{{Short description|English cricketer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Joshua Boyden | image =3 06 Joshua Boyden.jpg | caption = Boyden in 2024 | fullname = Joshua Ashton Boyden | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|4|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Chorley, England | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Left-arm medium | role = | club1 = Lancashire | year1 = {{nowrap|2024–2024}} | clubnumber1 = 27 | type1 = First-class | debutdate1 = 22 August | debutyear1 = 2024 | debutfor1 = Lancashire | debutagainst1 = Surrey | type2 = List A | debutdate2 = 8 August | debutyear2 = 2024 | debutfor2 = Lancashire | debutagainst2 = Middlesex | columns = 2 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 1 | runs1 = 5 | bat avg1 = 2.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 5 | deliveries1 = 108 | wickets1 = 0 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 0/– | column2 = List A | matches2 = 3 | runs2 = 47 | bat avg2 = 47.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 44 | deliveries2 = 120 | wickets2 = 6 | bowl avg2 = 18.33 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 2/26 | catches/stumpings2 = 0/– | date = 29 September 2024 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/joshua-boyden-1260232 ESPNcricinfo }} '''Joshua Ashton Boyden''' (born 16 April 2004) is an English cricketer who previously played for Lancashire and the England national under-19 cricket team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=8 July 2022 |title=Boyden signs Lancs deal |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2685842401/fulltext/86E24C05CDCA41CCPQ/18 |access-date=2024-09-21 |work=Liverpool Echo|id={{ProQuest|2685842401}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/teams/men-s-first-xi/josh-boyden/ |title=Josh Boyden |work=Lancashire County Cricket Club |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/u-19-world-cup-2022-tom-prest-and-joshua-boyden-take-england-closer-to-quarter-finals-1297473 |title=Tom Prest and Joshua Boyden take England closer to quarter-finals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> He is a left handed batsman and left arm medium fast bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Lancashire/Players/2237/2237711/2237711.html |title=Josh Boyden |work=CricketArchive |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kosky |first=Ben |date=4 February 2022 |title=England's Under-19 World Cup stars: Meet the key players aiming for glory in the Caribbean |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/12529070/englands-under-19-world-cup-stars-meet-the-key-players-aiming-for-glory-in-the-caribbean |access-date=2024-09-21 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref> In July 2022, he signed a professional contract with Lancashire County Cricket Club, he left the club in October 2025.<ref>https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/former_england_under_19_seamer_josh_boyden_departs_lancashire.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2022-news/josh-boyden-signs-first-rookie-contract-with-lancashire-cricket/ |title=Josh Boyden signs first rookie contract with Lancashire Cricket |work=Lancashire County Cricket Club |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
== Early life == Boyden rose through the age groups at his local Euxton Cricket Club.<ref name=":0" /> From 2021 to 2022, he played for Wigan Cricket Club.<ref name=":0" />
== International career == In the run up to the 2022 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup final, Boyden finished with 15 wickets for England<ref name=":0" /> and was named in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) team of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2022 |title=The ICC Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament for the U19 Men's Cricket World Cup |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2472629/amp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308150942/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2472629/amp |archive-date=8 March 2022 |access-date=7 February 2022 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
== Professional career == Boyden made his List A debut for Lancashire against Middlesex on 8 August 2024, in the 2024 One-Day Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/one-day-cup-2024-1415079/lancashire-vs-middlesex-group-a-1415128/full-scorecard |title=Lancashire vs Middlesex at Manchester, One-Day Cup, August 08, 2024 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Surrey on 22 August 2024, in the 2024 County Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1410240.html |title=LANCS vs SUR, The Oval, August 22, 2024, County Championship Division One |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
In October 2025 he left Lancashire.<ref>https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/former_england_under_19_seamer_josh_boyden_departs_lancashire.html</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyden, Josh}} Category:2004 births Category:Lancashire cricketers Category:Living people