Will Sutherland

Will Sutherland
Personal information
Full name
William James Sutherland
Born (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 25)
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsJames Sutherland (father)
Annabel Sutherland (sister)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 247)4 February 2024 v West Indies
Last ODI6 February 2024 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.3
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–presentVictoria (squad no. 12)
2018/19–presentMelbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 2 40 39 53
Runs scored 18 1,004 485 439
Batting average 18.00 19.30 17.96 16.25
100s/50s 0/0 1/2 0/2 0/1
Top score 18 100 66 51*
Balls bowled 51 6,822 1,790 732
Wickets 2 128 55 27
Bowling average 16.50 24.42 29.54 40.37
5 wickets in innings 0 7 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/28 6/67 5/45 3/30
Catches/stumpings 1/– 32/– 19/– 22/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2024

William James Sutherland (born 27 October 1999) is an Australian cricketer.[1][2] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistan during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017.[3] In July 2017, he took a multi-year deal with Victoria, rather than playing in the AFL.[4] He attended Scotch College[5] and is the son of James Sutherland, the former CEO of Cricket Australia.[4]

In December 2017, he was named as the vice captain of Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] In March 2018, he won the Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award at Cricket Victoria awards ceremony.[7]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Melbourne Renegades in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 20 December 2018.[8] In 2023, Will Sutherland was named the captain of the Melbourne renegades, taking over captaincy from Nic Maddinson. In only his second game of the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup, Sutherland was named Man of the Match, making his maiden List-A half century scoring 54 runs, and followed it up with bowling figures of 2/43, guiding his team to a 1 run victory.[9]

He made his first-class debut on 12 November 2019, for Victoria in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.[10] In February 2020, in the round eight match against Queensland, Sutherland took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with 5/34.[11] A year later, Sutherland was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the 2021 Australian Cricket Awards.[12]

Sutherland was ruled out of stints with both Essex and Somerset due to injuries.[13][14]

In January 2024, he was named in the Australian squad for the ODI series against West Indies.[15] He made his international debut in the second match, and took one catch with bowling figures of 2/28.[16]

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  2. ^ "Will Sutherland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Pakistan tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v Pakistanis at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Will Sutherland chooses cricket over AFL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Scotch College > Great Scot > September 2015 > Will Sutherland selected in Australian under 16 squad". www.scotch.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Tremain crowned Victoria's best". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ^ "2nd Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Dec 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Full Scorecard of Victoria vs Tasmania 3rd Match 2019 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "12th Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Nov 12-15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Sutherland leaves Vics in control of Bulls". 7News. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Full list of winners from the Australian Cricket Awards". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "WILL SUTHERLAND RULED OUT OF OVERSEAS STINT". Essex Cricket.
  14. ^ "Will Sutherland ruled out of county stint with Somerset". ESPNcricinfo.
  15. ^ "Sutherland latest bolter to join Aussie one-day squad | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  16. ^ "AUS vs WI, West Indies in Australia 2023/24, 2nd ODI at Sydney, February 04, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2024.