Jonathan Bird (cricketer)

Jonathan Bird
Personal information
Full name
Jonathan Andrew Bird
Born (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm wrist-spin
Source: Cricinfo, 14 September 2018

Jonathan Bird (born 11 April 2001) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Western Province in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[2] He made his List A debut for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 14 October 2018.[3] In January 2019, he was named in the South Africa national under-19 cricket team's squad, ahead of their tour to India.[4] He made his first-class debut for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 17 January 2019.[5]

In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] In July 2020, Bird was named as the CSA South Africa U19 Cricketer of the Year.[7] In April 2021, Bird was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[8] Later the same month, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Bird". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Cross Pool, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Cape Town, Oct 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Pool B, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Durban, Jan 17-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Parsons to lead Junior Proteas at ICC U19 World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. ^ "CSA and KFC honour 2019/20 amateur winners through unique Virtual Awards". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. ^ "SA Emerging men to tour Namibia". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.