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{{short description|Irish cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Joshua Little
| image =
| country = Ireland
| fullname = Joshua Brian Little
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm fast-medium
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family = [[Hannah Little]] (sister)<ref name="Little"/><br>[[Louise Little (cricketer)|Louise Little]] (sister)<ref name="Little"/>
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2016–present
| odidebutdate = 3 May
| odidebutyear = 2019
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 56
| lastodidate = 23 January
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Zimbabwe
| odishirt = 82

| T20Idebutdate = 5 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2016
| T20Idebutagainst = Hong Kong
| T20Icap = 36
| lastT20Idate = 4 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand
| T20Ishirt = 82

| club1 = [[Leinster Lightning]]
| year1 = 2017–present
| club2 = [[Dambulla Giants]]
| year2 = 2021
| club3 = [[Manchester Originals]]
| year3 = 2022
| club4 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| year4 = 2023

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 22
| runs1 = 26
| bat avg1 = 3.71
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 9[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 1, 061
| wickets1 = 33
| bowl avg1 = 31.09
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/39
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 39
| runs2 = 63
| bat avg2 = 7.87
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 15[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 842
| wickets2 = 42
| bowl avg2 = 25.95
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/23
| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 6
| runs3 = 68
| bat avg3 = 17.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 27
| deliveries3 = 441
| wickets3 = 6
| bowl avg3 = 53.33
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/95
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 44
| runs4 = 82
| bat avg4 = 6.83
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 22
| deliveries4 = 1,914
| wickets4 = 56
| bowl avg4 = 30.57
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/39
| catches/stumpings4 = 7/–

| date = 25 January 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/928067.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Joshua Brian Little''' (born 1 November 1999) is an Irish [[cricket]]er. He made his international debut for the [[Ireland cricket team]] in September 2016.<ref name="Little">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26655831/hockey-player-business-student-death-bowler-meet-teenage-ireland-prospect-josh-little |title=Hockey player, business student, death bowler - meet teenage Ireland prospect Josh Little |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/928067.html |title=Joshua Little |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==International career==
Little made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut [[Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland in 2016|against Hong Kong]] on 5 September 2016.<ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1004729.html |title=1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Little was 16 years old at the time of his debut, making him the second-youngest to have played at that level,<ref name="second">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/601990 |title=A big future in store for Josh Little |access-date=22 January 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> after Hong Kong's [[Waqas Khan]].<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283466.html Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2016.</ref> Prior to his T20I debut, Little was named in Ireland's squad for the [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="IreSquad">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/story/959609.html |title=Ireland at full strength despite late call |access-date=8 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

Little was originally named in Ireland's T20I squad for their series [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2016–17|against Afghanistan]] in India in March 2017.<ref name="Ire-Afg">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1080308.html |title=Mulder named in squad to play Afghanistan |access-date=30 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> However, he had to withdraw because of education commitments.<ref name="education">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/chase-replaces-little-in-ireland-squad-for-t20-series |title=Chase replaces Little in Ireland squad for T20 series |access-date=6 February 2017 |work=Cricket Ireland}}</ref> In December 2017, he was named in Ireland's squad for the [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="IrelandU19">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-u19-world-cup-squad-announced |title=Ireland U19 World Cup Squad Announced |access-date=11 December 2017 |work=Cricket Ireland}}</ref>

In January 2019, Little was named in Ireland's T20I squads for the [[2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series|Oman Quadrangular Series]] and the series [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19|against Afghanistan]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/983693 |title=Ireland announce squads for Afghanistan series |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/oman-afghanistan-squads |title=Stirling to captain Ireland T20 squad, new faces named for upcoming Oman and Afghanistan series |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref> In April 2019, he was named in Ireland's [[One Day International]] (ODI) squads for the one-off match [[English cricket team in Ireland in 2019|against England]] and the [[2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/strong-squads-named-for-one-day-internationals-and-wolves-clash |title=Strong squads named for one-day internationals and Wolves clash |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> He made his ODI debut for Ireland against [[England cricket team|England]] on 3 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1161014.html |title=Only ODI, England tour of Ireland at Dublin, May 3 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>

