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| Full name | William James Sutherland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1999 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 247) | 4 February 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 6 February 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–present | Victoria (squad no. 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–present | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
In January 2025,Sutherland signed to play for Yorkshire in the T20 Blast and County Championship. [17]