[1] 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.
On 9 August 2006, Sutton recorded his first century for Lancashire in the Roses match against Yorkshire, accumulating an unbeaten 151.
[5] 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][8] In an effort to improve on their last-place finish in the 2010 County Championship, Derbyshire introduced several new players.
[9] In early December 2011, Sutton retired from all forms of cricket, in part because of his admitted battle with depression.