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JD Higgs

Jim Higgs

76y 6d Kyabram, Victoria
Born
July 11, 1950, Kyabram, Victoria
Playing Roles
Batting Style
right-hand bat
Bowling Style
legbreak googly
Fielding Pos
N/A
Intl Career
1978 - 1981

Profile & Biography

With plenty of what Shane Warne calls "rip", and a good wrong'un, Jim Higgs was Australia's best legspinner between Richie Benaud and Warne. His misfortune was to play at a time when wrist-spin was nearly extinct, thought to be the preserve only of the eccentric and the profligate, and so to find selectors and captains with little empathy with his guiles. He was chiefly and unfairly known in his time for having been bowled by the only ball he faced on the 1975 tour of England. He did bowl Victoria to a Sheffield Shield, later became a Test selector, and also taught the young Warne how to bowl a flipper.
Gideon Haigh

Batting Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test223616111165.55-006030
FC12213160384215.4-00430
List A92132*3-000020

Bowling Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test223647522057667/1438/19031.162.5972200
FC12224837118383998/6629.662.8562.21933
List A9488300123/253/25253.6840.6000

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Ian Chappell's 1975 Australia squad to England