Josh Blake (born 18 September 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a left handed batsman and

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Career

Blake signed his first professional contract with Surrey in 2022 until the end of the 2024 season. He has been coaching at the Surrey Cricket Foundation since 2018 and playing Second XI cricket for Surrey since 2021. Blake played age group cricket with Surrey from under-9s through to under-15s. He has also played for Sutton Cricket Club. Blake made his senior Surrey and

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debut on 2 August 2022 in the One Day Cup match against Leicestershire at Guildford. Blake made his

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debut on 20 June 2023 in the

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match against Glamorgan at

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. On 30 August 2023 Blake signed a new contract with Surrey after a number of impressive performances during the 2023 season

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Josh Living people 1998 births Surrey cricketers English cricketers Cricketers from Croydon People educated at Trinity School of John Whitgift