgins was shortlisted for the Professional Cricketers Association, Players Player of the Year award.[8]

In August 2022, it was announced that Higgins would be returning to Middlesex on a four-year deal at the end of the season.[9] The following month, he moved to the club on loan for the remainder of the 2022 County Championship,[10] helping them win promotion to Division One ahead of his permanent return.

Higgins represented Welsh Fire in the 2021 and 2022 seasons of The Hundred, before being selected by London Spirit in 2024.[11] He also represented the Southern Rocks in the 2024-25 Logan Cup.[12]

In March 2026, Higgins signed a "long-term" contract extension with Middlesex although the exact terms of the deal, including the length of the agreement, were not made public.[13][14]

In 2010 he and his brother Dylan were contracted to play for Potterne CC near Devizes and featured in a Radio 4 documentary about overseas players in club cricket ‘Australian wanted in Woodhall Spa’ [15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Heads In The Game Featuring Ryan Higgins". Opening Up Cricket. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Winter, Alex (18 June 2014). "Denly breaks Middlesex horror run". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bailey, Higgins star in Middlesex romp". ESPNcricinfo. 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Jun 19-21 2017 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Middlesex re-sign Ryan Higgins five seasons after exit". The Cricketer. 4 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Higgins: Gloucestershire sign Middlesex all-rounder on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Higgins and county cricket's glass ceiling". The Cricketer. 7 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Stokes shortlisted for PCA Players' Player of the Year". The Professional Cricketers Association. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "ALL-ROUNDER RYAN HIGGINS TO RE-JOIN MIDDLESEX AT END OF SEASON". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "RYAN HIGGINS JOINS MIDDLESEX IMMEDIATELY FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "RYAN HIGGINS TO JOIN LONDON SPIRIT FOR THE HUNDRED IN 2024". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ryan Higgins to play in Zimbabwe, opening up possibility of declaring for birth country". The Cricketer. 19 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "All-rounder Higgins extends stay at Middlesex". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Higgins signs new Middlesex contract". West London Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Zimbabwean cricketers in Potterne". BBC Wiltshire. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Australian Wanted in Woodhall Spa". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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