Joshua Little, a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast medium bowler, made his international debut at the age of 16 for Ireland against Hong Kong. He later went on to take a hat-trick against New Zealand in the 2022 T20 Cricket World Cup. Little was the first Irish player to get an IPL contract in 2023, signing with Gujarat Titans. He has played for various teams including Ireland U19, Ireland A, Dublin Chiefs, Northern Warriors, Dambulla Aura, Manchester Originals, Deccan Gladiators, Pretoria Capitals, Multan Sultans, and Gujarat Titans.
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s | 200s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 36 | 14 | 80 | 84 | 29 | 8.89 | 95.24 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 72 | 32 | 132 | 154 | 22 | 11 | 85.72 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | B | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 36 | 34 | 1733 | 1757 | 56 | 31.38 | 6.08 | 30.95 | 6/36 | 6/36 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 72 | 71 | 1586 | 1978 | 82 | 24.12 | 7.48 | 19.34 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 11 | 11 | 228 | 339 | 11 | 30.82 | 8.92 | 20.73 | 4/45 | 4/45 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 36 | 72 | 11 |
| Innings | 0 | 14 | 32 | - |
| Runs | 0 | 80 | 132 | - |
| BF | 0 | 84 | 154 | - |
| HS | 0 | 29 | 22 | - |
| AVG | 0 | 8.89 | 11 | - |
| SR | 0 | 95.24 | 85.72 | - |
| Not Out | 0 | 5 | 20 | - |
| 4s | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| 6s | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 36 | 72 | 11 |
| Innings | 0 | 34 | 71 | 11 |
| B | 0 | 1733 | 1586 | 228 |
| Runs | 0 | 1757 | 1978 | 339 |
| Wkts | 0 | 56 | 82 | 11 |
| AVG | 0.0 | 31.38 | 24.12 | 30.82 |
| Econ | 0 | 6.08 | 7.48 | 8.92 |
| SR | 0.0 | 30.95 | 19.34 | 20.73 |
| Bbi | -/- | 6/36 | 4/23 | 4/45 |
| Bbm | -/- | 6/36 | 4/23 | 4/45 |
| 5w | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In 2022, he was the net baller for Chennai Super Kings. In 2023, he played for Gujrat Titans.
Ireland U19, Ireland, Ireland A, Dublin Chiefs, Team Caulfield, Northern Warriors, Dambulla Aura, Manchester Originals, Deccan Gladiators, Pretoria Capitals, Multan Sultans, Gujarat Titans
Little was a little older than 16 at the time of his debut, making him the second-youngest to have played at the international level, after Waqas Khan of Hong Kong.
Joshua has 2 sisters Hannah and Louise, both are cricketers.
