Joshua Edward Poysden (born 8 August 1991) is a former English cricketer. Poysden is a left-handed batsman who bowls leg breaks. He was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. He was educated at Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove and undertook further studies at Anglia Ruskin University.[1]
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| Full name | Joshua Edward Poysden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1991 Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Cambridge MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Unicorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Warwickshire (squad no. 14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Yorkshire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Yorkshire (squad no. 14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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While studying for his degree at Anglia Ruskin, Poysden made his first-class debut for Cambridge MCCU against Essex in 2011. In this match, he took his maiden first-class wicket, that of Mark Pettini.[2] He made a further first-class appearance in the 2011 season, against Surrey.[3] Poysden scored 47 runs in Cambridge MCCU's first-innings, before being dismissed by Matthew Spriegel. He also took three wickets in the match.[4]
On 31 July 2015, Poysden took a catch to dismiss Mitchell Starc off the bowling of Moeen Ali while fielding as a substitute in the third Ashes Test match.[5]
In August 2018, Poysden joined Yorkshire on loan for the remainder of the 2018 season before signing a three-year contract from the start of the 2019 season.[6]
In July 2019, Poysden suffered a fractured skull during a training session, and was ruled out of the rest of the season.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Josh Poysden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge MCCU v Essex, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Josh Poysden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge MCCU v Surrey, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "England v Australia, Edgbaston 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Josh Poysden: Yorkshire sign Warwickshire leg-spinner on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Josh Poysden suffers fractured skull during nets incident". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Josh Poysden: Yorkshire spinner to miss rest of season with fractured skull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
External links
edit- Josh Poysden at ESPNcricinfo
- Josh Poysden at CricketArchive (subscription required)