Josh Thomas (English cricketer)
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| Full name | Joshua Frederick Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 2005 Taunton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Thomas (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Somerset (squad no. 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Leicestershire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 15 September 2025 Somerset v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 14 August 2022 Somerset v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joshua Frederick Thomas (born 11 January 2005) is an English cricketer.[1][2] He made his List A debut on 14 August 2022, for Somerset in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup.[3] Having appeared as a concussion substitute against Hampshire the previous week, Thomas made his maiden full First-Class debut for Somerset against Essex in the final match of the 2025 County Championship season.[4][5] In May 2026, he scored his maiden First-Class century, compiling 136 in Somerset's first innings against Yorkshire.[6] The following week he signed a two-year contract extension with Somerset, tying him into the club until at least the end of the 2028 season.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Joshua Thomas". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "Josh Thomas". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "Full Scorecard of Somerset v Middlesex Group A, Aug 14 2022, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "Somerset's Josh Thomas speak on his first class debut 86". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Josh impresses on maiden Championship start". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Somerset lose first Championship game of the season - to Yorkshire". West Somerset Free Press. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Thomas signs two-year Somerset extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Josh Extends His Stay". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 7 May 2026.