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.
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| Full name | William Salzmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 2003 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022/23–present | New South Wales (squad no. 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom 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
editSalzmann 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
editSalzmann 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
edit- ^ Kontos, Eric (29 November 2021). "Will Salzmann's undefeated 57 not enough to save Ghosts' bacon". Southwestvoice. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Ghosts debut for NSW". Ghostscricket.com. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Riley (22 December 2022). "Davies dominates as NSW Metro claim U19 title".
- ^ Lulham, Amanda (12 May 2022). "How essay helped rising star Will Salzmann secure his Cricket NSW rookie contract". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Paynter, Jack (23 September 2022). "Victoria sneak home in bizarre DLS thriller". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Young gun Salzmann grabs four against WA". cricket.com.au. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "NSW survive late scare to hand WA rare defeat". Cricket.com.au. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Laul, Brian (15 October 2022). "WILLIAM SALZMANN NAMED ELITE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR". Goodmorningmcarthur.com. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Mortrell, Sean (3 February 2022). "Plenty of positives out of Australia's Under-19 World Cup campaign". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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