Will Salzmann

William Salzmann is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his List A cricket debut for New South Wales on 23 September 2022 against Victoria, and his first-class debut on 4 October 2025 against Western Australia.

Early life

From Tahmoor, in Macarthur, New South Wales, Salzmann plays club cricket for Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club. He featured as NSW Metro won the 2022 national under-19 championships; although injury prevented him from bowling he impressed as a batsman, having a top score of 96 and hitting the winning runs in the grand final with a six. He is of German descent.

Salzmann signed a rookie contract with New South Wales cricket team in May 2022. He made his List A cricket debut for NSW on 23 September 2022 against Victoria. He took a wicket with his third ball in professional cricket, to dismiss Mackenzie Harvey. In November 2023, whilst still a teenager, Salzmann took four wickets to help New South Wales beat Western Australia cricket team in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup.
On his first-class debut, in the first round of the 2025–26 Sheffield Shield season, Salzmann made 43 and 72, top-scoring in each innings for New South Wales, who defeated Western Australia by 74 runs.

Salzmann played at the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in the Caribbean, where he was the leading wicket-taker for Australia U19 as they reached the semi-finals.
He is eligible to play for Germany national cricket team.