Jonathan Bird (born 11 April 2001) is a South African

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. He made his List A debut for Western Province in the

2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was a List A cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 7 October 2018 to 7 April 2019. The tournament was played in parallel with the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, a first-cla ...

on 14 October 2018. In January 2019, he was named in the

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's squad, ahead of their tour to India. He made his first-class debut for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 17 January 2019. In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In July 2020, Bird was named as the CSA South Africa U19 Cricketer of the Year. In April 2021, Bird was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia. Later the same month, he was named in

's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* 2001 births Living people South African cricketers Western Province cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-2000s-stub