Ollie Sutton
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| Full name | Oliver William Sutton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 2000 Sefton, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Lancashire (squad no. 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 4 April 2025 Lancashire v Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 28 July 2024 Lancashire v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oliver William Sutton (born 25 January 2000) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He is a left handed batsman and left arm medium fast bowler.[1][2]
Career
[edit]From Sefton, Merseyside, he played club cricket for Formby CC. He signed a short-term contract with Lancashire County Cricket Club in the summer of 2024.[3] He made his List A debut for Lancashire on 28 July against Kent,[4] and took a wicket with his first legal ball in professional cricket, dismissing Ekansh Singh, unfortunately however, he suffered a side strain shortly afterwards and was unable to complete bowling his opening over.[5] He signed a professional contract with the county in October 2024 after completing a period of rehabilitation with the county.[6][7]
He made his first-class debut for Lancashire on 4 April 2025 against Middlesex at Lords.[8][9] He took three wickets on his first-class debut.[10] On 17 April 2026, Sutton was called-up as a like-for-like substitute during Lancashire's first-class match against Gloucestershire, following an injury to Ajeet Singh Dale. Sutton was playing a second-XI match in Leicester at the time, and was required to make a 120-mile mid-match journey.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ollie Sutton". Lancashire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ollie Sutton". CricketArchive LCCC. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "'Long road' pays off as Ollie seals first deal". Magzter. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Hard yards pay off for Sutton, Boyden and Flintoff on Lancashire debuts". Merseyside Cricket Online. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Jennings century in vain as Parkinson haunts Lancashire". ESPNcricinfo. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ollie Sutton signs full-time professional contract with Lancashire". Cricket World. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ollie Sutton signs full-time professional contract with Lancashire". Lancashire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "2025 PREVIEWS: Cockbain hopes Sutton's journey can help inspire Formby's youngsters". Merseyside Cricket Online. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Aspinwall four-for gets Lancashire off to front-foot start". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Lancashire hold out for draw at Lord's". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ McPherson, Will (17 April 2026). "County cricket's sub trial descends into farce in Lancashire match". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2026.