Will Sutherland

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]

Will Sutherland

Sutherland playing for Yorkshire (2025)
Personal information
Full name	William James Sutherland
Born	(1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 25) 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)
International information
National side	Australia (2024–present)
ODI debut (cap 247)	4 February 2024 v West Indies
Last ODI	6 February 2024 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	3
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18–present	Victoria (squad no. 12)
2018/19–present	Melbourne Renegades
2025	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 2 49 43 75 Runs scored 18 1,199 597 838 Batting average 18.00 18.16 19.90 18.21 100s/50s 0/0 1/2 0/3 0/3 Top score 18 100 66 70 Balls bowled 51 8,251 2,006 1,112 Wickets 2 159 62 46 Bowling average 16.50 24.07 30.01 36.67 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/– 47/– 20/– 34/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2025

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]