Background
He was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.
He was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.
He was educated at Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove and undertook further studies at Anglia Ruskin University.
Poysden is a left-handed batsman who bowls leg breaks. While studying for his degree at Anglia Ruskin, Poysden made his first-class debut for Cambridge MCCU against Essex in 2011. In this match, he took his maiden first-class wicket, that of Mark Pettini.
He made a further first-class appearance in the 2011 season, against Surrey.
Poysden scored 47 runs in Cambridge MCCU"s first-innings, before being dismissed by Matthew Spriegel. He also took three wickets in the match.
On 31 July 2015, Poysden took a catch to dismiss Mitchell Starc off the bowling of Moeen Ali while fielding as a substitute in the third Ashes Test match.