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William Peter O'Rourke is a prominent right-arm fast bowler, who represents New Zealand in international cricket. He was born on August 6, 2001, in Kingston upon Thames, London, England, and plays for Canterbury in domestic cricket. O’Rourke being 6 feet 4 inches tall, bowling has made rapid progress, helping him to rapidly ascend the ranks to become a pivotal figure in the New Zealand bowling line-up. Cricket flows in his blood as his father, Paddy O'Rourke, was a fast bowler for Wellington between the 1989- 90 and 1991-92 seasons. To polish his skills as a cricketer, his parents decided to relocate to Auckland when William was around 5 years old. He drew inspiration from his father to take up cricket as a career and focus on fast bowling. In his early career, he played for Auckland age-group teams from the 2017-18 season and then moved to the South Island to attend the University of Canterbury. O’Rourke commenced his domestic in some fashion. In the 2020-21 season, he was added to the Canterbury A team and claimed 10 wickets in the National Provincial A Tournament. Working hard constantly, he earned a full domestic contract with the Canterbury Cricket after the 2020–21 season. On January 3, 2022, against Otago in the Ford Trophy, he made his List A debut, followed by his T20 debut on January 7, against Auckland, and he decided not to press the break. Soon after on March 20, he made his first class debut. Every step in O’Rourke’s career has been phenomenal, but particularly highlighting one, his 2022-23 season was just a career boost for him. He secured 12 wickets in 10 appearances becoming the joint-highest wicket-taker for Canterbury in the Super Smash season, helping the team to reach the finals. In the same season, he led the team bowling attack in the Ford Trophy, bagging 13 wickets in nine matches, including a stunning performance of three wickets conceding 47 runs against Otago, helping the team to qualify for the finals. He recorded th
