Joshua Bishop (born 30 May 2000) is a Barbadian cricketer, who is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He plays for the Barbados national cricket team.[1]

Joshua Bishop
Personal information
Born (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)
Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023West Indies Academy
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 4 37 15
Runs scored 297 1265 331
Batting average 18.56 21.81 27.58
100s/50s 1/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 102* 37 18*
Balls bowled 578 1898 263
Wickets 16 58 12
Bowling average 35.0 9.0 33.0
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/18 5/35 3/20
Catches/stumpings 6/0 12/0 5/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

Career

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He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017.[2] In July 2017, he was named U-19 Cricketer of the Year by the West Indies Players' Association.[3] In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the Under-19 Player of the Year.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 20 September 2019, for the Barbados Tridents, in the 2019 Caribbean Premier League.[5] In October 2019, he was selected to play for Barbados in the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[6]

In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[7][8]

In April 2023, Joshua was named in West Indies Academy's squad for the 2023 Headley Weekes Tri-Series.[9] He made his first-class debut for West Indies Academy on 19 April 2023, against Team Headley.[10] In November 2023, he was named in West Indies Academy's squad for their series against Emerging Ireland.[11] He scored his maiden first-class century on 27 November 2023, during the first unofficial Test match.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Joshua Bishop". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group A: Windward Islands v West Indies Under-19s at North Sound, Jan 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Roston Chase sweeps West Indies awards night". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ "17th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at Gros Islet, Sep 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Carter to lead Barbados Pride". Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Squads named for Headley Weekes Series to be played at CCG". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Headley vs Academy Scorecard 2023 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ^ "West Indies Academy squad named to face Ireland Academy in five-match series in Antigua | Windies Cricket news". Windies. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  12. ^ McLeod, Ben (27 November 2023). "Bishop's breathtaking maiden ton sets WI Academy on top against Ireland". CNW Network. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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