Background
He was born at Horsham, Sussex.
He was born at Horsham, Sussex.
Figg was a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm roundarm medium. Figg made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex against Surrey at Lord"s in 1850. Figg failed to score any runs or take any wickets during the match.
Fifteen years later, Figg made a second first-class appearance, this time for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
He made nine further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1866. In his ten first-class appearances for the county, he took 38 wickets at an average of 18.47, with best figures of 6/42.
One of three five wicket hauls he took, his best figures came against Kent in 1865. With the bat, he scored 77 runs at a batting average of 7.00, with a high score of 26 not out.
He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 1888.