Travis Birt
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Nickname | Edgar, Turtle, Ernie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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T20I debut (cap 42) | 5 February 2010 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 3 February 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003/04–2010/11 | Khulna Royal Bengals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014/15 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2019 |
Travis Rodney Birt (born 9 December 1981) is an Australian former
In December 2015 Travis Birt was selected in the Perths Scorchers squad against Brisbane Heat in BBL 5. He was selected as a local replacement player for Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Early cricket career
Birt secured a reputation for brutal strokeplay when he posted 145 against
International debut
On 5 February 2010, Birt made his Twenty20 International, and subsequent international debut for Australia, against
Despite being dropped for the First Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Wellington, Birt was recalled for the second match where he did not bat. At the end of both innings' the scores were tied, before New Zealand won courtesy of a super-over, levelling the series 1–1.
Move to Western Australia
In 2011, Birt moved to Western Australia.[1] He had also signed up to play for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League.
In 2015 Birt was given a BBL recall after a few strong performances in the
Career highlights
In 2012, in the KFC Big Bash match between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars, Birt scored the fastest 50 in Australian Domestic T20 Cricket. In this match, Birt struck 50 runs off 22 balls, eclipsing the mark set earlier in the same match by Luke Wright of the Melbourne Stars who scored 50 runs off 23 balls.[3]
References
- ^ Birt moves to WA
- ^ Stubbs, Brett. "Birt blows in for Big Bash". The Mercury. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ Fastest BBL ton at the Wright time for Stars
External links
- Travis Birt on Twitter