Jonathan Bird (cricketer)

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]

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

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. 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.
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