Josh Tongue
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Charles Tongue
Born (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
NicknameJeevy Boy
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 711)1 June 2023 v Ireland
Last Test28 June 2023 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentWorcestershire (squad no. 24)
2023Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 2 50 15 15
Runs scored 20 632 99 4
Batting average 10.00 13.16 19.80 4.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 19 45* 34 2*
Balls bowled 456 7,960 631 250
Wickets 10 177 16 15
Bowling average 25.70 25.45 45.50 26.46
5 wickets in innings 1 9 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/66 6/97 2/35 3/32
Catches/stumpings 1/– 6/– 3/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 August 2023

Joshua Charles Tongue (born 15 November 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, and the England Test team. He is a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler, who also bats right-handed.

Career

Tongue made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against the Oxford MCC University side in March 2016.[1] He made his List A debut for Worcestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 5 May 2017.[2]

In May 2023, Tongue was named in England's XI for their one-off Test match against Ireland.[3] He made his Test debut for England against Ireland on 1 June 2023.[4] On 2 June 2023, Tongue took his maiden test wicket, before going on to finish the innings with figures of 5-66.[5]

Tongue is affectionately known as 'Jeevy Boy' by his teammates.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Oxford MCCU v Worcestershire at Oxford, 31 March – 2 April 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Worcestershire v Yorkshire at Worcester, May 5, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ Josh Tongue added to England men’s test squad (2023) English Cricket Board. Available at: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men/news/3486039/josh-tongue-added-to-england-mens-test-squad (Accessed: 30 May 2023).
  4. ^ "Only Test, Lord's, June 01 - 04, 2023, Ireland tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ Martin, Ali (3 June 2023). "Josh Tongue's five wickets help England secure Test win over spirited Ireland". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ BDCrictime. "Josh Tongue Profile, Stats, Biography, News | BDCricTime". www.bdcrictime.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links


Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club – current squad
Manchester Originals – current squad
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