James Sutherland (cricket administrator)
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Full name | James Alexander Sutherland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bowler | 14 July 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1990/91–1993/94 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 April 2023 |
James Alexander Sutherland (born 14 July 1965) is an Australian former
A right arm fast-medium bowler, Sutherland made his first-class debut against Queensland at the St Kilda Cricket Ground, where one of his opponents, Scott Muller, was also debuting. He claimed Carl Rackemann as his maiden wicket and in the second innings dismissed Stuart Law for the first of his two-second innings victims.[1] The following week the Victorians defeated New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield Final but the paceman had lost his place in the side to Paul Jackson and instead was relegated to 12th man.[2]
In his three other first-class appearances he chipped in with the occasional wicket but was unable to take a big haul. He did however take some big wickets, including
Sutherland is a chartered accountant who formerly worked for Ernst & Young.[6][7] Following the conclusion of Sutherland's cricket career, he became a finance manager at the Carlton Football Club and was appointed as an assistant coach of Victoria in 1998/99, having become a Level III coach. Sutherland also had a stint as coach of the Melbourne University Cricket Club, where he is a life member, having played District cricket there for many years.
Sutherland joined the Australian Cricket Board, now known as Cricket Australia, as general manager in 1998. Three years later (in 2001) he replaced Malcolm Speed to become the chief executive.[8]
On 6 June 2018, Sutherland announced his retirement, giving Cricket Australia 12 months notice to find a suitable replacement.[9]
References
- ^ "Victoria v Queensland 1990/91". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1990/91". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Player Oracle: James Sutherland". CricketArchive.
- ^ "New South Wales v Victoria 1992/93". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Mercantile Mutual Cup 1992/93". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
- ^ "James Sutherland". The Coalition of Major Professional & Participation Sports.
- ^ "James Sutherland: Cricket Australia CEO". Back Page Lead. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Profile: James Sutherland". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Photo, File (6 June 2018). "Cricket Australia set for new chief as James Sutherland steps down". ABC News.