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Josh Tongue

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Josh Tongue

Josh Tongue appears in 34 matches with a full FairPlay scorecard (17 Dec 2025 to 22 Oct 2026). 161 runs in 25 innings. 85 wickets from 459.4 overs. 78 matches in FairPlay's recorded career data.

Player profile

Country
England
Role
Bowler
Batting
Right-hand bat
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Born
15 Nov 1997 Age 28
Recorded matches
7831 internationals

Josh Tongue is a bowler from England with 78 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 31 internationals (14 Tests, 11 ODIs, 6 T20Is).

Batting: 496 runs across all recorded formats, with 0 hundreds and 1 fifty; the most runs came in First-class cricket (262) and the highest recorded score is 55.

Bowling: 208 wickets in recorded matches, 76 of them in First-class cricket, with 9 five-wicket hauls.

Career figures by format

Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.

Josh Tongue: batting and bowling figures by format in FairPlay's recorded data
FormatMatInnsRunsHSAvgSR100/50WktsBowl avgEcon5w
Test1422133307.8243.80/07126.694.193
ODI117653413.0098.50/01149.646.960
T20I6––––––823.509.400
T20 (league and domestic)51111.0050.00/0530.0010.000
100-ball21412812.0085.70/03515.378.750
First-class19212625518.7148.90/17624.873.376
List A21232323.00143.80/0264.007.530

Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.

Josh Tongue at a glance

FairPlay holds 34 complete scorecards featuring Josh Tongue, most recently for England (T20 and shorter, one-day, first-class).

In those matches Josh Tongue batted 25 times for 161 runs at a strike rate of 50.95. The highest score was 37 not out off 62 balls against Surrey.

With the ball: 85 wickets from 459.4 overs, an economy rate of 4.72. Best figures: 5 for 45 against Australia.

How the 17 dismissals happened: caught 8, bowled 5, run out 3, LBW 1.

These matches were played at 14 different grounds.

Figures in FairPlay's scorecards

Batting
25816137*9.4750.950/0
Bowling
44459.4412,170855/454.72

Match by match

Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.

DateMatch
22 Oct 2026Sri Lanka v EnglandBat – · Bowl 3/79 (8.5)
24 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat 1* (1) · Bowl 0/50 (7)
22 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat 0 (1) · Bowl 1/23 (5)
17 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl –
15 Sept 2026England v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 1/25 (4)
9 Sept 2026England v PakistanBat 15 (20) · Bowl 4/42 (10) & 2/106 (22)
27 Aug 2026England v PakistanBat 30* (48) & 12 (15) · Bowl 2/27 (6) & 3/46 (8.5)
19 Aug 2026England v PakistanBat 8 (10) · Bowl 5/46 (9.1) & 3/43 (7)
16 Aug 2026Trent Rockets v Manchester Super GiantsBat – · Bowl 1/27 (3.2)
14 Aug 2026Manchester Super Giants v Sunrisers LeedsBat – · Bowl 4/26 (3.2)
11 Aug 2026Manchester Super Giants v Sunrisers LeedsBat – · Bowl 1/23 (3.2)
8 Aug 2026Southern Brave v Manchester Super GiantsBat – · Bowl 1/36 (3.2)
5 Aug 2026Manchester Super Giants v Welsh FireBat – · Bowl 1/17 (3.2)
2 Aug 2026MI London v Manchester Super GiantsBat 8* (7) · Bowl 2/13 (3.2)
31 Jul 2026Manchester Super Giants v Trent RocketsBat – · Bowl 0/29 (3.2)
28 Jul 2026Sunrisers Leeds v Manchester Super GiantsBat – · Bowl 1/40 (2.3)
26 Jul 2026Manchester Super Giants v Birmingham PhoenixBat – · Bowl 2/21 (3.2)
23 Jul 2026London Spirit v Manchester Super GiantsBat 1 (1) · Bowl 1/26 (3.2)
19 Jul 2026England v IndiaBat – · Bowl 0/43 (5)
14 Jul 2026England v IndiaBat 0 (2) · Bowl 1/50 (10)
11 Jul 2026England v IndiaBat – · Bowl 1/53 (4)
9 Jul 2026England v IndiaBat – · Bowl 2/36 (4)
7 Jul 2026England v IndiaBat – · Bowl 4/28 (4)
4 Jul 2026England v IndiaBat – · Bowl 0/46 (4)
25 Jun 2026England v New ZealandBat 2 (10) & 2 (14) · Bowl 0/75 (21) & 0/75 (14)
17 Jun 2026England v New ZealandBat 1 (12) & 0 (1) · Bowl 1/97 (21) & 2/64 (19)
4 Jun 2026England v New ZealandBat 10* (23) & 5 (13) · Bowl 3/40 (10) & 2/48 (13)
15 May 2026Hampshire v NottinghamshireBat 7* (12) · Bowl 2/76 (21) & 0/47 (16)
8 May 2026Nottinghamshire v SurreyBat 37* (62) · Bowl 4/89 (28)
24 Apr 2026Nottinghamshire v WarwickshireBat 1 (8) · Bowl 5/124 (27)
10 Apr 2026Nottinghamshire v GlamorganBat 6 (10) & 0 (6) · Bowl 1/10 (4) & 1/62 (17)
4 Jan 2026Australia v EnglandBat 0 (2) & 6 (14) · Bowl 3/97 (30) & 3/42 (11)
26 Dec 2025Australia v EnglandBat 1* (9) · Bowl 5/45 (11.2) & 2/44 (11)
17 Dec 2025Australia v EnglandBat 7* (12) & 1 (3) · Bowl 1/64 (16) & 4/70 (18)

England's next match

Australia v England, One Day International, 12 Nov 2026 at Perth Stadium.

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