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Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow, English cricketer

Born
September 26, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1989

About Jonny Bairstow

Jonathan Marc Bairstow (born 26 September 1989) is an English cricketer who played internationally for England in all formats as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter. He represents Yorkshire in domestic cricket and London Spirit in The Hundred. Bairstow was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. == Early life == Jonny Bairstow was born on 26 September 1989 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His mother, Janet, became the first female vice-president of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2020. His father was David Bairstow, who played as a wicket-keeper for both Yorkshire and England. Bairstow's father commited suicide in 1998 when Jonny was eight years old, but he had taught Jonny how to play cricket and has remained a lasting inspiration. Jonny has a sister, Rebecca, and their elder half-brother is former Derbyshire player Andrew Bairstow. Bairstow went to St Peter's School, York, in 2001 and became an all-round athlete. When he was interviewed by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2016, he recalled that besides keeping wicket in cricket, he had been a fly-half in rugby, a centre-mid in hockey, and a right-back in football.

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Career and life highlights

Jonny Bairstow timeline

  1. Bairstow was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
  2. His mother, Janet, became the first female vice-president of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2020.

The world when Jonny Bairstow was born

Jonny Bairstow was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jonny Bairstow's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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