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Joshua Tongue

Joshua Charles Tongueis an English cricketer who plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, and the England Test team. He is a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler, who also bats right-handed.

Career

Tongue made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against the Oxford MCC University side in March 2016 He made his List A debut for Worcestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 5 May 2017.

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

Tongue is affectionately known as 'Jeevy Boy' by his teammates.

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