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Will Sutherland

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

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Will Sutherland
Sutherland in 2023
Personal information
Full name
William James Sutherland
Born (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999
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
2025Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 2 58 48 85
Runs scored 18 1,575 695 958
Batting average 18.00 19.68 21.06 17.74
100s/50s 0/0 2/3 0/4 0/3
Top score 18 101* 66 70
Balls bowled 51 9,630 2,240 1,293
Wickets 2 184 69 53
Bowling average 16.50 24.47 30.15 37.03
5 wickets in innings 0 7 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/28 6/67 5/45 3/14
Catches/stumpings 1/– 56/– 24/– 40/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2026

William James Sutherland (born 27 October 1999) is an Australian cricketer.12 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 College5 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

Sutherland became the full-time for Victoria in 2024 and captained the team to the 2025–26 Sheffield Shield final (pictured). source ↗

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.1314

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

References

References

  1. "Will Sutherland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  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. "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. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. 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.
  17. "Yorkshire sign Will Sutherland for Blast and Championship stint". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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