Liam Christopher James Guthrie (born 9 April 1997) is an

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. He plays first-class cricket and

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cricket for

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and for

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in the

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Career

He made his first-class debut for

against

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on 16 February 2018 as part of the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season. He made his

debut on 2 March 2021, for Western Australia in the

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. He made his

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debut on 6 December 2021, for the

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in the

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. On 27 December 2021, he made the record for the most expensive bowling performance in

history, bowling 2/70 off 4 overs against

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at an economy of 17.50. He has recently been signed to the Hobart Hurricanes, for the 2023-24 season. Guthrie joined

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on a three-year contract in March 2025.

References

1997 births Living people Australian cricketers Western Australia cricketers Brisbane Heat cricketers Queensland cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1990s-stub