Josh Tongue

Josh Tongue
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Charles Tongue
Born (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997
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 Test19 August 2026 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 281)14 July 2026 v India
Last ODI19 July 2026 v India
ODI shirt no.56
T20I debut (cap 110)4 July 2026 v India
Last T20I11 July 2026 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2023Worcestershire (squad no. 24)
2023–2026Manchester Super Giants (squad no. 24)
2024–presentNottinghamshire (squad no. 24)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 2 4 73
Runs scored 76 0 – 927
Batting average 5.06 0.00 – 13.05
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 –/– 0/1
Top score 19 0 – 55
Balls bowled 2,637 90 96 12,202
Wickets 65 1 7 278
Bowling average 27.38 93.00 23.28 26.27
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0 16
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/45 1/50 4/28 6/97
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/– 0/– 14/-
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 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

Tongue made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against the Oxford MCC University team 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 team's first innings and taking 5/66 in their opponent's second innings.[6]

In April 2026, Tongue signed a three-year contract extension with Nottinghamshire, tying him into the club until at least the end of the 2029 season.[7][8]

International career

In May 2023, Tongue was named in England's XI for their one-off Test match against Ireland.[9] He made his Test debut for England against Ireland on 1 June 2023.[10] On 2 June 2023, Tongue took his maiden test wicket, before going on to finish the innings with figures of 5-66.[11]

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.[12]

On 4 November 2025, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) awarded Tongue a 2-year multi-format central contract.[13]

In September 2025, he was included in the England squad for the 2025-26 Ashes series.[14] Tongue played his first match of the series in the Third Test Match at the Adelaide Oval, 17 December, and took figures of 5–134 in the match.[15] In the Fourth Test Match at Melbourne, 26 December, he took figures of 7-89 and was awarded Player of the Match.[16] And in the final match of the series at Sydney, 4 January, his match figures were 6–139, giving him 18 wickets for the series.[17]

References

  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. ↑ "England seamer Tongue signs three-year Notts deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Josh Tongue signs new three-year contract with Nottinghamshire". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  9. ↑ 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).
  10. ↑ "Only Test, Lord's, June 01 - 04, 2023, Ireland tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025: Most Wickets". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "ECB announces updated England Men's Central Contract list for 2025–26". ECB. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "England Men name 16-man squad for Ashes Series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Australia vs England | England tour of Australia, 2025/26 | 3rd Test". Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Australia vs England | England tour of Australia, 2025/26 | 4th Test". Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Australia vs England | England tour of Australia, 2025/26 | 5th Test". Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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