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William Somerville Career Stats
| Format | Mat | Inn | R | 100s | 50s | HS | SR | Avg | Fours | Sixes | Duck | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 6 | 10 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 23.52 | 14.38 | 9 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Format | Mat | Inn | W | Econ | Avg | Best | 3W | 5W | SR | Maiden | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2.96 | 48.27 | 7/127 | 1 | 0 | 97.73 | -- | -- |
Career 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
| Name | William Somerville |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth | 9 Aug 1984 |
| Birth Place | Wadestown, Wellington |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Role | Bowler |
| Bats | right handed . lower order |
| Bowls | right-arm off-break . Spinner |
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
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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)