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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2021 12:32:46 GMT
Available for 6 CC matches
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2021 20:17:39 GMT
Jackson Munro Bird (born 11 December 1986)[3] is an Australian Test cricketer who used to play Test match cricket for Australia. He plays first-class cricket for Tasmania. Bird is a fast-medium bowler. He is originally from Sydney and was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview and St Pius X College, Chatswood. Bird left the Manly club to further his career with the Tasmanian Tigers in the 2011–2012 season.
Domestic career
After 10 Sheffield Shield matches, Bird had taken 62 wickets.[5] These came at an average of 17.30 and a strike rate of 36.1 – which was the best in the competition's 120-year history at that point.
Bird does not bowl express pace but his ability to swing the ball both ways has proven very successful in domestic cricket. He plays in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Sixers.
In March 2018, Cricket Australia named Bird in their Sheffield Shield team of the year.[6]
International career
Bird was picked in the Australian Test Squad prior to the 2012 Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka at the MCG, while Mitchell Starc was rested. Prior to the commencement of the Test, Bird was presented with a Baggy green, making him the 431st person to play Test Cricket for Australia.[7] Opening the bowling, he took the first wicket of the game removing Dimuth Karunaratne with his tenth delivery and took a total of two wickets in the first innings.[8] Bird took two wickets in the first session of Sri Lanka's second innings. In the following test in Sydney, Bird was named man of the match after taking 7 wickets across two innings.[9] Bird was picked in the Australian One Day squad for the first time on 19 January prior to the match against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In January 2017, Bird played as a substitute fielder in the third Test against Pakistan and took four catches during the match, two in each of Pakstan's innings. This equalled Younis Khan's record of four catches as a substitute fielder in a Test.[10][1
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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2021 20:46:00 GMT
Injured not coming
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Post by redandrosy on Apr 14, 2021 8:59:11 GMT
The bird is not the word
Looking at the Sheffield shield averages I can't really see a bowler not signed by another county or not in the Ipl or full aussie side or has played test cricket.
Not sure other countries offer much given the sides touring England.
Wonder how much Anderson and Mahmood are able to play for us and if a batsman might be a better bet. Shame Gleeson is injured as he would remove the need for a bowler.
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Post by Admin on Apr 14, 2021 12:30:23 GMT
The bird is not the word Looking at the Sheffield shield averages I can't really see a bowler not signed by another county or not in the Ipl or full aussie side or has played test cricket. Not sure other countries offer much given the sides touring England. Wonder how much Anderson and Mahmood are able to play for us and if a batsman might be a better bet. Shame Gleeson is injured as he would remove the need for a bowler. Given the lateness of the injury suspect getting replacement slim also have to factor in 10 days imprisonment in a room |
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