10 best players of all time from Lancashire

5. Johnny Briggs

Briggs was the first player to take 100 Test wickets

Lancashire's greatest ever spinner, Johnny Briggs is their second highest wicket-taker ever having picked up 1696 wickets during his association with the Old Trafford-based outfit which stretched from 1879 to 1900.

Briggs name is etched in history books as the first player ever to take 100 Test wickets and he finished with 118 wickets for England from 33 matches.

It was with Lancashire though that Briggs truly made a name for himself with his wicket-taking skills and ability to ball long spells.

Being short, Briggs based his bowling on varying pace and flight and was virtually unplayable at times and often used to open the bowling as well for his side despite being a spinner.

Briggs also played hockey and rugby during his time and ended up with more than 2000 wickets in his first-class career.