William O'Rourke (cricketer)

William Peter O'Rourke (born 6 August 2001) is an English-born New Zealand cricketer, who is a right-arm fast medium bowler.[1] He plays for the Canterbury cricket team in domestic cricket.[2] He also previously played for the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team.[3]

William O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name
William Peter O'Rourke
Born (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001
Kingston upon Thames, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentCanterbury Kings
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 11 12 13
Runs scored 43 47 22
Batting average 21.50 7.83 22.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 17* 16 10
Balls bowled 1892 493 249
Wickets 32 17 12
Bowling average 30.87 24.23 27.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/43 3/15 3/29
Catches/stumpings 5/– 4/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 April 2023

Personal life

O'Rourke was born at Kingston upon Thames, a town in London, England.[4] When he was five years old, he along with his family moved back home to Auckland. He started playing cricket with his brother from a very young age. He moved to Canterbury in 2019 to play club cricket. He studied at the University of Canterbury.[5]

Early career

In December 2019, he was named in New Zealand's under-19 squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He used to play for Canterbury A in the national provincial matches.[7] He was one of the leading performers for Canterbury A, picking up 10 wickets in the 2020–21 National Provincial A Tournament.[8] In January 2021, he also played two twenty-over matches for New Zealand XI, as a part of the tour matches against Pakistan Shaheens.[9]

Domestic career

In July 2021, after making impressive performance in provincial matches, O'Rourke was awarded domestic contract for the first time by the Canterbury Cricket ahead of the 2021–22 New Zealand cricket season.[10] He made his List A debut for Canterbury on 3 January 2022, against Otago in the 2021–22 Ford Trophy.[11] He made his Twenty20 debut for Canterbury Kings on 7 January 2022, against Auckland in the 2021–22 Men's Super Smash.[12] He made his first-class debut on 20 March 2022, against Central Districts in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season.[13]

He was the joint highest wicket-taker for Canterbury Kings in the 2022–23 Men's Super Smash with 12 wickets from ten matches leading his team to the grand final.[14] He also remained as the leading wicket-taker for Canterbury in the 2022–23 Ford Trophy with 13 wickets from nine matches,[15] including figures of 3 for 47 against Otago, helping Canterbury to qualify for the final.[16]

International career

In March 2023, O'Rourke earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand A cricket team for their first-class series against Australia A.[17]

References
  1. "Profile: William O'Rourke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "Game against Canty must-win for Volts". Otago Daily Times. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "Teams which Will O'Rourke played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. "Profile: Willi O'Rourke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. "Will O'Rourke". Canterbury Cricket. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. "Wiseman's warning: Tough challenge ahead for U19s". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. "Miscellaneous matches played by Will O'Rourke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. "Most Wickets | National Provincial A Tournament 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. "Pakistan Shaheens tour of New Zealand 2020/21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. "O'Rourke earns first domestic contract". Canterbury Cricket. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. "9th match, Otago v Canterbury, 2021–22 Ford Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. "20th Match, Auckland v Canterbury, 2021–22 Men's Super Smash". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  13. "18th match, Canterbury v Central Districts, 2021–22 Plunket Shield season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  14. "Fulton hopes 'third time's the charm' as Canterbury chase elusive Super Smash title". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  15. "The Ford Trophy, 2022/23 | Records & Stats | Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  16. "Chad Bowes, Leo Carter tons power Canterbury into Ford Trophy final". Stuff. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  17. "Bruce, Bracewell, Ajaz in NZ A squad for four-day matches against Australia A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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