Sam Rainbird Explained

Sam Rainbird
Country:Australia
Fullname:Samuel Leigh Rainbird
Nickname:Drought Fish
Birth Date:5 June 1992
Birth Place:Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Heightcm:183
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Left-arm medium-fast
Role:Bowler
Club1:Tasmania
Year1:2012/13 - 2023
Clubnumber1:43
Club2:Hobart Hurricanes
Clubnumber2:43
Club3:Sydney Thunder
Clubnumber3:43
Year3:2018/19
Club4:Melbourne Stars
Year4:2020/21
Clubnumber4:43
Columns:3
Column1:FC
Matches1:55
Runs1:896
Bat Avg1:14.22
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:59
Deliveries1:9,998
Wickets1:168
Bowl Avg1:32.31
Fivefor1:4
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:8/21
Catches/Stumpings1:16/–
Column2:LA
Matches2:26
Runs2:85
Bat Avg2:8.50
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:21
Deliveries2:1,223
Wickets2:29
Bowl Avg2:39.17
Fivefor2:1
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:5/29
Catches/Stumpings2:7/–
Column3:T20
Matches3:24
Runs3:34
Bat Avg3:4.85
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:15
Deliveries3:451
Wickets3:17
Bowl Avg3:39.35
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:3/37
Catches/Stumpings3:8/–
Date:24 March
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/333872.html CricInfo

Samuel Leigh Rainbird (born 5 June 1992) is an former Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler. He was known for his time with Tasmania and multiple Big Bash League franchises.

Before his first contract with Tasmania in 2011, Rainbird played Australian Rules Football for the Clarence Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League.[1] [2] He was born in Hobart and was educated at MacKillop College and Guilford Young College.[3]

In March 2022, during the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season, Rainbird took eight wickets for 21 runs against Queensland, recording the best bowling figures for Tasmania in a first-class match.[4] Rainbird then took a five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match, to give him the best match figures for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield with 13 for 42.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australian-news-queensland-sign-batsman-peter-forrest-from-new-south-wales-519341 Queensland sign batsman Peter Forrest
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927215303/http://www.sportcomaustralia.com/AFL%20Tas/Footy%20Record/AFLTASrecord_grandfinal.pdf Grand Final Record 2010
  3. https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sam-rainbird-333872 Sam Rainbird
  4. Web site: Rainbird rips through Bulls, breaks 164-year-old record . Cricket Australia . 23 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Rainbird's record 13-wicket haul helps Tasmania hammer Queensland . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 March 2022.