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Aaron Bird
Australia
Player profile
Full name Aaron Christopher Bird
Born September 28, 1983, Taree, New South Wales
Current age 24 years 343 days
Major teams New South Wales
Nickname Birdy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height
1.82 m
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
4 |
7 |
3 |
60 |
23 |
15.00 |
119 |
50.42 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| List A |
16 |
12 |
7 |
35 |
10* |
7.00 |
63 |
55.55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
3 |
33.33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
4 |
6 |
623 |
373 |
10 |
4/80 |
4/80 |
37.30 |
3.59 |
62.3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
16 |
16 |
618 |
585 |
13 |
3/30 |
3/30 |
45.00 |
5.67 |
47.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
3 |
3 |
45 |
75 |
5 |
3/39 |
3/39 |
15.00 |
10.00 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, Dec 6-9, 2005 scorecard |
| Last First-class |
South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Mar 10-13, 2006 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2005/06 |
| Last List A |
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
New South Wales v Queensland at Sydney, Jan 8, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Jan 21, 2006 scorecard |
After a season when he broke through to play his opening first-class games, things started to go wrong for Aaron Bird in 2006-07. He could not get back in the Pura Cup side and managed only three wickets at 68 from his six one-day outings. Then in December, he was reported for a suspect bowling action and faced a possible ban from state cricket. He was set to be analysed by the Australian Institute of Sport biomechanics laboratory in Canberra but suffered stress fractures that kept him from bowling and delayed the testing. New South Wales stood by him and he retained his contract for 2007-08 before having his action cleared by the start of the summer. He took one wicket in two FR Cup matches, but was more productive in grade cricket and is hoping to benefit from a remodelled technique
A quick right-armer with a whippy action, Bird was promoted to the senior ranks in 2005-06 and collected ten Pura Cup wickets at 37.29 in four matches, including best figures of 4 for 80 against Victoria at St Kilda. He also added another nine in eight ING Cup appearances and his three wickets in six balls helped the Blues win the one-day title. Bird has followed the desired pathway in a career that boasts the Man-of-the-Match award in the Youth World Cup final against South Africa and spells at the Academy. He once forced Michael Slater to retire hurt in a Sydney grade game after striking him on the helmet.
Cricinfo staff September 2008
Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 2002
Schools: Taree West Primary; Taree High
Nov 8, 2006 |
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Brad Haddin and Aaron Bird celebrate victory
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Oct 25, 2006 |
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Aaron Bird in full flight
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Jan 21, 2006 |
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Aaron Bird took 3 for 39
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