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| Full name | William Giles Bosisto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1993 Geraldton, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Boz [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder, opening batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2018/19 | Western Australia (squad no. 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2016/17 | Cricket Australia XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–2018/19 | Perth Scorchers (squad no. 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2020/21 | South Australia (squad no. 9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25– | Khulna Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Karnali Yaks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 30 October 2013 WA v Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 28 September 2012 WA v Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,28 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Giles Bosisto (born 8 September 1993) is an Australian cricketer who was contracted to South Australia at domestic level. Bosisto represented Western Australia at under-17 and under-19 level,and debuted for the state's under-23 side in the Futures League in November 2011,at the age of 18. [2] At the 2011–12 Australian Under-19 Championships,he captained Western Australia,and was subsequently selected to captain the Australian under-19 cricket team at the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [3] At the competition's conclusion,Bosisto was named "Man of the Tournament", [4] having led the overall batting averages with 276 runs from six matches. [5]
Bosisto had been granted a rookie contract with the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for the upcoming 2012–13 season prior to competing in the World Cup. [6] He made his List A debut for the state in the 2012–13 Ryobi One-Day Cup,replacing the injured Adam Voges. [7] In the match against Victoria at the WACA Ground,Bosisto was run out for a duck after facing five balls in Western Australia's innings,having come in at number six in the batting order. [8] Bosisto's first-class debut came the following season,in the 2013–14 edition of the Sheffield Shield. [9] He scored 44 runs in the second innings of his debut match,which included a 124-run partnership with Marcus North (118 not out) for the third wicket. [10] At grade cricket level,Bosisto plays for the Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club,having made his first grade debut during the 2010–11 season. [11] Outside of cricket,he attended Scotch College at secondary level,and is currently studying a commerce degree at the University of Western Australia. [1]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Perth Scorchers in the 2017–18 Big Bash League season on 23 December 2017. [12] In April 2021,Bosisto was one of five players to be dropped by the South Australia cricket team,following a season without any wins. [13]
In 2024,he played in the Nepal Premier League for the Karnali Yaks franchise,and later the Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League. [14]