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Name:
Jonathan Marc Bairstow

Born:
September 26, 1989, Bradford, Yorkshire

Role:
Right-hand bat, Wicketkeeper

County Debut:
Yorkshire v Somerset at Leeds, Jun 11-14, 2009

County Cap:
2nd XI Cap: 2009

Nickname:
Bluey

Squad Number:
21

STATISTICS

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PROFILE

Jonny Bairstow is one of English cricket’s brightest prospects as a batsman and a wicketkeeper, but the Bradford-born player’s career path could have been so different having featured on the Leeds United Academy as a right-back. He also played rugby and hockey.

An exciting and powerful batsman, who is the ideal man to have at the crease when the pressure is on, he is also an ever-improving gloveman having worked closely with England keeping coach Bruce French in recent years.

One of the cleanest striker’s in the modern game, Bairstow starred in schools’ cricket for St Peters in York, and moved through the Yorkshire Academy and Second XI before making his first-class debut in 2009.

Despite not playing any age-group international cricket for teams such as England under 19s, the son of Yorkshire great David quickly announced himself on the international stage following impressive displays for the Lions and for Yorkshire, including a magnificent 205 against Nottinghamshire in 2011 - his maiden first-class ton.

Having hit 41 not out off 21 balls against India on his one-day debut at Cardiff in September of that year, he went on to play Twenty20 international cricket later that month and then Test cricket in the summer of 2012.

He scored 95 and 54 in his fourth Test appearance against South Africa in August, 2012.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

2008 - Having debuted for Yorkshire’s second XI at the age of 17 the previous summer, Bairstow scored 139 not out for them in a three-day Championship match against Worcestershire at Headingley in August. He was also the inaugural winner of the Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year award.

2009 - Scored an eye-catching unbeaten 82 during his Championship bow - a defeat against Somerset at Headingley - in June.

2010 - Posted an impressive 918 first-class runs, including crucial half-centuries in successful Championship run chases against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in the opening match of the campaign and against the same opponents at Headingley in July and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in September.

2011 - Toured the Caribbean with the England Lions in January, scoring an unbeaten 81 on debut versus St Kitts and Nevis. Scored 1,015 runs from 13 Championship matches, including that aforementioned double against Notts after a run of 17 half-centuries. Now Yorkshire’s number one wicketkeeper, he was capped in July and named Yorkshire’s Player of the Year in September before debuting in one-day cricket for England as a batsman.

2012 - Cracked an unbeaten 60 off 42 balls for England in a Twenty20 international win over Pakistan in Dubai in February before starting the county season with a bang thanks to his 107 against Kent at Headingley during the opening week. His 182 in the win against Leicestershire at Scarborough in May helped secure a Test debut against the West Indies at Lord’s. Starred against South Africa at the same venue later in the summer after regaining his place before featuring on the winter tour of India.

2013 - Missed England’s one-day series in India due to family reasons, but returned to all three squads for their subsequent tour of New Zealand.