| 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]