Joshua Brynmor Rusby Holling (born 15 February 1996) is an English former first-class

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er. Holling was born at

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in February 1996. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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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 16 runs in his two matches, while with his left-arm

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bowling, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 3 for 56.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holling, Josh 1996 births Living people Cricketers from Barnsley People educated at Silcoates School Alumni of the University of Leeds English cricketers Leeds/Bradford MCCU cricketers