Joshua Luke Haynes (born 13 February 1999) is an

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former first-class

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er. The son of the cricketer Gavin Haynes, he was born at

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in February 1999. He was educated at

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, before going up to the

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. While studying at Leeds, he played two

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matches for Leeds/Bradford MCCU against

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and

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in 2019. He scored 38 runs in his two matches with a high score of 20, while with

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bowling, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 3 for 37. His brother,

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, plays

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for

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* 1999 births Living people Cricketers from Kidderminster People educated at Malvern College Alumni of Leeds Beckett University English cricketers Leeds/Bradford MCCU cricketers Alumni of the University of Leeds 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub