Josh Hull (cricketer)
{{Short description|English cricketer}}
{{For|the American football player|Josh Hull (American football)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Josh Hull
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| country = England
| fullname = Joshua Owen Hull
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|8|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
| height = 201cm
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm fast medium
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 6 September
| testdebutyear = 2024
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 716
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| club1 = Leicestershire
| year1 = {{nowrap|2023–present}}
| clubnumber1 = 20
| club2 = Manchester Originals
| year2 = 2024
| type1 = First-class
| debutdate1 = 6 April
| debutyear1 = 2023
| debutfor1 = Leicestershire
| debutagainst1 = Yorkshire
| type2 = List A
| debutdate2 = 3 August
| debutyear2 = 2023
| debutfor2 = Leicestershire
| debutagainst2 = Surrey
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 9
| bat avg1 = 9.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 7*
| deliveries1 = 102
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 30.33
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/53
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = FC
| matches2 = 12
| runs2 = 55
| bat avg2 = 6.11
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 16*
| deliveries2 = 1,441
| wickets2 = 22
| bowl avg2 = 54.18
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/30
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = LA
| matches3 = 9
| runs3 = 3
| bat avg3 = —
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 3*
| deliveries3 = 430
| wickets3 = 17
| bowl avg3 = 24.23
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/43
| catches/stumpings3 = 6/–
| column4 = T20
| matches4 = 21
| runs4 = 26
| bat avg4 = 13.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 12*
| deliveries4 = 436
| wickets4 = 24
| bowl avg4 = 27.04
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/28
| catches/stumpings4 = 4/–
| date = 28 April 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/josh-hull-1330163 ESPNcricinfo
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Joshua Owen Hull (born 20 August 2004) is an English cricketer{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/josh-hull-1330163 | title=Josh Hull | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | accessdate=6 April 2023}} who is a left-arm fast medium bowler.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2161/2161313/2161313.html | title=Profile: Josh Hull | publisher=CricketArchive | accessdate=6 April 2023}} He plays international cricket for England at Test match level, and domestic cricket for Leicestershire.{{cite web| url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2161/2161313/all_teams.html |title=Teams which Josh Hull played for | publisher=CricketArchive | accessdate=6 April 2023}} In October 2022, he signed a two-year deal with Leicestershire,{{cite web |last=Botcherby |first=Elizabeth |date=12 October 2022 |title=Josh Hull signs two-year deal with Leicestershire |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countycricket/josh_hull_signs_two-year_deal_with_leicestershire.html |website=The Cricketer |location=London |access-date=6 April 2023}} after taking 28 wickets for the academy team during the 2022 season.{{cite web |date=16 October 2022 |title=Josh Hull Signs Two-Year Deal |url=https://www.leicestershireccc.co.uk/news/josh-hull-signs-two-year-deal |website=Leicestershire County Cricket Club |access-date=6 April 2023}}
Personal background
Hull was born on 20 August 2004 in Huntingdon and was educated at Stamford School.{{cite web |last=Hoult |first=Nick |date=1 April 2024 |title=Josh Hull: The 6ft 7in ex-rugby player is England’s latest hunch pick after Mark Wood blow |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/08/25/josh-hull-england-callup-sri-lanka-test-mark-wood-injury/ |url-access=subscription |website=The Telegraph |access-date=4 September 2024}} Although his great uncle, Grenville Wilson, had played some first-class cricket for Worcestershire in the 1950s, he had wanted to pursue a career in rugby until breaking his right arm at the age of 15. From a farming family, during the Covid lockdown of 2020, his grandmother had a barn converted into a temporary cricket net where he and his brother Ollie could practise.{{cite web |last=Dollard |first=Rory |date=5 September 2024 |title=Who is Josh Hull? The Covid cricket convert set for his England Test debut |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/josh-hull-england-test-cricket-b2607061.html |website=The Independent |access-date=6 September 2024}} In March 2024, he cited Mitchell Starc as being a player he enjoyed watching and would like to emulate as a bowler.{{cite web |last=Howson |first=Nick |date=27 March 2024 |title=Inspired by Starc and eyeing the Ashes: Could Josh Hull be England's next big thing? |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/inspired_starc_eyeing_ashes_could_josh_hull_england_next_big_thing.html |website=The Cricketer |location=London |access-date=6 September 2024}}
Career
Hull made his first-class debut on 6 April 2023, for Leicestershire against Yorkshire in the County Championship.{{Cite web |last=Hopps |first=David |date=6 April 2023 |title=Finlay Bean makes a name for himself with maiden hundred |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2023-1347098/yorkshire-vs-leicestershire-1347153/match-report-1 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 September 2024}} and finished the match with bowling figures of 4/132.{{cite news |author= |date=12 April 2023 |title=Hull reveals grandmother's 'massive' influence|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/65251090 |website=BBC Sport |location=London |access-date=14 April 2023}} He made his List A debut on 3 August 2023, against Surrey in the One-Day Cup,{{Cite web |author= |date=3 August 2023 |title=Kimber and Mulder fire Foxes chase as Foakes hundred goes in vain |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/one-day-cup-2023-1347398/surrey-vs-leicestershire-group-a-1347496/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |agency=ECB Reporters' Network |access-date=21 December 2023}} and his Twenty20 debut on 2 June 2023, against Northamptonshire in the T20 Blast.{{Cite web |title=NHNTS vs LEICS, Vitality Blast 2023, North Group at Northampton, June 02, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vitality-blast-2023-1347399/northamptonshire-vs-leicestershire-north-group-1347605/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 December 2023}}
