Samuel Leigh Rainbird (born 5 June 1992) is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler, and currently plays for

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and the

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. Before his first contract with Tasmania in 2011, Rainbird played

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for the

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in the

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. He was born in

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and was educated at MacKillop College and

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.Sam Rainbird

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. Retrieved 2021-10-10. In March 2022, during the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season, Rainbird took eight wickets for 21 runs against

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, recording the best bowling figures for Tasmania in a first-class match. Rainbird then took a

five-wicket haul In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman. Takin ...

in the second innings of the match, to give him the best match figures for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield with 13 for 42.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rainbord, Sam Living people 1992 births Tasmania cricketers Cricketers from Hobart Australian cricketers Hobart Hurricanes cricketers Sydney Thunder cricketers Melbourne Stars cricketers Clarence Football Club players