Made for Test cricket Aussie star Annabel Sutherland creates history with epic knock
Annabel Sutherland has etched her name into the history books, scoring a classy century in Australia’s Test match against South Africa.
The 22-year-old has emerged as one of the best talents in women’s cricket in recent years, bursting onto the scene for Australia and becoming a staple of the lineup in all three formats, starring with both bat and ball.
Sutherland scored her maiden Test century overseas last year against England and has now backed it up on home soil, reaching triple-figures on day two at the WACA.
The right-hander crunched boundaries for fun against the visitors in Perth and was part of the contingent that steadied the ship for the Aussies after a tough start with the bat, giving the side a commanding first innings lead.
Her crowning moment was celebrated by her teammates in the stands and on commentary, with Mel Jones praising the Victorian young gun.
“We’ve said it once, we’ll say it many times – she is made for Test match cricket,” Jones said on the Fox Cricket coverage.
“That is her second hundred for Australia. The first on English soil and the second here on home soil. If she continues playing Test match cricket like this, we will see that celebration many times in the future.”
Sutherland also created a unique piece of history with her ton, becoming the first Australian to score two Test centuries by the age of 22 since the late Phil Hughes, while also becoming the first woman to achieve the feat.
It caps off a huge summer for the Sutherland family, with her older brother Will making his international debut in the recent white-ball fixtures against the West Indies.
Earlier in the innings, Alyssa Healy fell agonisingly short of her first century in red-ball international cricket, with the skipper dismissed for 99 late on the opening day.