On 10 July 2020, Little was named in Ireland's 21-man squad that travelled to England to start training [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] for the ODI series [[Irish cricket team in England in 2020|against the England cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29438504/curtis-campher,-jonathan-garth-new-faces-ireland-name-21-man-squad-england-odis |title=Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-names-expanded-training-squad |title=Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref>

In February 2021, Little was named in the [[Ireland Wolves cricket team|Ireland Wolves]]' squad for their [[Ireland Wolves cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020–21|tour to Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ireland-wolves-tour-of-bangladesh-to-start-with-four-day-game-in-chattogram-1250879 |title=Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-wolves-squad-announced-for-bangladesh-tour |title=Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, Little was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-names-18-player-provisional-squad-for-t20-world-cup |title=Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>

On 4 November 2022, in a match against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in the [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2022 T20 Cricket World Cup]], Little took a hat-trick by dismissing [[Kane Williamson]], [[James Neesham]] and [[Mitchell Santner]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ireland Pacer Joshua Little Takes Hat-trick vs New Zealand In T20 World Cup. Watch {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/t20-world-cup-2022/ireland-pacer-joshua-little-takes-hat-trick-vs-new-zealand-in-t20-world-cup-watch-3489236 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Domestic and T20 career==
Little made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Leinster Lightning]] in the [[2018 Inter-Provincial Cup]] on 19 June 2018.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1136921.html |title=3rd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Eglinton, Jun 19 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the [[2018 Inter-Provincial Championship]] on 20 June 2018.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1136903.html |title=3rd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Bready, Jun 20-22 2018 |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In April 2019, he was one of five cricketers to be awarded with an Emerging Player Contract by [[Cricket Ireland]], ahead of the 2019 domestic season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/five-emerging-player-contracts-awarded-ahead-of-big-year-for-irish-cricket |title=Five Emerging Player contracts awarded ahead of big year for Irish cricket |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

In July 2019, Little was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the [[2019 Euro T20 Slam|inaugural edition]] of the [[Euro T20 Slam]] cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam |title=Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |title=Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719163945/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice |title=Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref> In November 2021, he was selected to play for the [[Dambulla Giants]] following the players' draft for the [[2021 Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kusal-perera-angelo-mathews-miss-out-on-lpl-drafts-1288554 |title=Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

On 31 August, Little achieved the best bowling figures in the history of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] of 5/13. He is the fourth person to obtain a [[Five-wicket haul|5 wicket haul]] in the history of the competition sending [[Manchester Originals]] into the top three on the final day and into the [[Playoff format|playoffs]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of Invincibles vs Originals 32nd Match 2022 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/the-hundred-men-s-competition-2022-1299141/manchester-originals-men-vs-oval-invincibles-men-32nd-match-1299202/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2022, [[Gujarat Titans]] brought Little in the [[Indian Premier League]] auction ahead of 2023 season. This made him the first ever Irish player to get an IPL contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josh Little becomes first Irish international to earn Indian Premier League deal {{!}} Cricket Ireland |url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/josh-little-becomes-first-irish-international-to-earn-indian-premier-league |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.cricketireland.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Look Forward To Playing Under Hardik Pandya": Ireland's Josh Little On Joining Gujarat Titans {{!}} Cricket News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2023/look-forward-to-playing-under-hardik-pandya-irelands-joshua-little-on-joining-gujarat-titans-3634562 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref> He made his IPL debut for Gujarat Titans against [[Chennai Super Kings]] on 31 March 2023, taking the figures of 1-41 from 4 overs and in the process, becoming the first Irish cricketer to play in the IPL and take a wicket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of Super Kings vs Titans 1st Match 2023 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2023-1345038/gujarat-titans-vs-chennai-super-kings-1st-match-1359475/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Manchester Originals squad}}
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