Sutcliffe was one of the best left-hand bats of his era, and his batting feats on tour in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, earned him the accolade of being one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
Sutcliffe was one of the best left-hand bats of his era and one of the great New Zealand batsmen. His batting feats on tour in England in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, earned him the accolade of being one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year.