Josh Cobb

Joshua James Cobb (born 17 August 1990) 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 and 2016 Twenty20 finals.

This article is about the English cricketer. For the American gospel singer, see Legacy Five.

Joshua Cobb
Personal information
Full nameJoshua James Cobb
Born (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2014Leicestershire
2013Dhaka Gladiators
2015–presentNorthamptonshire (squad no. 4)
2015Sylhet Super Stars
2016Barisal Bulls
First-class debut5 September 2007 Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
List A debut10 August 2008 Leicestershire v Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 126 99 157
Runs scored 5,155 3,330 3,321
Batting average 26.57 38.27 24.78
100s/50s 4/30 7/21 1/19
Top score 148* 146* 103
Balls bowled 2,716 1,758 1,479
Wickets 18 35 59
Bowling average 89.27 48.91 32.79
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 53/– 29/– 68/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 October 2020

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 Twenty20 tournament.[4]

He signed for Northants ahead of the 2015 season,[5] and played an important part in their progress to the semifinal of the Twenty20 competition, as well as playing in all 16 of their County Championship matches.

The following year his first-class appearances were limited by a knee injury, but he played an important role in winning the Twenty20 title. He scored 80 off just 48 balls, as part of a 120 run fourth wicket partnership with Alex Wakely. For this he won the man of the match award in the final for the second time, the previous being with Leicestershire in 2011.[6] Shortly before finals day, it was announced that Cobb had signed a three year contract to continue playing for Northants.[7]

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.[8]

Career Best Performances

as of 4 April 2016.

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 84 Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottingham 2015 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.
  3. Dobell, George (11 July 2012). "Hoggard gives up one-day captaincy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. https://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2013/content/story/605412.html
  5. Hopps, David. "Crisis at Leicestershire as now Cobb departs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. Dobell, George. "Defiant Northants dig deep to lift T20 prize". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. Wright, Matt (22 August 2016). "Northants T20 hero Josh Cobb happy to stay with a 'great bunch of lads'". Northants Herald and Post. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. Dobell, George (23 September 2013). "Cobb, Eckersley fined by police". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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