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]

Josh Poysden
Poysden in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Edward Poysden
Born (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33)
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2013Cambridge MCCU
2013Unicorns
2014–2018Warwickshire (squad no. 14)
2018Yorkshire (on loan)
2019–2021Yorkshire (squad no. 14)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 14 32 33
Runs scored 96 35 13
Batting average 9.60 3.50 6.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 47 10* 9*
Balls bowled 1,549 1,281 598
Wickets 33 30 26
Bowling average 32.84 41.60 29.57
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/29 3/33 4/51
Catches/stumpings 2/– 7/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 July 2021

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

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Josh Poysden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Cambridge MCCU v Essex, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Josh Poysden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Cambridge MCCU v Surrey, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  5. ^ "England v Australia, Edgbaston 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Josh Poysden: Yorkshire sign Warwickshire leg-spinner on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Josh Poysden suffers fractured skull during nets incident". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Josh Poysden: Yorkshire spinner to miss rest of season with fractured skull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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