Iain Sutcliffe

England

Full name Iain John Sutcliffe

Born December 20, 1974, Leeds, Yorkshire

Current age 45 years 279 days

Major teams Lancashire, Leicestershire, Oxford University

Nickname Sutty

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Height 6 ft 2 in

Education Leeds Grammar School; Oxford University

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	191	305	28	9464	203	34.16			16	51			110
List A	124	122	11	3238	105*	29.17			4	20			27
T20s	4	3	0	4	4	1.33	18	22.22	0	0	0	0	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	191		447	330	9	2/21		36.66	4.42	49.6		0	0
List A	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20s	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

First-class debut	1994
Last First-class	Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, Aug 12-15, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	1995
Last List A	Yorkshire v Lancashire at Leeds, May 28, 2008 scorecard
T20s debut	Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard
Last T20s	Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, Jun 21, 2003 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
3, 4	Lancashire	v Yorkshire	Manchester	12 Aug 2008	FC
0, 25	Lancashire	v Sussex	Manchester	6 Aug 2008	FC
20, 4	Lancashire	v Hampshire	Manchester	22 Jul 2008	FC
3	Lancs 2nd XI	v Leics 2nd XI	Hinckley	17 Jul 2008	Other OD
11	Lancs 2nd XI	v Leics 2nd XI	Manchester	15 Jul 2008	Other OD
81	Lancs 2nd XI	v Derby 2nd XI	Glossop	4 Jul 2008	Other OD
33	Lancs 2nd XI	v Derby 2nd XI	Middleton	3 Jul 2008	Other OD
27	Lancs 2nd XI	v Durham 2nd		1 Jul 2008	Other OD
1, 98*	Lancs 2nd XI	v Notts 2nd XI	Liverpool	25 Jun 2008	Other
40*, 29	Lancs 2nd XI	v Durham 2nd	Alderley Edge	17 Jun 2008	Other

Profile

A solid rather than spectacular left-hander, Iain Sutcliffe made the most of his ability to become a dependable opening batsman. He started his career at Leicestershire, where he was part of the Championship winning teams in 1996 and 1998. However, in 2003 he decided a change of county was needed and moved north to Lancashire where he became part of a high-scoring top order. He didn't churn out the runs in the style of some of his team-mates, but played vital innings - often in testing conditions - and became well-respected around Old Trafford. He often found himself stuck at short-leg to the spinners and has held some fine catches in that position, but in 2008 diminishing returns with the bat and opportunities outside cricket led him to retire before the end of the season. Away from cricket he enjoys his boxing and picked up a blue at Oxford.
Andrew McGlashan August 2008

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