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]

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

  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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