Josh Cobb

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Joshua Cobb
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Cobb
Born (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2014 Leicestershire
2013 Dhaka Gladiators
2015–present Northamptonshire (squad no. 4)
2015 Sylhet Super Stars
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 95 68 100
Runs scored 3,821 2,239 1,880
Batting average 25.64 37.94 22.38
100s/50s 3/24 6/11 0/8
Top score 148* 137 84
Balls bowled 1,920 1,218 920
Wickets 13 24 46
Bowling average 90.69 49.62 27.15
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 2/11 3/34 4/22
Catches/stumpings 46/– 21/– 50/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 January 2016

Joshua James Cobb (born 17 August 1990 in Leicester) is an English cricket player. He currently plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is a top order batsmen and occasional off-spinner. He was man of the match in the 2011 Friends Life t20 Final.

Career

Cobb scored a double century for the England Under 19s.[1] He attended Oakham School as a child, where he was a key member of the first team, averaging over 50 with the bat in his final season.

Cobb made his first team debut in 2007, aged just 17, but gained a regular place in 2008 when he scored 148 not out against Middlesex County Cricket Club at Lord's Cricket Ground,[2] an innings which made him Leicestershire's youngest ever centurion. He is also an off spin bowler. He came to prominence at the 2011 Friends Life t20 Final against Somerset, where he won the man of the match award after scoring a crucial quick fire 18 and then taking a career best 4–22 to help restrict Somerset to 127–9 giving the Foxes the Cup by a total of 18 runs.

In July 2012, Cobb was named captain of Leicestershire's limited overs side, succeeding Matthew Hoggard.[3] In 2013 he was named vice-captain to Ramnaresh Sarwan for Leicester's County Championship campaign.

In 2013 Joshua signed for the Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty 20 tournament.[4] and he has joined Northamptonshire for the 2015 season.

Personal life

Cobb follows in the footsteps of his father, Russell Cobb, who was also a Leicestershire batsmen (and currently works as Head Coach at Loughborough University).

On 1 September 2013, Cobb was arrested with Ned Eckersley for being drunk and disorderly in Leicester city centre.[5]

Career Best Performances

as of 27 September 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 148* Leicestershire v Middlesex Lord's 2008 2–11 Leicestershire v Gloucestershire Leicester 2008
LA 137 Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning Manchester 2012 3–34 Leicestershire Foxes v Gloucestershire Gladiators Leicester 2013
T20 70 Leicestershire Foxes v Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northampton 2014 4–22 Leicestershire Foxes v Somerset Birmingham 2011

References

  1. ↑ "Cobb double-century boosts England U-19". ESPNcricinfo. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Josh Cobb strikes maiden century for Leicestershire". The Times. (subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ Dobell, George (11 July 2012). "Hoggard gives up one-day captaincy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Morgan, Charlie (16 January 2013). "Leicestershire all-rounder Cobb ready to shine among the stars in Bangladesh". Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Dobell, George (23 September 2013). "Cobb, Eckersley fined by police". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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