Jackson Bird

Jackson Munro Bird (born 11 December 1986) is an Australian international cricketer. He has played for Australia in the past and currently plays first-class cricket for New South Wales. 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.

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Jackson Bird
Personal information
Full name
Jackson Munro Bird
Born (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986
Sydney, New South Wales
NicknameSquid
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 431)26 December 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last Test26 December 2017 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2022/23Tasmania
2011/12–2014/15Melbourne Stars
2015Hampshire
2015/16–2017/18Sydney Sixers
2016Nottinghamshire
2018/19Melbourne Stars
2019/20–presentSydney Sixers
2022Kent
2023/24–New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 9 115 45 84
Runs scored 43 1,542 183 99
Batting average 14.33 12.74 14.07 9.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 0/0 0/0
Top score 19* 64 28* 14*
Balls bowled 1,934 23,394 2,440 1,659
Wickets 34 458 57 73
Bowling average 30.64 25.10 33.45 28.63
5 wickets in innings 1 18 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 5 0 0
Best bowling 5/59 7/18 6/25 4/31
Catches/stumpings 2/– 60/– 19/– 34/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 December 2022
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