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Travis Birt

Australia

Full name Travis Rodney Birt

Born December 9, 1981, Sale, Victoria

Current age 27 years 349 days

Major teams Derbyshire, Tasmania

Nickname Edgar

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Height 1.78 m

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	74	138	8	4676	181	35.96	8659	54.00	9	28			54
List A	88	86	9	2550	145	33.11	2849	89.50	2	16			31
Twenty20	22	22	2	422	58	21.10	304	138.81	0	1	36	20	10

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	74		190	159	2	1/24	1/24	79.50	5.02	95.0	0	0	0
List A	88		91	89	5	2/15	2/15	17.80	5.86	18.2	0	0	0
Twenty20	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

First-class debut	2004/05
Last First-class	New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	2003/04
Last List A	New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Tasmania v South Australia at Launceston, Jan 15, 2009 scorecard

Profile

After a terrific 2005-06 that earned him Australia A selection, Travis Birt has produced a couple of consistent if unexceptional seasons for Tasmania. His main problem has been an inability to turn starts into first-class centuries. In 2006-07 he was part of the Tigers' triumphant Pura Cup side and made a thoroughly respectable 736 runs at 38.73 with one hundred, and the next season he collected 565 runs at 31.38 without once reaching triple-figures. Still, he was one of five men to play every Pura Cup game for the state last summer and with the retirement of Michael Di Venuto his importance in the top order will grow. He is already a key man in the one-day setup and his calm batting in the low-scoring FR Cup final last season won the title for Tasmania. Birt top scored against Victoria with an unbeaten 37 and coolly struck the winning runs with the No. 11 Ben Hilfenhaus at the other end, to complete a strong season that brought him 355 runs at 44.37.

A heavy-hitting left-hander who enjoys blasting sixes, Birt secured a reputation for brutal strokeplay when he posted 145 against South Australia in 2004-05, the highest score in Tasmania's one-day history. He made his first-class debut in the same season but had to wait until the following year to feel at ease at the next level. Opposition bowlers didn't feel comfortable as only Darren Lehmann and Jimmy Maher made more Pura Cup runs than Birt's 850 at 50. New South Wales felt his impact during an innings of 160, which included seven sixes and 19 fours, and he also shared a state-record partnership of 292 for the fourth wicket with George Bailey when making 140 against South Australia. A former Academy and Australia Under-19 player who relocated from country Victoria, Birt has spent time playing with Derbyshire but did not return there in 2008 and instead had hip surgery during the off-season.
Cricinfo staff September 2008