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William Somerville

Team flagNZ39 yrs
batting styleright-arm off-break Bowler
Career & Stats
Batting
Bowling

William Somerville Recent Form

Batting

AUK vs CS, First class13 (18)
AUK vs NK, First class52 (48) *
AUK vs OTG, First class27 (43)
AUK vs WEL, First class23 (19) *
AUK vs NB, LIST A2 (13)
AUK vs CANT, LIST A2 (10)
AUK vs OTG, LIST A0 (1)
AUK vs CANT, First class6 (23)
AUK vs CANT, First class11 (20)
AUK vs WEL, First class10 (33)
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Bowling

AUK vs CS, First class3-56
AUK vs CS, First class1-69
AUK vs NK, First class1-53
AUK vs NK, First class0-36
AUK vs OTG, First class2-84
AUK vs WEL, First class4-42
AUK vs WEL, First class1-109
AUK vs NB, LIST A2-47
AUK vs CANT, LIST A1-12
AUK vs OTG, LIST A1-43
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William Somerville Carrer Stats

Batting

FormatMatInnR100s50sHSSRAvgFoursSixesDuckRank
Test610115004023.5214.3890----

Bowling

FormatMatInnWEconAvgBest3W5WSRMaidenRank
Test612152.9648.277/1271097.73----

Carrer Debut Information

Test Debut
New Zealand vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi - December 03 - 07, 2018

Teams played for

New Zealand New South Wales Sydney Sixers Auckland New Zealand A

About William Somerville

NameWilliam Somerville
GenderMale
Birth9 Aug 1984
Birth PlaceWadestown, Wellington
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
NationalityNew Zealander

A classical right-arm off-break bowler, William Somerville is a professional cricketer for the Blackcaps. Born in Wellington, he moved to Australia as a child and played junior cricket for the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney before he headed to New Zealand to complete his higher studies. ... continue reading

Player Bio

A classical right-arm off-break bowler, William Somerville is a professional cricketer for the Blackcaps. Born in Wellington, he moved to Australia as a child and played junior cricket for the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney before he headed to New Zealand to complete his higher studies. 

Somerville made his first-class debut for Dunedin-based Otago back in 2005. He later moved back to Australia to play Grade Cricket in Sydney and earned a callup from New South Wales in 2014. However, opportunities were limited as he was competing with the likes of Nathan Lyon and Steven O’Keefe.

The 37-year old spinner had a breakout season in 2016-17, picking up 35 wickets in seven Sheffield Sheild matches and received his maiden call-up from New Zealand’s Test side. In June 2018, Somerville asked NSW to release him from his contract so he could feature for the Blackcaps. He finally, made his much-awaited Test debut against Pakistan on December 3rd, 2018 in Abu Dhabi. He was sensational on his debut scalping 4 wickets for 75 runs in just his first innings at the highest level.

At the age of 37, the veteran earned another call-up from his country to tour the Indians in November 2021. A towering off-spinner with a symphonic action who is capable of tying the batters with tight lines, Somerville is in the twilight of his career and would be hoping to end it on a high.

(As of November 2021)