Will Salzmann

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Will Salzmann | full_name = William Salzmann | image = Will Salzmann 20251017.jpg | caption = Salzmann playing First Class cricket with New South Wales in October 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|19|df=y}} | birth_place = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] | role = [[All-rounder]]

| club1 = [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2022/23–present}} | clubnumber1 = 19 | columns = 2 | column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches1 = 8 | runs1 = 418 | bat avg1 = 32.15 | 100s/50s1 = 0/3 | top score1 = 73 | deliveries1 = 54 | wickets1 = 0 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 5/– | column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]] | matches2 = 7 | runs2 = 61 | bat avg2 = 61.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 21[[not out|*]] | deliveries2 = 265 | wickets2 = 16 | bowl avg2 = 17.56 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/48 | catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| date = 25 March | year = 2026 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/william-salzmann-1295845 CricInfo }}

'''William Salzmann''' (born 19 November 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his [[List A cricket]] debut for New South Wales on 23 September 2022 against [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]], and his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 4 October 2025 against [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]].

==Early life== From [[Tahmoor, New South Wales|Tahmoor]], in [[Macarthur, New South Wales]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southwestvoice.com.au/salzmanns-undefeated-57/|website=Southwestvoice|accessdate=4 November 2023|title= Will Salzmann's undefeated 57 not enough to save Ghosts' bacon|first=Eric|last=Kontos|date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> Salzmann plays club cricket for Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghostscricket.com/blues-debuts|website=Ghostscricket.com|title=Ghosts debut for NSW|accessdate=4 November 2023|date=23 September 2022}}</ref> He featured as NSW Metro won the 2022 national under-19 championships; although injury prevented him from bowling he impressed as a batsman, having a top score of 96 and hitting the winning runs in the grand final with a [[Six (cricket)|six]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3317495/davies-dominates-as-nsw-metro-claim-u19-title|title= Davies dominates as NSW Metro claim U19 title|date= 22 December 2022|first=Riley |last=Alexander}}</ref> He is of [[Germans|German]] descent.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}

==Career== Salzmann signed a rookie contract with [[New South Wales cricket team]] in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/how-essay-helped-rising-star-will-salzmann-secure-his-cricket-nsw-rookie-contract/news-story/ea3060ce3bc6d6187fff96bcf721851b?amp&nk=d4013db172493818bcbee264aa64773f-1699096483|title= How essay helped rising star Will Salzmann secure his Cricket NSW rookie contract|website=Daily Telegraph|first=Amanda|last=Lulham|date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket]] debut for NSW on 23 September 2022 against [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]]. He took a wicket with his third ball in professional cricket, to dismiss [[Mackenzie Harvey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3315858|website=Cricket.com.au|accessdate=4 November 2023|title= Victoria sneak home in bizarre DLS thriller|date=23 September 2022|first=Jack|last=Paynter}}</ref> In November 2023, whilst still a teenager, Salzmann took four wickets to help New South Wales beat [[Western Australia cricket team]] in the [[2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|website=cricket.com.au|date=4 November 2023|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/videos/3766182/will-salzmann-four-wickets-video-highlights-nsw-wa-marsh-one-day-cup-cricket-central|title= Young gun Salzmann grabs four against WA|accessdate=4 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3766174/nsw-western-australia-marsh-one-day-cup-cricket-central-blake-macdonald-will-salzmann|website=Cricket.com.au|accessdate=4 November 2023|date=4 November 2023|title= NSW survive late scare to hand WA rare defeat}}</ref>

On his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut, in the first round of the [[2025–26 Sheffield Shield season]], Salzmann made 43 and 72, top-scoring in each innings for New South Wales, who defeated Western Australia by 74 runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=NSW vs West Aust, 3rd Match at Perth, Sheffield Shield, Oct 04 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2025-26-1495274/western-australia-vs-new-south-wales-3rd-match-1495281/full-scorecard |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>

==International career== Salzmann played at the [[2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] held in the [[Caribbean]], where he was the leading wicket-taker for [[Australia national under-19 cricket team|Australia U19]] as they reached the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodmorningmacarthur.com/william-salzmann-named-elite-sportsperson-of-the-year/|website=Goodmorningmcarthur.com|accessdate=4 November 2023|title=WILLIAM SALZMANN NAMED ELITE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR|first=Brian|last=Laul |date=October 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/australia-under-19s-positives/|website=The Inner Sanctum|accessdate=4 November 2023|title= Plenty of positives out of Australia's Under-19 World Cup campaign|first=Sean|last=Mortrell|date=3 February 2022}}</ref>

He is eligible to play cricket for [[Germany national cricket team|Germany]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}

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