Australia · All-Rounder

Will Sutherland: Age, 184 Wickets, ODI & BBL Career

Will Sutherland is an Australian all-rounder and captain for Victoria and Melbourne Renegades. Born William James Sutherland in East Melbourne on 27 October 1999, he was 26 on 30 August 2026. The right-arm fast-medium bowler has taken 184 first-class wickets, scored two first-class centuries and played two ODIs for Australia. His route also includes captaining Australia Under-19s, choosing cricket over a possible AFL career, a 41-wicket Sheffield Shield season, 2025 county cricket with Yorkshire and a Renegades contract through BBL|17.

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Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium bowlerBorn 27 October 1999

Current squadMelbourne RenegadesBig Bash League · Victoria captain and Melbourne Renegades BBL|16 captain in 2026/27

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Full nameWilliam James Sutherland

Age26As of 30 August 2026

Date of birth27 October 1999East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm fast-medium

Career overview

Will Sutherland cricket career

Born on 27 October 1999 in East Melbourne; age 26 on 30 August 2026.

Right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium all-rounder.

Current first-class record: 1,575 runs and 184 wickets from 58 matches.

Made his Australia ODI debut against West Indies on 4 February 2024.

Captains Victoria in first-class and one-day cricket and Melbourne Renegades in the BBL.

Contracted to Melbourne Renegades through the end of BBL|17.

Career story

Will Sutherland career and playing journey

Who is Will Sutherland?

Will Sutherland is an Australian pace-bowling all-rounder who captains Victoria and Melbourne Renegades. He bats right-handed, bowls right-arm fast-medium and has represented Australia in One Day International cricket.

His record combines lower-order batting, new-ball and older-ball seam bowling, athletic fielding and leadership. Sutherland's first-class figures provide the strongest evidence of his primary value, while his Big Bash role asks for shorter spells and late-innings hitting.

Will Sutherland's age, full name and birthplace

His full name is William James Sutherland. He was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, on 27 October 1999 and was 26 years old on 30 August 2026. Cricket Victoria and CricketArchive support the same identity and date.

The full name helps separate him from other Sutherland records, while the birth date anchors age to a stated review point. It does not establish a current home address or any private location.

What type of all-rounder is Sutherland?

Sutherland is primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler who can make substantial lower-order runs. His seven first-class five-wicket hauls and 184 wickets show a larger bowling workload, while two centuries and three fifties demonstrate more batting depth than a specialist tailender.

The balance changes by format. Victoria can use longer spells and patient innings in the Sheffield Shield; the Renegades more often need powerplay or death overs, boundary hitting and boundary-fielding decisions within 20 overs.

Why did Will Sutherland choose cricket over AFL?

As a teenager, Sutherland was considered a possible top-10 Australian Football League draft pick after strong under-18 performances. In 2017 he chose not to nominate for the AFL draft and accepted a professional cricket contract with Victoria.

Cricket Australia reported that the decision was his rather than a family instruction. The choice gave him a direct route into Victoria's one-day team and Australia's Under-19 programme, turning a dual-sport prospect into a full-time cricketer.

Australia Under-19 captaincy and early record

Sutherland captained Australia at Under-19 level before establishing a senior domestic career. His Under-19 one-day record contains 325 runs from 15 matches, including a century and a high score of 115, alongside 13 wickets with best figures of 3/24.

He also played one Under-19 Test, scoring 27 runs and taking three wickets. These are age-group records, not senior Australia caps, but the leadership and all-round workload anticipated the roles he later received with Victoria and the Renegades.

Victoria one-day debut and first-class breakthrough

Sutherland entered Victoria's senior one-day setup in the 2017/18 season and made his first-class debut in November 2019. The gap between the two debuts shows that limited-overs selection arrived before he was trusted with the longer demands of Shield cricket.

His first first-class five-wicket haul followed in February 2020, when he took 5/34 against Queensland. That spell established a benchmark later improved to 6/67 and began a career that reached seven five-wicket innings by the end of 2025/26.

Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year

Sutherland received the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award in 2021. Cricket Victoria includes the honour in his official biography, placing it between his first-class breakthrough and his strongest Shield season.

The award recognized an emerging Australian player; it was not a senior international cap or a claim that he was already a finished all-rounder. His later domestic output supplies the stronger measure of how that potential developed.

The 41-wicket Sheffield Shield season

Sutherland led the Sheffield Shield wicket list in 2022/23 with 41 wickets. The performance was his clearest full-season bowling breakthrough and helped Victoria reach the final.

The 41 wickets sit inside his career total rather than beside it. Melbourne Renegades also reported 210 runs at a strike rate of 150 and seven wickets in BBL|12 during the same Australian summer, showing impact across both long and short formats.

Five-wicket hauls in consecutive Shield finals

Sutherland took a five-wicket haul in each of his first two Sheffield Shield finals and top-scored for Victoria with 83 in the second. Cricket Australia's 2026 final preview used those performances to explain why winning the competition remained a major motivation.

A strong individual final record did not produce the team title. Keeping the distinction matters: five-wicket innings and 83 runs belong to Sutherland, while the match outcomes belong to the full teams.

Victoria captaincy in two formats

Victoria appointed Sutherland captain of its Sheffield Shield and domestic one-day teams after his 41-wicket season. Cricket Victoria's current profile continues to list him as captain in both formats.

Captaincy added tactical and workload decisions to his personal all-round role. It does not mean he appeared in every match, and injury or availability can still move leadership to another player for a particular fixture.

Will Sutherland's Australia ODI debut

Sutherland made his ODI debut against West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 4 February 2024. Former Australia and Victoria seamer Clint McKay presented cap number 247, while Renegades teammate Jake Fraser-McGurk debuted in the same match.