In August 2024, having made only 10 first-class appearances, Hull was included in the England Test squad ahead of the second of a three-match home series against Sri Lanka, after Mark Wood's further participation was ruled out due to injury.{{cite web |author= |date=25 August 2024 |title=England call up Hull after Wood ruled out of SL series |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c8dpr8meyg1o |website=BBC Sport |location=London |access-date=25 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/sri-lanka-in-england-2024/cricket-news/josh-hull-receives-maiden-test-call-after-mark-wood-ruled-out-of-sri-lanka-series|title=ENG vs SL: Josh Hull receives maiden Test call after Mark Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka series|publisher=Wisden|accessdate=25 August 2024}} He was also made part of the England one-day and T20 squads set to face Australia that autumn.{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Alan |date=26 August 2024 |title=England hand Bethell, Hull, Mousley maiden white-ball call-ups |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-aus-jacob-bethell-josh-hull-dan-mousley-odi-t20i-call-ups-england-1448786 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 September 2024}} He was selected ahead of Matthew Potts for the final Test against Sri Lanka at the Oval, beginning on 6 September,{{cite news |last=Burnton |first=Simon |date=5 September 2024 |title=Hull's rise continues with call-up for final Test against Sri Lanka |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/04/england-cricket-josh-hull-debut-third-test-sri-lanka |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |page=32 |access-date=5 September 2024}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title). when he was presented with his cap by Andrew Flintoff.{{cite web |last=White |first=Khairo |date=7 September 2024 |title=Andrew Flintoff moves Josh Hill's mother to tears with first cap speech |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/andrew-flintoff-england-josh-b2608509.html |website=The Independent |location=London |access-date=7 September 2024}} England's ninth-youngest Test debutant,{{cite web |last=Macpherson |first=Will |date=4 September 2024 |title=England hand Test debut to 'massive' 20-year-old bowler Josh Hull |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/09/04/josh-hull-england-test-debut-bowler-height-sri-lanka/ |url-access=subscription |website=The Telegraph |location=London |access-date=5 September 2024}}{{cite news |last=Dobell |first=George |author-link=George Dobell |date=4 September 2024 |title=Josh Hull's Ashes potential means England are right to roll the dice - but it is not a selection without risk |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/eng-v-sl-premium/josh_hull_ashes_potential_england_right_dice_selection_risk.html |url-access=subscription |website=The Cricketer |location=London |access-date=6 September 2024}} former England Test captain Mike Atherton commented in the Times that he was "as young and raw a fast bowler ever to have played for England".{{cite news |last=Atherton |first=Mike |author-link=Michael Atherton |date=6 September 2024 |title=England seek fitting end to a summer of transition |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/3167eb40-2f19-4855-8c58-78fac8cd1bb2 |url-access=subscription |newspaper=The Times |issue=74507 |location=London |page=58 |access-date=6 September 2024}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title). Having been identified by Brendon McCullum as "rough diamond",{{cite newspaper |last=Wigmore |first=Tim |date=6 September 2024 |title=England's year of regeneration ends in youth |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/09/05/england-average-age-mccullum-stokes-ecb-hull-atkinson-debut/ |url-access=subscription |department=Sport |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |issue=52665 |location=London |page=5 |access-date=6 September 2024}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title). the England head coach explained before the game that Hull was picked for his future potential, and that he saw the player as "someone who is worth investing in" whatever his performance in the match.{{cite newspaper |last=Martin |first=Ali |date=6 September 2024 |title=England punt on Hull shows best of McCullum’s maverick streak |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/05/brendon-mccullum-long-term-investments-england-sri-lanka-cricket |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |page=40 |access-date=6 September 2024}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title). Hull's maiden Test wicket came on 7 September from his 15th delivery, with Chris Woakes taking a catch to help dismiss Pathum Nissanka.{{cite newspaper |last=Wilde |first=Simon |date=8 September 2024 |title=England casual with the bat and careless in field |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/england-sri-lanka-third-test-day-two-ollie-pope-josh-hull-l5n6krsg5 |url-access=subscription |department=Sport |newspaper=The Sunday Times |issue=10434 |location=London |page=8}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).{{cite newspaper |last=Wigmore |first=Tim |date=8 September 2024 |title=Hull gives snapshot of why he can vindicate bold pick |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/09/07/josh-hull-parents-beaming-england-audacious-pick-pays-off/ |url-access=subscription |department=Sport |newspaper=The Sunday Telegraph |issue=3298 |location=London |page=10}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
Hull was included in England's 17-man Test squad for the team's subsequent three-match away series against Pakistan.{{cite web |author= |date=10 September 2024 |title=England Men name Test squad for tour of Pakistan |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4111189/england-men-name-test-squad-for-tour-of-pakistan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910153825/https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4111189/england-men-name-test-squad-for-tour-of-pakistan |archive-date=10 September 2024 |website=ECB |location=London |access-date=10 September 2024}}{{cite web |last=Atherton |first=Mike |date=11 September 2024 |title=Averaging 52 abroad, it's bold call for Woakes to lead attack |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/england-chris-woakes-attack-pakistan-tour-7q09qlm5s |url-access=subscription |website=The Times |issue=74511 |location=London |page=55 |access-date=11 September 2024}} (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title). He was later ruled out of the tour due to injury.{{cite web |date=26 September 2024 |title=Josh Hull ruled out of the upcoming England men's Test tour of Pakistan due to quad injury |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/13222540/josh-hull-ruled-out-of-the-upcoming-england-mens-test-tour-of-pakistan-due-to-quad-injury |access-date=26 September 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Cricketarchive|id=2161313}}
- {{Cricinfo|id=1330163}}
{{Leicestershire County Cricket Club squad}}
{{Welsh Fire squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Josh}}
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