Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1995)

{{Short description|Cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ryan Higgins

| image = 1 49 Ryan Higgins.jpg

| caption = Higgins in 2022

| country = England

| fullname = Ryan Francis Higgins

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|1|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium
Right-arm off break

| role =

| club1 = Middlesex

| year1 = 2014–2017

| clubnumber1 = 11

| club2 = Gloucestershire

| year2 = 2018–2022

| clubnumber2 = 29

| club3 = → Middlesex (loan)

| year3 = 2022

| clubnumber3 = 29

| club4 = Welsh Fire

| year4 = 2021–2022

| clubnumber4 = 29

| club5 = Middlesex

| year5 = {{nowrap|2023–present}}

| clubnumber5 = 29

| club6 = London Spirit

| year6 = 2024

| clubnumber6 = 29

| club7 = Southern Rocks

| year7 = 2024/25

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 19 June

| debutyear1 = 2017

| debutfor1 = Middlesex

| debutagainst1 = Yorkshire

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 26 July

| debutyear2 = 2014

| debutfor2 = Middlesex

| debutagainst2 = Glamorgan

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 98

| runs1 = 5,183

| bat avg1 = 37.02

| 100s/50s1 = 12/22

| top score1 = 221

| deliveries1 = 15,821

| wickets1 = 285

| bowl avg1 = 25.65

| fivefor1 = 7

| tenfor1 = 1

| best bowling1 = 7/42

| catches/stumpings1 = 47/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 44

| runs2 = 1,174

| bat avg2 = 33.54

| 100s/50s2 = 0/8

| top score2 = 89

| deliveries2 = 1,449

| wickets2 = 36

| bowl avg2 = 35.69

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/33

| catches/stumpings2 = 7/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 128

| runs3 = 2,095

| bat avg3 = 24.36

| 100s/50s3 = 0/6

| top score3 = 77*

| deliveries3 = 1,553

| wickets3 = 93

| bowl avg3 = 25.74

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/13

| catches/stumpings3 = 39/–

| date = 13 April

| year = 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/572199.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

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.

Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, he attended Ruzawi School, before moving to the UK, where he began his career with Middlesex, making his professional debut in the 2014 NatWest t20 Blast against Somerset in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/753679.html |last=Winter |first=Alex |title=Denly breaks Middlesex horror run |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=18 June 2014 |accessdate=18 June 2014 }} His first-class debut came against Yorkshire three years later,{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/engine/match/1068552.html|title=Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Jun 19-21 2017 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 October 2017}} and at the end of the 2017 season, he signed for Gloucestershire on a three-year contract.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41467916 |title=Ryan Higgins: Gloucestershire sign Middlesex all-rounder on three-year deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 October 2017 |accessdate=4 October 2017 }} In September 2019, Higgins was shortlisted for the Professional Cricketers Association, Players Player of the Year award.

In April 2022, he was drafted by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}