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| Full name | Joshua Michael de Caires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 2002 Paddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Michael Atherton (father) David de Caires (grandfather) Frank de Caires (great-grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Middlesex (squad no. 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 5 July 2021 Middlesex v Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 3 August 2021 Middlesex v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,28 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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 as of 2021,he was a student of economics at the University of Leeds. [8]
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]