Anthony McGrath has signed all-rounder Will Sutherland for the second time having previously coveted the Australian’s services whilst in post at Essex.

Unfortunately, Sutherland’s spell at Chelmsford during the first half of 2023 was cancelled because of a stress fracture in his back.

Since then, the man nicknamed Chief – owing much to his father James being a former Cricket Australia CEO – has made his international debut in green and gold.

Sutherland, 25, played two One-Day Internationals against the West Indies on home soil in February 2024.

Will Sutherland

Picture by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images. Will Sutherland bowls for the Melbourne Renegades last month.

He is a tall seamer and a hard-hitting lower middle order batter with plenty of power.

He is the captain of the Victorian state team and has also just led the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League. 

He is closing in on 50 career first-class appearances and 150 wickets, claiming a best of 6-67. He has also got one first-class hundred to his name. 

As well as playing a couple of mid-season Rothesay County Championship matches for Yorkshire, he will also play the entirety of the Vitality Blast group stage. In his 63 career appearances, all for the Renegades, he has bests of 3-14 and 70 to his name. 

Will Sutherland

Picture by Sarah Reed/Getty Images. Yorkshire fans will be excited by Victorian Will Sutherland’s prowess with the bat as well as the ball.

Injury also ruled him out of a planned spell with Somerset last season.

Will’s younger sister Annabel is a regular in Australia’s women’s team as an all-rounder herself, and she has previous experience of playing at Headingley having represented the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred last year. 

Will was a talented junior Australian Rules footballer and, as a teenager, had to choose between the two sports.

Yorkshire is his destination for Sutherland’s first taste of overseas cricket, and it was exciting to hear Gavin Hamilton describe out new signing as an “immense talent”.

Will Sutherland

Picture by Mark Brake/Getty Images.  Will Sutherland bowls for Victoria in Australia’s four-day Sheffield Shield competition.

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