Background
Briscoe was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal, and was educated at King Edward VII School.
Briscoe was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal, and was educated at King Edward VII School.
A batsman, he played domestic first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1931-1932 to 1939-1940, scoring six centuries. He played in two Test matches, making his début in the second Test against the touring Australian cricket team at his home ground, Old Wanderers in Johannesburg, in December 1935. He played his second Test against the touring Master Control Console team in the drawn second Test at Newlands, Cape Town in December 1938/January 1939.
He was out for two, and was dropped again.
He played his last First-Class match in January 1940. He joined 1st Battalion of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, and served in East Africa alongside fellow cricketers Bruce Mitchell and Ronnie Grieveson, fighting the Italians in Somaliland and Abyssinia.
He was awarded the for his actions in Huberta and Ionte (Yoontoy) in Italian Somaliland, and was killed in action near Dessie in Ethiopia.