Will Salzmann

Will Salzmann

Personal information
Full name	William Salzmann
Born	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) Sydney, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022/23–present	New South Wales (squad no. 19)
Career statistics
Competition List A 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 0 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

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

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

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

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.