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Josh Tongue
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Charles Tongue
Born (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 28)
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
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 Test4 January 2026 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2023Worcestershire (squad no. 24)
2023–2025Manchester Originals (squad no. 24)
2024–presentNottinghamshire (squad no. 24)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 9 65 15 21
Runs scored 48 848 99 7
Batting average 5.33 13.67 19.80 7.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 19 55 34 2*
Balls bowled 1,952 10,839 631 365
Wickets 49 249 16 29
Bowling average 26.36 25.73 45.50 19.03
5 wickets in innings 3 14 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/45 6/97 2/35 3/21
Catches/stumpings 4/– 13/– 3/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 January 2026

Joshua Charles Tongue (born 15 November 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for the England Test team and Nottinghamshire having previously represented Worcestershire. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who also bats right-handed.

Domestic Career

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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]

Tongue was affectionately known as 'Jeevy Boy' by his Worcestershire teammates.[3] He signed a three-year contract with Nottinghamshire in July 2023.[4][5]

Having missed the entire 2024 English county season due to injury, Tongue belatedly made his Nottinghamshire debut in the opening round of the 2025 County Championship in an eight-wicket win against Durham, scoring his maiden first-class half-century with 55 in his side's first innings and taking 5/66 in their opponent's second innings.[6]

International Career

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In May 2023, Tongue was named in England's XI for their one-off Test match against Ireland.[7] He made his Test debut for England against Ireland on 1 June 2023.[8] On 2 June 2023, Tongue took his maiden test wicket, before going on to finish the innings with figures of 5-66.[9]

Tongue returned to the England test squad in the summer of 2025, featuring in the one-off test against Zimbabwe and the five test series against India. Despite only featuring in three tests, Tongue was England’s top wicket-taker in the India series with 19, including taking 5-125 in the third innings of the fifth test at The Oval.[10]

On 4th November 2025, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) awarded Tongue a 2 year multi-format central contract.[11]

In September 2025, he was included in the England squad for the 2025-26 Ashes series.[12]Tongue played his first match of the series in the Third Test Match at the Adelaide Oval, 17th December, and took figures of 5-134 in the match.[13] In the Fourth Test Match at Melbourne, 26th December, he took figures of 7-89 and was awarded Player of the Match.[14]And in the final match of the series at Sydney, 4th January, his match figures were 6-139, giving him 18 wickets for the series.[15]

References

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  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. ^ BDCrictime. "Josh Tongue Profile, Stats, Biography, News | BDCricTime". www.bdcrictime.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Nottinghamshire sign Josh Tongue & Dillon Pennington from Worcestershire for 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "England paceman Josh Tongue agrees three-year contract with Nottinghamshire". The Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Tongue's 5-66 helps Notts to win over Durham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ "Only Test, Lord's, June 01 - 04, 2023, Ireland tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025: Most Wickets". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  11. ^ "ECB announces updated England Men's Central Contract list for 2025–26". ECB. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  12. ^ "England Men name 16-man squad for Ashes Series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Australia vs England | England tour of Australia, 2025/26 | 3rd Test". Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Australia vs England | England tour of Australia, 2025/26 | 4th Test". Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Australia vs England | England tour of Australia, 2025/26 | 5th Test". Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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