Aaron Bird

Aaron Bird

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Personal information
Full name	Aaron Christopher Bird
Born	(1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Birdy, Flu, AA
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005 –	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 5 25 Runs scored 101 65 Batting average 16.83 8.12 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 29 12* Balls bowled 767 1122 Wickets 13 34 Bowling average 37.61 30.91 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 4/80 5/26 Catches/stumpings 1/0 7/–
Source: cricinfo, 17 Aug 2009

Aaron Christopher Bird is an Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler.

Bird arrived from Taree, NSW as a 16-year-old to play Sydney Grade Cricket with North Sydney Cricket Club, eventually going on to play First Grade as an 18-year-old. In this time with North Sydney, Bird hit the headlines when he hit former Test batsman Michael Slater injuring the former test star in the process. Bird now plays his cricket with Bankstown Cricket Club, former home of the Waugh brothers.

Bird caused controversy after appearing in a Twenty20 match, in which players wore nicknames on their shirts, with the moniker 'Flu' – a reference to bird flu. He was ordered not to wear the name again, as it upset the sponsors of the tournament, KFC.

In December 2006 Bird was reported for a suspect bowling action but was later cleared by Cricket Australia. In January 2009, his bowling action was again reported. After undergoing analysis at the Australian Institute of Sport biomechanics laboratory in Canberra it was found that for some deliveries his elbow extension exceeded the 15-degree limit, he was subsequently banned by Cricket Australia.

External links

• Cricinfo profile on Aaron Bird