Jonny Bairstow is a right-hand batter and wicket - keeper from the England cricket team. He is a son of former cricketer David Bairstow, who had played four Test matches for England before his untimely death. Jonny’s brother, Andy Bairstow has also played domestic cricket for Derbyshire. From the Bairstow family, Jonny turned out to be the only one who had a sustained career for the England cricket team. He is celebrating his 35th birthday on September 26, 2024. He is a fierce top-order batter, who has played 100 Tests, 107 ODIs, and 80 T20Is in his career so far, amassing a total 11581 runs in all the three formats combined.
The Bradford-born cricketer is a kind of batsman who could take down any world class bowler on his day, to help his team reach a big total irrespective of the format. Bairstow was a part of the England team that won their maiden ODI World Cup title in 2019. He was also in England’s squad at the 2022 T20 World Cup, but had to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury. England went on to win the title that year. Let’s have a look at Jonny Bairstow's career records and achievements:
Jonny Bairstow Career Records and Achievements
Jonny Bairstow made his debut for the England cricket team in an ODI match against India at Cardiff on September 16, 2011. He became England’s all format player when he made his Test debut against West Indies at Lord's on May 17, 2012. He has amassed 3868 runs from 107 ODI matches in his career so far, at an average of 42.97 with 11 hundreds and 17 half-centuries. Let’s have a look at his major records in international cricket.
Fastest England cricketer to score 3000 ODI runs: Jonny Bairstow is the fastest cricketer from England along with Joe Root to reach the milestone of 3000 runs in ODI cricket. Both the cricketers took 72 innings to score 3000 runs in the 50-over format. However, Bairstow achieved this feat in 79 matches, while Joe Root took 77 matches.
2019 ODI World Cup winner: Jonny Bairstow played a key role for England in their maiden ODI World Cup title win in 2019. He was also the second highest run-scorer for England in that tournament, amassing 532 runs from 11 matches at an average of 48.36 with two centuries and same number of half-centuries.
