Joshua Brian Little was born on 1 November 1999 and is an Irish cricketer.
32 Facts About Josh Little
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Josh Little made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2016.
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Josh Little has played in T20 franchise leagues, most notably for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.
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Josh Little emerged through Cricket Ireland's development programme, picking up softball cricket for the first time as a ten-year-old at the St Andrews Primary School and being guided by his development cricket coach in Dublin Andrew Leonard who is a renowned broadcaster.
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Josh Little soon rose through the ranks during his stint at Pembroke Cricket Club through the Under-11 programme and played alongside the likes of future Irish captain Andy Balbirnie for Pembroke Cricket Club in Under-15 age category level matches.
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Josh Little made his Twenty20 International debut against Hong Kong on 5 September 2016.
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Josh Little was 16 years old at the time of his debut, making him the second-youngest to have played at that level, after Hong Kong's Waqas Khan.
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Josh Little was originally named in Ireland's T20I squad for their series against Afghanistan in India in March 2017.
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In January 2019, Josh Little was named in Ireland's T20I squads for the Oman Quadrangular Series and the series against Afghanistan in India.
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Josh Little made his ODI debut for Ireland against England on 3 May 2019.
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On 10 July 2020, Josh Little was named in Ireland's 21-man squad that travelled to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.
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In February 2021, Josh Little was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.
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In September 2021, Josh Little was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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On 4 November 2022, in a match against New Zealand in the 2022 T20 Cricket World Cup, Josh Little took a hat-trick by dismissing Kane Williamson, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner.
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Josh Little became the sixth player to claim a hat-trick in the history of ICC Men's T20 World Cup history and became the second bowler to do so during the 2022 edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup after Karthik Meiyappan of the United Arab Emirates.
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Josh Little became the second Irish bowler to take a hat-trick in a T20I match after Curtis Campher and both in fact achieved the milestones in T20 World Cup tournaments.
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Josh Little ended up the 2022 T20 World Cup with seven scalps in four matches during the Super 12 phase of the tournament.
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Josh Little set an Irish record for having picked up the most wickets in T20Is in a single calendar year when he picked up a tally of 39 scalps in 26 T20I matches in 2022.
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Josh Little was the second highest wicket-taker in all T20Is in 2022 with only behind Tanzania's Yalinde Nkanya who had picked up 45 wickets in 28 matches.
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Josh Little holds the record for having grabbed most number of wickets in T20Is by a bowler from a full member nation in a single calendar year and is second behind for having captured the most number of wickets in T20Is in a single calendar year.
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Josh Little excelled at the 2016 U-19 World Cup having picked up a haul of 11 wickets which helped him to be fast-tracked into the senior Irish side within a year.
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Josh Little made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 19 June 2018.
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Josh Little made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 20 June 2018.
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In July 2019, Josh Little was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.
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Josh Little was roped in by the Chennai Super Kings franchise as its net bowler ahead of the 2022 Indian Premier League.
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Josh Little received his maiden call-up to join the Manchester Originals during the 2022 season of The Hundred in an Instagram direct message from England's Phil Salt and was a mid-tournament replacement for Sean Abbott during the context of 2022 Hundred season.
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Josh Little was eventually Manchester Original's second highest-wicket taker during the course of the 2022 Hundred season with a wicket tally of 13 in just five innings and was only behind Paul Walter's 14 scalps.
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Josh Little is the fourth person to obtain a 5 wicket haul in the history of the competition sending Manchester Originals into the top three on the final day and into the playoffs.
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Josh Little was picked by Multan Sultans in the PSL auction ahead of the Pakistan Super League.
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Josh Little is to play for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in 2024 in International League T20.
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In February 2025, Josh Little signed a contract to play for Middlesex in the T20 Blast.
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Josh Little was named in the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year for the Year 2022 during the 2022 ICC Awards for his splendid performances with the ball in T20I cricket in 2022 and became the first Irish player to be inducted into ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year.