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

Sam Rainbird

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Leigh Rainbird
Born	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 30) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Nickname	Drought Fish
Height	183[1] cm (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13–	Tasmania (squad no. 43)
2015/16–2016/17	Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 43)
2018/19	Sydney Thunder (squad no. 43)
2020/21–	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 43)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 55 24 24 Runs scored 896 63 34 Batting average 14.22 7.00 4.85 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/0 Top score 59 16 15 Balls bowled 9,998 1,129 451 Wickets 168 26 17 Bowling average 32.31 38.61 39.35 5 wickets in innings 4 1 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 0 Best bowling 8/21 5/29 3/37 Catches/stumpings 16/– 7/– 8/–
Source: CricInfo, 24 March 2022

Before his first contract with Tasmania in 2011, Rainbird played Australian Rules Football for the Clarence Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League.[2][3] He was born in Hobart and was educated at MacKillop College and Guilford Young College.[1]

In March 2022, during the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season, Rainbird took eight wickets for 21 runs against Queensland, recording the best bowling figures for Tasmania in a first-class match.[4] Rainbird then took a five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match, to give him the best match figures for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield with 13 for 42.[5]

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