William Somerville (cricketer)

William Somerville
Personal information
Full name William Edgar Richard Somerville
Born (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984
Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004-05 to 2007-08 Otago
2014-15 to present New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 9
Runs scored 140
Batting average 15.55
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 26
Balls bowled 1771
Wickets 29
Bowling average 26.06
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/65
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2016

William Edgar Richard Somerville (born 9 August 1984 in Wadestown, Wellington) is a first-class cricketer who plays for New South Wales.

His family moved from New Zealand to Sydney when he was nine and he grew up there.[1] He attended Cranbrook School in Sydney's eastern suburbs.[2] He returned to New Zealand to study at the University of Otago. A right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, he played three matches for Otago: against Wellington in March 2005 and against Canterbury and Northern Districts in March 2006. He also appeared in several matches for the New Zealand Academy in the 2005-06 season.[3]

After his studies he returned to Sydney to work as a chartered accountant and play cricket for University.[1] He began playing for New South Wales in 2013-14. On 2 January 2016 he made his Twenty20 debut for the Sydney Sixers in the 2015–16 Big Bash League.[4]

Bowling for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield in November 2016, he took 4 for 61 and 5 for 65 in a three-wicket victory over Western Australia and was named player of the match.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Meet Will Somerville". YouTube. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Will Somerville (2002) to Play in Sheffield Shield". Old Cranbrookians Association. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Will Somerville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Big Bash League, 17th Match: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers at Perth, Jan 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "New South Wales v Western Australia 2016-17". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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