Will Sutherland

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

Will Sutherland

Personal information
Born	(1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 23)
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Right arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
Relations	James Sutherland (father) Annabel Sutherland (sister)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18–	Victoria
2018/19–	Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 27 24 44 Runs scored 619 255 327 Batting average 19.96 14.16 14.86 100s/50s 1/1 0/2 0/0 Top score 100 66 42* Balls bowled 4,931 1,238 589 Wickets 89 39 20 Bowling average 24.86 30.66 44.65 5 wickets in innings 4 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/67 5/45 3/30 Catches/stumpings 19/– 13/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2023

In December 2017, he was named as the vice captain of Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[5] In March 2018, he won the Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award at Cricket Victoria awards ceremony.^[6]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Melbourne Renegades in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 20 December 2018.^[7] In only his second game of the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup, Sutherland was Man of the Match with the bowling figures of 2/43 and followed up by making his maiden List- A half century scoring 54 runs guiding his team to a 1 run victory.^[8]

He made his first-class debut on 12 November 2019, for Victoria in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.^[9] In February 2020, in the round eight match against Queensland, Sutherland took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with 5/34.^[10] A year later, Sutherland was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the 2021 Australian Cricket Awards.^[11]

References

1. "Will Sutherland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
2. "Pakistan tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v Pakistanis at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
3. "Will Sutherland chooses cricket over AFL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
4. "Scotch College > Great Scot > September 2015 > Will Sutherland selected in Australian under 16 squad". www.scotch.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
5. "Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
6. "Tremain crowned Victoria's best". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
7. "2nd Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Dec 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
8. "Full Scorecard of Victoria vs Tasmania 3rd Match 2019 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
9. "12th Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Nov 12-15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
10. "Sutherland leaves Vics in control of Bulls". 7News. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
11. "Full list of winners from the Australian Cricket Awards". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links

• Will Sutherland at ESPNcricinfo