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Full name William Andrew Thomas Beer
Born October 8, 1988, Crawley, Sussex
Current age 21 years 50 days
Major teams Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6* | 6.00 | 24 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 8.50 | 47 | 72.34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 17* | 10.50 | 34 | 123.52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 2 | 2 | 96 | 81 | 1 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 81.00 | 5.06 | 96.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 14 | 540 | 420 | 8 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 52.50 | 4.66 | 67.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 14 | 276 | 339 | 10 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 33.90 | 7.36 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex at Lord's, Apr 10-13, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Sussex v Nottinghamshire at Hove, Aug 27-30, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut | Gloucestershire v Sussex at Bristol, Apr 19, 2009 scorecard |
| Last List A | Yorkshire v Sussex at Scarborough, Aug 30, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Sussex v Essex at Hove, Jun 17, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Somerset v Sussex at Birmingham, Aug 15, 2009 scorecard |
Will Beer was rewarded for his efforts coming through the Sussex Academy with a deal at the end of 2007. Beer, a talented legspinner, needs to be given time to flourish according to Mark Robinson, Sussex's manager, but now has the chance to do so since the retirement of Mushtaq Ahmed. In 2008 he impressed for England Under-19s in the Test series against new Zealand, taking 10 wickets at 17.10, and got another two-year deal with Sussex at the end of the summer. It was at the 2009 Twenty20 finals day that he really caught the eye, with a nerveless performance in the final to help Sussex to the title. He is mentored by Terry Jenner and in 2009 was part of the ECB's elite spin-bowling programme. Time is certainly on his side.
Cricinfo staff September 2009
- Slick Sussex claim Twenty20 Cup (Aug 15, 2009)
- Hamilton-Brown spins Sussex to finals day (Jul 27, 2009)
- Clarke papers over Australian cracks (Jun 26, 2009)
- Joyce and Nash star for Sussex (Mar 21, 2009)
- Aga and Beer sign new contracts (Oct 9, 2008)
Aug 15, 2009
Will Beer impressed with his legspin as he took two wickets
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Aug 14, 2008
Will Beer in action for England Under-19s
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Apr 20, 2008
Will Beer portrait
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