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Josh Little


Joshua Brian Little (born 1 November 1999) is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2016.[1][2]

Joshua Little
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Brian Little
Born (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
RelationsHannah Little (sister)[1]
Louise Little (sister)[1]
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 56)3 May 2019 v England
Last ODI23 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.82
T20I debut (cap 36)5 September 2016 v Hong Kong
Last T20I4 November 2022 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.82
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentLeinster Lightning
2021Dambulla Giants
2022Manchester Originals
2023Gujarat Titans
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 22 39 6 44
Runs scored 26 63 68 82
Batting average 3.71 7.87 17.00 6.83
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 9* 15* 27 22
Balls bowled 1, 061 842 441 1,914
Wickets 33 42 6 56
Bowling average 31.09 25.95 53.33 30.57
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/39 4/23 3/95 4/39
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 1/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2023

International careerEdit

Little made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Hong Kong on 5 September 2016.[3] Little was 16 years old at the time of his debut, making him the second-youngest to have played at that level,[4] after Hong Kong's Waqas Khan.[5] Prior to his T20I debut, Little was named in Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6]

Little was originally named in Ireland's T20I squad for their series against Afghanistan in India in March 2017.[7] However, he had to withdraw because of education commitments.[8] In December 2017, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9]

In January 2019, Little was named in Ireland's T20I squads for the Oman Quadrangular Series and the series against Afghanistan in India.[10][11] In April 2019, he was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squads for the one-off match against England and the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[12] He made his ODI debut for Ireland against England on 3 May 2019.[13]

On 10 July 2020, Little was named in Ireland's 21-man squad that travelled to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.[14][15]

In February 2021, Little was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[16][17] In September 2021, Little was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[18]

On 4 November 2022, in a match against New Zealand in the 2022 T20 Cricket World Cup, Little took a hat-trick by dismissing Kane Williamson, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner.[19]

Domestic and T20 careerEdit

Little made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 19 June 2018.[20] He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 20 June 2018.[21] In April 2019, he was one of five cricketers to be awarded with an Emerging Player Contract by Cricket Ireland, ahead of the 2019 domestic season.[22]

In July 2019, Little was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[23][24] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[25] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[26]

On 31 August, Little achieved the best bowling figures in the history of The Hundred of 5/13. He is the fourth person to obtain a 5 wicket haul in the history of the competition sending Manchester Originals into the top three on the final day and into the playoffs.[27]

In December 2022, Gujarat Titans brought Little in the Indian Premier League auction ahead of 2023 season. This made him the first ever Irish player to get an IPL contract.[28][29] He made his IPL debut for Gujarat Titans against Chennai Super Kings on 31 March 2023, taking the figures of 1-41 from 4 overs and in the process, becoming the first Irish cricketer to play in the IPL and take a wicket.[30]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hockey player, business student, death bowler - meet teenage Ireland prospect Josh Little". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Joshua Little". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "A big future in store for Josh Little". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ireland at full strength despite late call". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mulder named in squad to play Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Chase replaces Little in Ireland squad for T20 series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ireland U19 World Cup Squad Announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ireland announce squads for Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Stirling to captain Ireland T20 squad, new faces named for upcoming Oman and Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Strong squads named for one-day internationals and Wolves clash". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Only ODI, England tour of Ireland at Dublin, May 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Ireland Pacer Joshua Little Takes Hat-trick vs New Zealand In T20 World Cup. Watch | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  20. ↑ "3rd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Eglinton, Jun 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "3rd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Bready, Jun 20-22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Five Emerging Player contracts awarded ahead of big year for Irish cricket". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  23. ↑ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  26. ↑ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "Full Scorecard of Invincibles vs Originals 32nd Match 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  28. ↑ "Josh Little becomes first Irish international to earn Indian Premier League deal | Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  29. ↑ ""Look Forward To Playing Under Hardik Pandya": Ireland's Josh Little On Joining Gujarat Titans | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Full Scorecard of Super Kings vs Titans 1st Match 2023 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

External linksEdit

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