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Will Salzmann
Personal information
Full name
William Salzmann
Born (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21)
Sydney, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022/23–presentNew South Wales (squad no. 19)
Career statistics
Competition LA
Matches 7
Runs scored 61
Batting average 61.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 21*
Balls bowled 265
Wickets 16
Bowling average 17.56
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/48
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 October 2024

William Salzmann (born 19 November 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales. He is a right-handed batsman, and right arm medium fast bowler. He made his List A cricket debut for New South Wales on 23 September 2022 against Victoria.

Early life

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From Tahmoor, in Macarthur, New South Wales,[1] Salzmann plays club cricket for Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club.[2] He featured as NSW Metro won the 2022 national under-19 championships, although injury prevented him from bowling he impressed playing as a batsman, having a top score of 96 and hitting the winning runs in the grand final with a six.[3]

Career

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Salzmann signed a rookie contract with New South Wales cricket team in May 2022.[4]

He made his List A cricket debut for NSW on 23 September 2022 against Victoria. He took a wicket with his third ball in professional cricket, to dismiss Mackenzie Harvey.[5]

In November 2023, whilst still a teenager, Salzmann took four wickets to help New South Wales beat Western Australia cricket team in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup.[6][7]

International career

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Salzmann played at the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in the Caribbean, where he was the leading wicket-taker for Australia U19 as they reached the semi-finals.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Kontos, Eric (29 November 2021). "Will Salzmann's undefeated 57 not enough to save Ghosts' bacon". Southwestvoice. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Ghosts debut for NSW". Ghostscricket.com. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ Alexander, Riley (22 December 2022). "Davies dominates as NSW Metro claim U19 title".
  4. ^ Lulham, Amanda (12 May 2022). "How essay helped rising star Will Salzmann secure his Cricket NSW rookie contract". Daily Telegraph.
  5. ^ Paynter, Jack (23 September 2022). "Victoria sneak home in bizarre DLS thriller". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Young gun Salzmann grabs four against WA". cricket.com.au. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ^ "NSW survive late scare to hand WA rare defeat". Cricket.com.au. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ^ Laul, Brian (15 October 2022). "WILLIAM SALZMANN NAMED ELITE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR". Goodmorningmcarthur.com. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ^ Mortrell, Sean (3 February 2022). "Plenty of positives out of Australia's Under-19 World Cup campaign". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 4 November 2023.