Josh Poysden

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
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011–2013	Cambridge MCCU
2013	Unicorns
2014–2018	Warwickshire (squad no. 14)
2018	→ Yorkshire (on loan)
2019–2021	Yorkshire (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]