Joshua William Blake (born 18 September 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a left handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
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| Full name | Joshua William Blake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1998 Carshalton, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022–present | Surrey (squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 26 September 2024 Surrey v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 2 August 2022 Surrey v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editBlake signed his first professional contract with Surrey in 2022 until the end of the 2024 season. He has been coaching at the Surrey Cricket Foundation since 2018 and playing Second XI cricket for Surrey since 2021.[1] Blake played age group cricket with Surrey from under-9s through to under-15s. He has also played for Sutton Cricket Club.[2]
Blake made his senior Surrey and List A debut on 2 August 2022 in the One Day Cup match against Leicestershire at Guildford.[3] Blake made his Twenty20 debut on 20 June 2023 in the T20 Blast match against Glamorgan at The Oval.[4]
On 30 August 2023 Blake signed a new contract with Surrey after a number of impressive performances during the 2023 season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Josh Blake: From full-time community coach to Surrey's first-team wicketkeeper". Thecricketer.com.
- ^ "Josh Blake signs first professional contract with Surrey". kiaoval.com. 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Surr vs Leics, One Day Cup 2022". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "Surr vs Glam, Vitality Blast 2023". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "Three sign new contracts". Kia Oval. 30 August 2023.