| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luke David Sutton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | the Duke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Derbyshire (squad no. 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luke David Sutton (born 4 October 1976 in Keynsham) is a retired English cricketer. A former right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, he won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket.
Educated at Millfield School, he joined Somerset as a junior, playing for the club in 1997 and 1998, and the second II in 1999.
In 2000 he moved to Derbyshire, later given the task of captain after Dominic Cork moved to Lancashire and Michael Di Venuto moved back to Australia due to an injured back. Sutton kept wicket for the Derbyshire side and provided solid middle-order batsmanship.
In 2006, Sutton himself moved to Lancashire for five seasons, before returning to captain Derbyshire again in 2011. He successfully steered them to fifth in Division Two of the County Championship, a significant improvement, having ended the previous campaign rock bottom.
In early December 2011, Sutton retired from all forms of cricket, in part because of his admitted long-term battle with depression.[1]
| Sutton's batting statistics with Lancashire | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Runs | Average | 100/50 | Highest score | Ct/St | |
| FC[2] | 73 | 2,682 | 33.11 | 6/5 | 151* | 227/15 |
| LA[3] | 51 | 549 | 21.11 | 0/1 | 53* | 68/14 |
He signed for Lancashire in 2006 as a replacement for Warren Hegg. On 9 August 2006, Sutton recorded his first century for Lancashire in the Roses match against Yorkshire, accumulating an unbeaten 151. This is a record as the highest scoring wicket keeper in a Roses match.
Lancashire awarded Sutton his county cap in April 2007.[4]
He married Jude Hughes in 2008. He is the father of twins. He is a former pupil of Millfield School.
Towards the end of the 2010 season, it was announced that Sutton would be leaving Lancashire and was looking to join other clubs. Mike Watkinson, the club's Cricket Director, said "Luke was in the final year of his contract and has decided to move on to pastures new. He has given tremendous service to the club, doing an excellent job both on and off the field. He is a massive character in the dressing room and his professionalism is a great example for those around him."[5] Shortly after, Sutton signed a contract with Derbyshire. He said "Derbyshire is the last club I will play for and it is great to come back to somewhere that has been so good to me and that I have a real passion for. I came here as a young cricketer, developed quickly during my first stint here, captained the club and I left with nothing but very warm feelings. I always had half an eye on wanting to come back and it is very pleasing that it has actually happened."[6]
Three months after Sutton's return to Derbyshire was announced, he was appointed captain, taking over from Australian Chris Rogers who left the club.[7] In May 2011, a month into the season, Derbyshire's head of cricket, John Morris, left the club. Sutton was left with a more prominent role in managing the team till the end of the season.[8][9] In an effort to improve on their last-place finish in the 2010 County Championship, Derbyshire introduced several new players. The team finished fifth in the Second Division in 2011 and third in their CB40 group. Sutton's successful leadership of an inexperienced side was generally praised.[10]
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