William Edgar Richard Somerville (born 9 August 1984) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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. He made his international debut for

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in December 2018.

Early and domestic career

Somerville was born in the

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suburb of Wadestown. His family moved from New Zealand to

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, Australia, when he was nine and he grew up there. He attended Cranbrook School in Sydney's

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. He returned to New Zealand to study at the University of Otago. A right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, he played three matches for

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, against

in March 2005 and against

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and Northern Districts in March 2006. He also appeared in several matches for the New Zealand Academy in the 2005–06 season. After his studies he returned to Sydney to work as a chartered accountant and play cricket for

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. He began playing for

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in 2013–14. On 2 January 2016, he made his

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debut for the Sydney Sixers in the 2015–16 Big Bash League. Bowling for New South Wales in the

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in November 2016, Somerville took 4 for 61 and 5 for 65 in a three-wicket victory over

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and was named

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. He was one of the leading bowlers in the Sheffield Shield that season, with 35 wickets at an average of 23.14, including figures of 8 for 136 in the first innings against

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. He made his

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debut for New South Wales in the

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on 15 October 2017. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with

for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the

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. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.

International career

In November 2018, Somerville was added to New Zealand's

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squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his Test debut for New Zealand against

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on 3 December 2018, and took 4-75 and 3–52 in New Zealand's 123-run victory.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Somerville, Will 1984 births Living people New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Cricketers from Wellington City People educated at Cranbrook School, Sydney University of Otago alumni Otago cricketers New South Wales cricketers Auckland cricketers Australian accountants Sydney Sixers cricketers

Early and domestic career

International career

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