Full Name

Jackson Munro Bird

Born

December 11, 1986, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Age

37y 99d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

A fast bowler who moved from New South Wales to Tasmania in order to break in to first-class cricket, Jackson Bird quickly rewarded his new side with a fantastic debut season in 2011-12. He collected 53 Sheffield Shield wickets at an average of 16.00, topping the tournament tally, and he was a key factor in Tasmania reaching the final. Bird was also named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year, making his decision to move south from the Manly-Warringah club in Sydney's grade competition to Tasmania appear a brilliant one. Bird does not bowl at express pace but he constantly attacks the stumps, and this accuracy combined with just enough swing and seam movement has made him a very dangerous proposition at Shield level.

Bird earned an Australia A call-up for the 2012 tour of England and won a promotion to the national squad for the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka later the same year after starting the 2012-13 Shield season in excellent form again. He was Man of the Match in his second Test against Sri Lanka in Sydney, but played only one Test on the 2013 Ashes tour before being dropped. However, a recall came for the 2016 Test tour of New Zealand, where the selectors believed his ability to move the ball would compensate for his lack of express pace. He struggled in the first Test in Wellington but in the second match in Christchurch he was pivotal in Australia's win, collecting five second-innings wickets and seven for the Test. He would play four more Tests over the next 18 months, but none in 2018. He dominated the 2018-19 Sheffield Shield season for Tasmania taking 50 wickets at 22.22, with two 10-wicket hauls, to keep himself in the frame.

Away from the game, Bird studied a Bachelor of Business, specialising in marketing. His father kept tabs on Bird's cricket career by watching live streaming of matches from Romania, where he worked as a grip in the film industry.
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Jackson Bird Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests91719341042345/597/11730.643.2356.8110
FC12222224613120684797/1811/9525.192.9451.327185
List A484826022030596/256/2534.404.6844.1010
T20s908917912263824/314/3127.597.5821.8100

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests9964319*14.3314130.49003120
FC1221713816256412.21266261.040419726650
List A48241018528*13.2119594.8700193200
T20s90261610214*10.2011390.260051350
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Recent Matches of Jackson Bird

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
NSW vs West Aust21/2725-Feb-2024SydneyList A
NSW vs Victoria0 & 70/5416-Feb-2024SydneyFC
NSW vs Victoria--1/7114-Feb-2024North SydneyList A
NSW vs West Aust113/37 & 0/2003-Feb-2024PerthFC
NSW vs West Aust--0/2501-Feb-2024PerthList A

Photos of Jackson Bird

Jackson Bird struck twice in the first seven overs
Jackson Bird took 2 for 19 in his four overs
Jackson Bird's three-for dented Perth Scorchers
Jackson Bird picked up four wickets
Jackson Bird's stint with Kent has been curtailed by injury
Jackson Bird ran through New South Wales with 7 for 18