Oliver William Sutton (born 25 January 2000) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He is a left handed batsman and left arm medium fast bowler.[1][2]
Career
From Sefton, Merseyside, he played club cricket for Formby CC. He signed a short-term contract with Lancashire County Cricket Club in the summer of 2024.[3] He made his List A debut for Lancashire on 28 July against Kent,[4] and took a wicket with his first legal ball in professional cricket, dismissing Ekansh Singh, unfortunately however, he suffered a side strain shortly afterwards and was unable to complete bowling his opening over.[5] He signed a professional contract with the county in October 2024 after completing a period of rehabilitation with the county.[6][7]
He made his first-class debut for Lancashire on 4 April 2025 against Middlesex at Lords.[8][9] He took three wickets on his first-class debut.[10] On 17 April 2026, Sutton was called-up as a like-for-like substitute during Lancashire's first-class match against Gloucestershire, following an injury to Ajeet Singh Dale. Sutton was playing a second-XI match in Leicester at the time, and was required to make a 120-mile mid-match journey.[11]