Jackson Bird

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Australian cricketer

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Field	Value
name	Jackson Bird
fullname	Jackson Munro Bird
nickname	Squid
birth_date
birth_place	Sydney, New South Wales
heightm	1.95
batting	Right-handed
bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
role	Bowler
international	true
internationalspan	2012–2017
country	Australia
testdebutdate	26 December
testdebutyear	2012
testdebutagainst	Sri Lanka
testcap	431
lasttestdate	26 December
lasttestyear	2017
lasttestagainst	England
club1	Tasmania
year1	2011/12–2022/23
club2	Melbourne Stars
year2	2011/12–2014/15
club3	Hampshire
year3	2015
club4	Sydney Sixers
year4	2015/16–2017/18
club5	Nottinghamshire
year5	2016
club6	Melbourne Stars
year6	2018/19
club7	Sydney Sixers
year7	2019/20–present
club8	Kent
year8	2022
club9	New South Wales
year9	2023/24–2024/25
club10	Hobart Hurricanes
year10	2025
club11	Tasmania
year11	2025/26
columns	4
column1	Test
matches1	9
runs1	43
bat avg1	14.33
100s/50s1	0/0
top score1	19*
deliveries1	1,934
wickets1	34
bowl avg1	30.64
fivefor1	1
tenfor1	0
best bowling1	5/59
catches/stumpings1	2/–
column2	FC
matches2	131
runs2	1,705
bat avg2	11.84
100s/50s2	0/4
top score2	64
deliveries2	26,358
wickets2	518
bowl avg2	24.75
fivefor2	20
tenfor2	6
best bowling2	7/18
catches/stumpings2	73/–
column3	LA
matches3	48
runs3	185
bat avg3	13.21
100s/50s3	0/0
top score3	28*
deliveries3	2,602
wickets3	59
bowl avg3	34.40
fivefor3	1
tenfor3	0
best bowling3	6/25
catches/stumpings3	20/–
column4	T20
matches4	96
runs4	107
bat avg4	8.91
100s/50s4	0/0
top score4	14*
deliveries4	1,881
wickets4	89
bowl avg4	26.71
fivefor4	0
tenfor4	0
best bowling4	4/16
catches/stumpings4	40/–
source	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/215152.html ESPNcricinfo
date	18 October
year	2025
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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/215152.html ESPNcricinfo | date = 18 October | year = 2025 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 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.

Early career

In March 2012, Bird took a hat-trick against Western Australia at the Bellerive Oval. He finished with match figures of 11/95 and helped Tasmania to a spot in the Sheffield Shield final.

Domestic career

After 10 Sheffield Shield matches, Bird had taken 62 wickets. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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 Pakistan's innings. This equalled Younis Khan's record of four catches as a substitute fielder in a Test.

References

"Jackson Bird Player Profile". Bigbash.com.au.
"Jackson Bird". [[Cricket Australia]].
"Jackson Bird". Espncricinfo.com.
Warren, Stu. "Bird puts Tigers in control". [[Sportal]].
Willoughby, James. "Bird is the word". [[Sportal]].
"Our Sheffield Shield team of the year". Cricket Australia.
Michael Dodge: Getty Images. (2012-12-26). "Cap No 431 Retrieved from ABC Grandstand 28 December 2012". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"ABC Grandstand Ist Innings Scorecard Boxing Day Test 2012. Access date 28 December 2012". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"ABC Grandstand 2nd innings scorecard Boxing Day test 2012. Access date 28 December 2012". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"Pakistan in Australia Test Series - 3rd Test Scorecard". espncricinfo.com.
"Talking Points From Day Five of The Sydney Test". news.com.au.

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