Joey Evison

Joey Evison
Evison in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Joseph David Michael Evison
Born (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001
Peterborough, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–2022Nottinghamshire (squad no. 9)
2022→ Leicestershire (on loan)
2022→ Kent (on loan) (squad no. 33)
2023–Kent (squad no. 33)
2026→ Leicestershire (on loan)
FC debut16 September 2019 Notts v Warwickshire
LA debut25 July 2021 Notts v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 57 32 39
Runs scored 2,561 909 382
Batting average 30.48 31.34 21.22
100s/50s 1/16 2/6 0/0
Top score 109* 136 48*
Balls bowled 6,052 768 460
Wickets 92 18 21
Bowling average 39.57 42.83 31.38
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/21 3/36 3/25
Catches/stumpings 17/– 12/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2026

Joseph David Michael Evison (born 14 November 2001) is an English cricketer.[1] Educated at Stamford School he is the most recent product of the Lincolnshire development pathway to represent Nottinghamshire, making his first class debut in 2019.

Career

He made his first-class debut on 16 September 2019, for Nottinghamshire in the 2019 County Championship.[2] In October 2019, he was named in the England under-19 cricket team's squad for a 50-over tri-series in the Caribbean.[3]

In December 2019, he was named in England's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Nottinghamshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[5] In April 2022, in the opening round of matches in the 2022 County Championship, Evison scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with 109 not out against Sussex.[6]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 July 2022, for Nottinghamshire in the 2022 T20 Blast.[7]

Evison joined Kent in July 2022[8] and signed a contract extension in July 2025 to keep him at the club until at least the end of the 2027 season.[9] In July 2026, it was announced that Evison would leave Kent at the end of the 2026 county season to join Sussex on a three-year contract.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Joey Evison". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Nottingham, Sep 16-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "England name Under-19s squad for tri-series in West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "England squad named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Group 1, Birmingham, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Steven Mullaney, Joey Evison hundreds make Sussex supporters sweat". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "North Group, Worcester, July 03, 2022, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Joey Evison: Kent sign Notts all-rounder on One-Day Cup loan and on three-year deal from 2023". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Kent all-rounder Evison signs contract to 2027". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Evison to leave Kent for Walker reunion at Sussex". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "All-rounder Joey Evison is to leave Kent at the end of season and reunite with former head coach Matt Walker at Sussex". Lincs Online. Retrieved 30 July 2026.