Annabel Sutherland
Femaletrue
Full nameAnnabel Jane Sutherland
Birth date12 October 2001 (age 25)
Birth placeEast Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Family
Internationaltrue
CountryAustralia
Internationalspan2020–present
Testdebutdate30 September
Testdebutyear2021
TestdebutagainstIndia
Testcap179
Lasttestdate1 February
Lasttestyear2025
LasttestagainstEngland
Odidebutdate3 October
Odidebutyear2020
OdidebutagainstNew Zealand
Odicap143
Lastodidate12 October
Lastodiyear2025
LastodiagainstIndia
T20idebutdate1 February
T20idebutyear2020
T20idebutagainstEngland
T20icap53
Lastt20idate26 March
Lastt20iyear2025
Lastt20iagainstNew Zealand
T20ishirt14
Club 1Melbourne Renegades
Year 12016/17
Clubnumber 13
Club 2Victoria
Year 22017/18–present
Clubnumber 23
Club 3Melbourne Stars
Year 32017/18–present
Clubnumber 33
Club 4Welsh Fire
Year 42022
Club 5Gujarat Giants
Year 52023
Club 6Delhi Capitals
Year 62024–2025
Club 7Northern Superchargers
Year 72024–2025
Club 8Sunrisers Leeds
Year 82026
Columns4
Column 1WTest
Matches 16
Runs 1586
Bat avg 183.71
100s/50s 13/0
Top score 1210
Deliveries 1693
Wickets 113
Bowl avg 129.30
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 13/19
Catches/stumpings 14/–
Column 2WODI
Matches 245
Runs 2870
Bat avg 237.82
100s/50s 23/3
Top score 2110
Deliveries 21,440
Wickets 253
Bowl avg 220.60
Fivefor 21
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 25/40
Catches/stumpings 231/–
Column 3WT20I

Annabel Jane Sutherland (born 12 October 2001) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as an all-rounder. At the domestic level, she plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League.[1][2]

Early and personal life

Annabel Jane Sutherland was born 12 October 2001 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of former head of Cricket Australia, James, and sister of Victorian all–rounder, Will.[3] She also played Australian Rules football. She attended Methodist Ladies’ College.[4] Growing up, played for the East Malvern Tooronga Cricket Club in grade cricket.[5]

Domestic career

Big Bash League

She made her debut for the Melbourne Renegades during the 2016–17 season. At 15 years old, she was the youngest player to feature in the Big Bash at the time.[3] She moved to the Melbourne Stars the year after.[6] She became the captain of the team in the 2024 season.[7]

The Hundred

In April 2022, she was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.[8]

Women's Premier League

In the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in 2023, Sutherland was bought by Gujarat Giants.[9] She moved to the Delhi Capitals in 2024.[10]

International career

Sutherland had played for the Australia in both the U-15 and U-19 cricket teams.[11] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.[12][13]

In January 2020, Sutherland was named in Australia's squads for the 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series and the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[14] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Australia, against England in the tri-series, on 1 February 2020.[15] In April 2020, Cricket Australia awarded Sutherland with a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.[16][17] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Australia, against New Zealand, on 3 October 2020.[18]

In August 2021, Sutherland was named in Australia's squad for their series against India, which included a one-off day/night Test match as part of the tour.[19] Sutherland made her Test debut on 30 September 2021, for Australia against India.[20]

In January 2022, Sutherland was named in Australia's squad for their series against England to contest the Women's Ashes.[21] Later the same month, she was named in Australia's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[22] In May 2022, Sutherland was named in Australia's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[23]

In June 2023, in the one-off Test against England in the Women's Ashes, Sutherland scored her maiden Test century, scoring 137 not out from 184 balls in the first innings. The century came off 148 balls, the fastest Test century for an Australian woman, and fourth-fastest overall.[24]

In July 2023, Sutherland scored her maiden white-ball century, scoring 109 not out in the 3rd ODI against Ireland.[25] In February 2024, Sutherland became the ninth women's player to record a test double century, ultimately scoring 210 and taking match figures of 5/30 against South Africa.[26]

She was named in the Australia squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[27] and the 2025 Women's Ashes series.[28][29] In January 2025, she became the first woman to score a century in a Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

International centuries

Sutherland has recorded six international centuries. She scored the first women's Test century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 2025, scoring 163 runs.[30]

Test centuries[31]
NoRunsAgainstPos.Inn.TestVenueH/ADateResultRef
1137 not outEngland811/1Trent Bridge, NottinghamAway22 June 2023Won[32]
2210SA621/1WACA Ground, PerthHome15 February 2024Won[33]
3163England321/1Melbourne Cricket GroundHome30 January 2025Won[34]
ODI centuries[35]
No.RunsAgainstPos.Inn.S/RVenueH/A/NDateResultRef
1109 not outIRE21107.92Castle Avenue, DublinAway28 July 2023Won[36]
2110India51115.78WACA Ground, PerthHome11 December 2024Won[37]
3105 not outNZ51129.62Basin Reserve, WellingtonAway21 December 2024Won (D/L)[38]

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