Will Salzmann

William Salzmann (born 19 November 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales. He is a right-handed batsman, and right arm medium fast bowler. He made his List A cricket debut for New South Wales on 23 September 2022 against Victoria.

Will Salzmann

Personal information
Full name	William Salzmann
Born	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022/23–present	New South Wales (squad no. 19)
Career statistics
Competition List A Matches 7 Runs scored 61 Batting average 61.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 21* Balls bowled 265 Wickets 16 Bowling average 17.56 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/48 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 October 2024

Early life

From Tahmoor, in Macarthur, New South Wales,^[1] Salzmann plays club cricket for Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club.^[2] He featured as NSW Metro won the 2022 national under-19 championships, although injury prevented him from bowling he impressed playing as a batsman, having a top score of 96 and hitting the winning runs in the grand final with a six.^[3]

Career

Salzmann signed a rookie contract with New South Wales cricket team in May 2022.^[4]

He made his List A cricket debut for NSW on 23 September 2022 against Victoria. He took a wicket with his third ball in professional cricket, to dismiss Mackenzie Harvey.^[5]

In November 2023, whilst still a teenager, Salzmann took four wickets to help New South Wales beat Western Australia cricket team in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup.^[6][7]

International career

Salzmann played at the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in the Caribbean, where he was the leading wicket-taker for Australia U19 as they reached the semi-finals.^[8][9]