Annabel Sutherland is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria Women's cricket team in the Women's National Cricket League and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League. |
She spent her childhood bowling for long hours against her brother and was the only girl on the cricket teams at Malvern Cricket Club. |
In addition to cricket, she used to play Australian Rules football with boys until her mother established the club's first girls' team. |
At the age of 15, she became the youngest player to feature in the Big Bash after making her debut for the Melbourne Renegades. |
She represented the Australian under-15 and under-19 cricket teams. |
In 2015, she was awarded the Player of the Championship at the Under 15 National Champs and achieved the same accolade at the Under-18 National Championship in 2016. |
She was named in Australia's squads for the 2020 Australia Women's Tri-Nation Series and the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. |
She received a central contract from Cricket Australia in April 2020 before the 2020-21 season. |
In 2020, she bowled to Sachin Tendulkar during the Bushfire Cricket Bash. |
She was selected in Australia's squad for the series against India, which included a one-off day/night Test match in August 2021. |
Her test debut for Australia was on 30 September 2021 against India. |
She was included in Australia's squad for the Women's Ashes in January 2022 and the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. |
During the 2022 WBBL season, she scored 62 runs off 29 balls and took 3 wickets for 37 runs, earning the Player of the Match award against Melbourne Renegades. |
She joined the Australian team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England in May 2022. |
She was part of the National Performance Squad starting from the 2019-20 season, receiving a contract from Cricket Australia in April 2019. |
In April 2022, she was signed by the Welsh Fire for The Hundred tournament in England. |
She was acquired by Gujarat Giants for Rs. 70 lakhs for the inaugural season of WPL in February 2023. |
She underwent shoulder surgery in 2017 and is known to bowl at 115 km/h, placing her among Australia's fast bowlers. |
In the 2024 Women's Premier League auction, held in Mumbai on 9 December 2023, Annabel Sutherland was bought by Delhi Capitals for a fee of Rs. 2 crore. |