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Full name Travis Rodney Birt
Born December 9, 1981, Sale, Victoria
Current age 26 years 228 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
St
First-class
68
127
8
4567
181
38.37
8337
54.77
9
28
50
0
List A
74
73
6
1954
145
29.16
2335
83.68
2
9
24
0
Twenty20
17
17
2
283
40
18.86
219
129.22
0
0
20
14
5
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
68
190
159
2
1/24
1/24
79.50
5.02
95.0
0
0
0
List A
74
91
89
5
2/15
2/15
17.80
5.86
18.2
0
0
0
Twenty20
17
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Career statistics
First-class debut
2004/05
Last First-class
Western Australia v Tasmania at Perth, Mar 7-10, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
After a terrific 2005-06 that earned him Australia A selection, Travis Birt had a consistent if unexceptional season last summer. His form was far from poor - his 736 Pura Cup runs at 38.73 put him second on the Tigers' list - but his lack of centuries was disappointing. He passed fifty on seven occasions but only once went on to triple-figures, when he made 102 in a win over South Australia. His limited-overs efforts were below-par - 201 runs at 22.33 - but the season ended on a high, when he was part of Tasmania's first Pura Cup-winning side. The previous year only Darren Lehmann and Jimmy Maher had made more Pura Cup runs than Birt's 850 at 50 as he turned potential into sustained performance. 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 comfortable at the next level. 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 again headed to Derbyshire in 2007 to work further on his game. Cricinfo staff July 2007
