| Josh Tongue | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Charles Tongue |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Redditch, Worcestershire, England |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightinch: | 4 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2023–present |
| Country: | England |
| Testdebutdate: | 1 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 2023 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Ireland |
| Testcap: | 711 |
| Lasttestdate: | 4 January |
| Lasttestyear: | 2026 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Club1: | Worcestershire |
| Year1: | 2016–2023 |
| Clubnumber1: | 24 |
| Club2: | Manchester Originals |
| Year2: | 2023–2025 |
| Clubnumber2: | 24 |
| Club3: | Nottinghamshire |
| Clubnumber3: | 24 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 48 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 19 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,952 |
| Wickets1: | 49 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.36 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/45 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 65 |
| Runs2: | 848 |
| Bat Avg2: | 13.67 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 55 |
| Deliveries2: | 10,839 |
| Wickets2: | 249 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 25.73 |
| Fivefor2: | 14 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 6/97 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 13/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 15 |
| Runs3: | 99 |
| Bat Avg3: | 19.80 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 34 |
| Deliveries3: | 631 |
| Wickets3: | 16 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 45.50 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 2/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 3/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 21 |
| Runs4: | 7 |
| Bat Avg4: | 7.00 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 2 |
| Deliveries4: | 365 |
| Wickets4: | 29 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 19.03 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/21 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 5/– |
| Date: | 8 January |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/857975.html ESPNcricinfo |
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.
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 May 2023, Tongue was named in England's XI for their one-off Test match against Ireland.[7] He made his Test debut for England against Ireland on 1 June 2023.[8] On 2 June 2023, Tongue took his maiden test wicket, before going on to finish the innings with figures of 5-66.[9]
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.[10]
On 4 November 2025, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) awarded Tongue a 2 year multi-format central contract.[11]
In September 2025, he was included in the England squad for the 2025-26 Ashes series.[12] 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.[13] In the Fourth Test Match at Melbourne, 26 December, he took figures of 7-89 and was awarded Player of the Match.[14] 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.[15]
