William James Sutherland (born 27 October 1999) is an Australian

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er. He made his

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debut for

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against

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during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017. In July 2017, he took a multi-year deal with

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, rather than playing in the AFL. He attended Scotch College and is the son of James Sutherland, the former CEO of

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. In December 2017, he was named as the vice captain of Australia's squad for the

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. In March 2018, he won the Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award at Cricket Victoria awards ceremony. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 20 December 2018. 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. He made his first-class debut on 12 November 2019, for

in the

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. In February 2020, in the round eight match against

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, Sutherland took his maiden

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in first-class cricket, with 5/34. A year later, Sutherland was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the 2021 Australian Cricket Awards. Sutherland was ruled out of stints with both

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and

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due to injuries. In January 2024, he was named in the Australian squad for the ODI series against West Indies. He made his international debut in the second match, and took one catch with bowling figures of 2/28. In January 2025, Sutherland signed to play for

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in the

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutherland, Will 1999 births Living people Australian cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Melbourne Renegades cricketers Victoria cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne People from East Melbourne Australia One Day International cricketers People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne 21st-century Australian sportsmen