Joseph Eckland
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| Full name | Joseph Robert Eckland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 2004 Yeovil, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Vic Marks (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 1 August 2023 Hampshire v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Joseph Robert Eckland (born 22 May 2004) is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is a right handed batsman and wicket-keeper.[1]
Eckland was born in Yeovil, Somerset and has represented Dorset CCC since 2022,[2][3] and the Hampshire Academy.[4] He represented England U19s in 2022 and 2023.[5]
Eckland attended Millfield School in Street, Somerset before leaving to sign a professional contract with Hampshire CCC. As a schoolboy Eckland had represented the Somerset Cricket Board age groups until the age of 14 before he moved to the Dorset Cricket Board because of his then affiliation to North Perrott Cricket Club.
Eckland is the great nephew of former Somerset CCC and England spinner Vic Marks.