Sutherland became the second member of his immediate family to represent Australia after his sister Annabel. The cap followed consecutive Shield-final five-fors and growing responsibility as a domestic captain.

What does Sutherland's two-match ODI record show?

Sutherland played two ODIs in the 2024 series against West Indies. He scored 18 in his only batting innings and took two wickets from 51 balls, with best figures of 2/28, a bowling average of 16.50 and an economy rate of 3.88.

Two matches establish an international record but not a permanent national-team place. No later senior cap is added without an official playing XI and completed scorecard, and the ODI matches are already included in the broader List A totals.

Will Sutherland's current first-class statistics

The current career snapshot contains 58 first-class matches, 1,575 runs and 184 wickets through the 2025/26 season. Sutherland has two centuries, three fifties, a high score of 101 not out and a batting average of 19.68.

He has bowled 9,624 balls, conceded 4,500 runs and taken seven five-wicket hauls. His best is 6/67, bowling average 24.45, strike rate 52.30 and economy rate 2.80, with 56 catches in the field.

Will Sutherland's current List A statistics

Sutherland's List A record contains 48 matches, 695 runs and 69 wickets. He has four fifties, a high score of 66, a batting average of 21.06 and a strike rate of 89.56.

His bowling best is 5/45, with one four-wicket innings and one five-wicket innings. He averages 30.15 with the ball, strikes every 32.46 deliveries and concedes 5.57 runs per over across the dated aggregate.

Melbourne Renegades career and BBL title

Sutherland made his Big Bash debut for Melbourne Renegades during BBL|08, the season in which the club won its first title. Early appearances were limited, but he developed into a regular all-rounder and later the men's captain.

A title-season squad membership is a team achievement, not proof that one player decided every match. His individual BBL record is better measured through 73 appearances, 750 runs, 43 wickets and 33 catches through BBL|15.

Will Sutherland's current BBL statistics

Sutherland has scored 750 runs from 73 Big Bash matches, with a high score of 70, two fifties, a batting average of 17.85 and a strike rate of 131.81. Nineteen not-outs reflect frequent use as a finisher.

With the ball he has taken 43 wickets from 1,113 deliveries, with best figures of 3/14, a bowling average of 38.20 and an economy rate of 8.85. Those BBL figures are a subset of his broader T20 career.

Renegades captaincy from BBL|14

Melbourne Renegades appointed Sutherland full-time men's captain before BBL|14 after he had served as vice-captain and led the side in Nic Maddinson's absence. The club described his Victoria leadership as an important part of the decision.

The appointment made him the fourth men's captain in Renegades history. It also linked his longest-running franchise to the leadership role he had already assumed in state cricket.

The final-over Melbourne derby finish

On 4 January 2026, Sutherland made an unbeaten 19 from seven balls as the Renegades chased 177 against Melbourne Stars at the MCG. He hit two sixes from rival captain Marcus Stoinis in the final over, including the winning blow with one ball left.

Josh Brown's 84 built the chase, so the win should not be reduced to its final over. Sutherland's finish was decisive after a late collapse and came before 68,124 spectators, the third-highest crowd in BBL history at that time.

What happened in BBL|15?

The Renegades finished seventh in BBL|15 with three wins and seven losses. Cricket Australia's season review said the club missed the finals for a third consecutive season, despite competitive moments including the derby chase.

Sutherland remained contracted and captain, but team position cannot be treated as his personal statistic. The review identifies Josh Brown and Gurinder Sandhu as the club's leading run-scorer and wicket-taker respectively.

Yorkshire's 2025 county stint

Sutherland joined Yorkshire for the 2025 Vitality Blast and played 12 matches. He scored 208 runs at a strike rate of 147.51, with a high of 58, and took 10 wickets with best figures of 3/20.

The stint expanded his T20 experience beyond the Big Bash. Yorkshire also planned County Championship appearances, but the retrieved career record lists his main 2025 impact in the Blast rather than a large separate first-class county sample.

The 2026 Sheffield Shield final

Victoria hosted South Australia in the 2025/26 Sheffield Shield final after finishing on top of the table. Sutherland took six wickets across the match, but South Australia won by 56 runs and retained the title.

The result extended Victoria's run of final disappointment while adding another strong final bowling return to Sutherland's record. Six match wickets are already included in the 184-wicket first-class aggregate.

Why was Sutherland's 2026 Yorkshire return cancelled?

Yorkshire announced on 20 April 2026 that Sutherland would not join its Vitality Blast squad because of injury. Cricket Australia reported a stress fracture in his right shoulder after discomfort late in the Australian domestic season.

The diagnosis cancelled the planned Blast and two County Championship appearances. A July Renegades interview showed him engaged in BBL|16 planning, but it was not a medical clearance document, so this profile does not claim a precise recovery date.

Melbourne Renegades contract through BBL|17

Sutherland's current Renegades agreement runs through the end of BBL|17. Cricket Australia's BBL|16 squad tracker lists him among the contracted core, and the club continues to present him as captain for the 2026/27 campaign.

The contract confirms team and duration, not salary or guaranteed selection in every match. BBL|16 was still upcoming at the review cutoff, so future results and statistics are not anticipated.

Will Sutherland's records and achievements

Sutherland's leading achievements include the 2021 Bradman Young Cricketer award, 41 Shield wickets in 2022/23, consecutive final five-fors, two first-class centuries and an Australia ODI cap. His career bests are 6/67 in first-class cricket, 5/45 in List A and 3/14 in T20s.

Leadership adds another layer: Australia Under-19 captain, Victoria captain in two formats and Melbourne Renegades captain. Those roles are dated appointments and should not be mixed with statistical records or treated as trophies.

Will Sutherland records

Will Sutherland career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

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