Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler

MBE
Buttler in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Charles Buttler
Born (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Taunton, Somerset, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 665)27 July 2014 v India
Last Test5 January 2022 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 226)21 February 2012 v Pakistan
Last ODI3 June 2025 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.63
T20I debut (cap 54)31 August 2011 v India
Last T20I10 June 2025 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.63
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2013Somerset
2013/14Melbourne Renegades
2014–presentLancashire
2016–2017Mumbai Indians
2017Comilla Victorians
2017/18–2018/19Sydney Thunder
2018–2024Rajasthan Royals
2021–presentManchester Originals
2023–2024Paarl Royals
2025–presentGujarat Titans
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 57 190 137 122
Runs scored 2,907 5,274 3,700 5,888
Batting average 31.94 39.06 35.92 32.17
100s/50s 2/18 11/27 1/27 7/33
Top score 152 162* 101* 152
Catches/stumpings 153/1 227/38 78/15 274/3
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  England
ODI World Cup
2019 England and Wales
T20 World Cup
2022 Australia
2016 India
Champions Trophy
2013 England and Wales
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2025

Joseph Charles Buttler MBE (born 8 September 1990), known as Jos Buttler, is an English international cricketer and former captain of the national team. He plays for Lancashire in domestic cricket and played in multiple T20 leagues. He is known for his innovative and aggressive batting style. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 ODI World Cup and led the team to victory at the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Buttler made his T20I debut in 2011, his ODI debut in 2012, and his Test debut in 2014. He was the vice-captain and a crucial member of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and made the run out during the Super Over which sealed victory in the final. He was appointed captain of England's limited-overs teams in June 2022. He captained England to victory at the 2022 T20 World Cup, top-scoring for England at the tournament.

Buttler plays as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman. He is often regarded as England's greatest white-ball player in the history of the sport. He is England's most-capped T20I player . Along with Adil Rashid, he holds the world record for highest seventh-wicket stand in ODIs: 177 against New Zealand during their 2015 tour of England. He is England's highest run-scorer in T20Is, and is one of only five Englishmen to score a T20I century. As a wicket-keeper, he holds the England record for most dismissals in both ODI and T20I formats.