Wil Parker to debut for Victoria

After Jake Fraser-McGurk became the third youngest debutant earlier in the season, Parker makes his way into the side in the absence of Jon Holland, who is sidelined with a finger injury.

It’s been a meteoric rise for the 17-year-old, who played in Victoria’s Under 19 Metro side at the Under 19 National Championships late last year and took 3-70 on his four-day Victorian Second XI debut two weeks ago.

Victoria’s Marsh Sheffield Shield fixture with New South Wales gets underway at 10.30am AEDT on Friday with a live stream of the match available at cricket.com.au.

Youngest Victorian first-class debutants
GR Hazlitt – 17 years 117 days
CL White – 17 years 203 days
J Fraser-McGurk – 17 years 215 days
W Parker – 17 years 263 days
IS Lee – 17 years 269 days
GR Parker – 17 years 327 days
PQ Harper – 18 years 54 days
RN Harvey – 18 years 108 days
KJ Millar – 18 years 168 days
RJ Bright – 18 years 169 days
JL Pattinson – 18 years 202 days