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JM Bird

Bowler, Australia, 9 Tests, 2012-2017. Debut v Sri Lanka, 2012

30.65Bowling average, 34 wickets at 3.23 an over. The difficulty model rates batting; his bowling is shown as recorded.

His T20 ratings

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2012	4	61	15.25	2.77
2013	9	242	26.89	2.90
2016	21	631	30.05	3.38
Career	34	1042	30.65	3.23

Percentile rankingsvs all Test bowlers (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Volume

Wickets

28

34

5 wkts

40

1

Quality

Average

62

30.65

Strike rate

60

56.9

Economy

50

3.23

Conditions

Away average

50

35.3

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
Pakistan	1	19	—	0
New Zealand	2	7	—	0
South Africa	1	6	6.00	0
Sri Lanka	2	6	6.00	0
England	3	5	5.00	0

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
Sri Lanka	11	16.18	4/41	0
Pakistan	10	29.20	3/23	0
New Zealand	8	28.50	5/59	1
South Africa	3	37.00	2/57	0
England	2	116.50	2/58	0

Home & away

Home

11.67bat avg

28.71bowl avg

Away

—bat avg

35.3bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	2	23	23.00
2nd	6	19	9.50
4th	1	1	—

Recent formLast 9 Tests

v England40/108Melbourne Cricket Ground2017-12-26 v Pakistan—4/159Melbourne Cricket Ground2016-12-26 v Pakistan196/133Brisbane Cricket Ground2016-12-15 v South Africa63/111Adelaide Oval2016-11-24 v New Zealand47/125Hagley Oval, Christchurch2016-02-20 v New Zealand31/103Basin Reserve, Wellington2016-02-12 v England0 & 12/125Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street2013-08-09 v Sri Lanka67/117Sydney Cricket Ground2013-01-03 v Sri Lanka04/61Melbourne Cricket Ground2012-12-26

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 9
Not outs: 6
Runs: 43
Average: 14.33
Strike rate: 30.5
Highest: 19*
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 0
Ducks: 1

Wickets: 34
Average: 30.65
Economy: 3.23
Strike rate: 56.9
Best: 5/59
5 wickets: 1
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 1934