Josh de Caires

Joshua Michael de Caires (born 25 April 2002) is an English cricketer,[1][2] and the son of former England cricket captain Michael Atherton. He made his first-class debut on 5 July 2021, for Middlesex in the 2021 County Championship.

Josh de Caires
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Michael de Caires
Born (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002
Paddington, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsMichael Atherton (father)
David de Caires (grandfather)
Frank De Caires (great-grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentMiddlesex (squad no. 25)
FC debut5 July 2021 Middlesex v Gloucestershire
LA debut3 August 2021 Middlesex v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 13 10 11
Runs scored 446 116 105
Batting average 21.23 12.88 15.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 80 43 28
Balls bowled 1,557 318 162
Wickets 28 6 8
Bowling average 30.39 49.83 30.87
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 8/106 3/52 2/34
Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2023

Personal life

Josh de Caires is from Paddington, Middlesex, England.[2] He is the son of former England cricketer Michael Atherton,[3][4] and the great-grandson of former West Indian cricketer Frank De Caires.[5] De Caires says that he has rarely seen his father batting, as he was born eight months after Atherton's last Test match.[3] He was given his mother's maiden name,[3][4] but does not know why.[3] De Caires attended St Albans School, Hertfordshire,[6] where he was coached by former England cricketer Mark Ilott,[7] and is a student of economics at the University of Leeds.[8]

Career

De Caires is a batsman,[9] who often opens the batting.[10] He started playing for Middlesex CCC under-14s in 2015. On debut, he scored 90*.[5][11] In 2017, de Caires made his debut for Middlesex Second XI, at the age of 15.[4][5] In 2019, he hit a century in a Second XI Championship match against Hampshire.[9]

In 2020, de Caires played for Middlesex in a two-day pre-season friendly against Northamptonshire CCC.[11] In August 2020, de Caires signed a three-year professional contract with Middlesex.[11] In club cricket, de Caires played for Radlett Cricket Club in the 2020 Hertfordshire Cricket League season. He was the league's second-highest wicket taker.[12] In 2021, de Caires played for Leeds/Bradford MCCU in a match against Yorkshire CCC. He scored 118 from 292 deliveries to help Leeds/Bradford secure a draw in the match.[4][13] The match did not have first-class status, as university matches no longer qualify for first-class status.[4] The Yorkshire bowling attack included England bowler David Willey.[4] He also played for Tickhill Cricket Club in 2021.[14]

De Caires made his first-class debut on 5 July 2021, for Middlesex in the 2021 County Championship.[15] On 9 July 2021, he made his Twenty20 debut, also for Middlesex, in the 2021 T20 Blast.[16] He made his List A debut on 3 August 2021, for Middlesex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[17]

In 2022, De Caires scored a half-century for Leeds/Bradford MCCU in a match against Yorkshire.[18] In Middlesex's first match of the 2022 County Championship, he scored his maiden first-class half-century.[19]

In the 2023 County Championship match against Hampshire, de Caires took career best figures of 7-144. Later in the season, he took 8-106 in a match against Essex.[20]

References
  1. "Josh de Caires". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. "Josh de Caires". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. "Josh de Caires: Michael Atherton's son on following in his father's footsteps". BBC Sport. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. "Josh de Caires, son of Mike Atherton, thwarts Yorkshire with century for Leeds/Bradford MCCU". ESPNcricinfo. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. "Middlesex signs Josh de Caires". Stabroek News. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. "New twins give Toor happier end to Radlett season". Club Cricket Conference. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. "Ones to watch in 2020". The Middle Stump. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. "Yorkshire thwarted as Michael Atherton's son Josh de Caires impresses". The Yorkshire Post. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. "Josh de Caires: Mike Atherton's son signs Middlesex contract". ESPNcricinfo. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. "Josh de Caires: Michael Atherton's son on following in his father's footsteps". BBC. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. "Josh de Caires signs three-year Middlesex deal". The Cricketer. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. "Herts League averages for 2020 shines light on district's cricket stars". The Herts Advertiser. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  13. "Josh de Caires, son of ex-England captain Michael Atherton, hits hundred against Yorkshire". BBC Sport. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  14. "Tickhill CC sign former England captain Michael Atherton's son, Josh de Caires". Doncaster Free Press. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  15. "Group 2, Cheltenham, Jul 5 – 8 2021, County Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  16. "South Group (N), Cheltenham, Jul 9 2021, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  17. "Group 2, Manchester, Aug 3 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  18. "Under-19 World Cup stars and top-order protege: The Division Two youngsters to watch in 2022". The Cricketer. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  19. "County Championship: Middlesex dominate Derbyshire with Stephen Eskinazi century". BBC Sport. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  20. "Josh de Caires adds eight-for to seven-for to continue wonderfully weird start to off-spin career". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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