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Full name Edmund Christopher Joyce
Born September 22, 1978, Dublin
Current age 29 years 300 days
Major teams England, Ireland, England A, Marylebone Cricket Club, Middlesex
Nickname Joycey, Spud, Piece
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Presentation College (Bray), Trinity College, Dublin
Relations Brother - A Joyce, Brother - DI Joyce, Sister - CNIM Joyce, Sister - IMHC Joyce

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

ODIs

471

107

27.70

709

66.43

T20Is

1.00

33.33

First-class

120

199

8340

211

45.82

List A

157

148

4502

115*

34.10

Twenty20

343

15.59

330

103.93

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

ODIs

T20Is

First-class

120

1275

1016

2/34

101.60

4.78

127.5

List A

157

264

309

2/10

51.50

7.02

44.0

Twenty20

12.00

Career statistics

ODI debut

Ireland v England at Belfast, Jun 13, 2006 scorecard

Last ODI

England v Sri Lanka at North Sound, Apr 4, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 9, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1997

Last First-class

Gloucestershire v Middlesex at Bristol, Jul 11-14, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1998

Last List A

Middlesex v Essex at Lord's, May 28, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Middlesex v Lancashire at The Oval, Jul 8, 2008 scorecard

An Irishman with ambitions to play at the very highest level, Ed Joyce has been an important part of Middlesex's middle-order since his debut in 1999. A left-handed batsman standing at 5ft 11ins, he has been a prolific run-scorer at county level, and stood in as captain in 2004 after Owais Shah was relieved of the post due to disappointing results. Born in Dublin, and from a large family with four brothers and four sisters, Joyce was a star for Ireland at ICC Trophy level, scoring 758 runs in 14 matches between 2001 and 2005, at an average of 84.22. In the 2005 tournament he was invaluable to the cause, racking up two hundreds and two more fifties in five innings, to ensure qualification for the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean. In the tournament itself, however, Joyce will be turning out in the blue and red of England. He completed his residency qualification in 2005, and secured his passage with a composed century against Australia at Sydney, as England came back from the dead to win the CB Series. His first ODI appearance for England had come in the familiar surroundings of Stormont in Belfast, but Joyce made just 10 against his former countrymen before being caught at square-leg. Two days later he wrenched his ankle fielding in a Twenty20 international and was ushered out of the immediate reckoning. A swift recovery sparked a timely resurgence for Joyce, allowing his selection in squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. He did not feature in India but benefited from Marcus Trescothick's early return from Australia when he was called up to join the Ashes squad ahead of Middlesex team-mate Owais Shah. He found form in the one-day CB Series, stroking a delightful 107 in England's 92-run win over Australia. And though he made two fifties in the subsequent World Cup, he lacked the fluency he showed in Australia.
Andrew Miller May 2007

Jul 8, 2008

Dominic Cork gives Ed Joyce a send-off © Getty Images

Apr 27, 2008

Ed Joyce hits over the top © Getty Images

Jun 22, 2007

Ed Joyce goes over the top in Middlesex's new pink Twenty20 kit © Getty Images

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