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Number of years his father, Ian,
has been a grip in the film
industry, best known for his
work in The Matrix Trilogy,
The Expendables and
Little Fish.
Career-best first class match figures to
help Tasmania beat Western Australia
and secure a place in the Sheffield Shield
Final in 2012. In the match he also took a
hat-trick, removing Nathan Rimmington,
Luke Ronchi and Jason Behrendorff in
consecutive deliveries.
NUMBER OF WICKETS BIRD HAS TO
HIS NAME AFTER FIVE TEST
MATCHES,
COMING AT AN AVERAGE
OF 25.28.
AVERAGE AT WHICH HIS 53
WICKETS CAME IN HIS DEBUT
SHEFFIELD SHIELD SEASON,
THE SAME YEAR HE WAS
NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR
IN THE TOURNAMENT.
His career-best first class figures, in
Tasmania’s loss against New South Wales
in March, just a week after being named as
Nottinghamshire’s overseas player for 2016.