Sam Rainbird
{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Sam Rainbird
| image =
| country = Australia
| fullname = Samuel Leigh Rainbird
| nickname = Drought Fish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|6|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm medium-fast
| role = Bowler
| club1 = Tasmania
| year1 = 2012/13 - 2023
| clubnumber1 = 43
| club2 = Hobart Hurricanes
| year2 = {{nowrap|2015/16–2016/17}}
| clubnumber2 = 43
| club3 = Sydney Thunder
| clubnumber3 = 43
| year3 = 2018/19
| club4 = Melbourne Stars
| year4 = 2020/21
| clubnumber4 = 43
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 56
| runs1 = 898
| bat avg1 = 14.03
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 59
| deliveries1 = 10,139
| wickets1 = 170
| bowl avg1 = 32.35
| fivefor1 = 4
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 8/21
| catches/stumpings1 = 16/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 26
| runs2 = 85
| bat avg2 = 8.50
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 21
| deliveries2 = 1,223
| wickets2 = 29
| bowl avg2 = 39.17
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/29
| catches/stumpings2 = 7/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 24
| runs3 = 34
| bat avg3 = 4.85
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 15
| deliveries3 = 451
| wickets3 = 17
| bowl avg3 = 39.35
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/37
| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–
| date = 25 October
| year = 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/333872.html CricInfo
}}
Samuel Leigh Rainbird (born 5 June 1992) is a former Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler. He is best known for his time with Tasmania and multiple Big Bash League franchises.
Before his first contract with Tasmania in 2011, Rainbird played Australian Rules Football for the Clarence Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australian-news-queensland-sign-batsman-peter-forrest-from-new-south-wales-519341 Queensland sign batsman Peter Forrest], CricInfo, 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2021-10-10.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160927215303/http://www.sportcomaustralia.com/AFL%20Tas/Footy%20Record/AFLTASrecord_grandfinal.pdf Grand Final Record 2010], AFL Tasmania, 2010, p.29. Retrieved at the Wayback Machine 2021-10-10. He was born in Hobart and was educated at MacKillop College and Guilford Young College.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sam-rainbird-333872 Sam Rainbird], CricInfo. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/sam-rainbird-eight-wickets-best-figures-ever-tasmania-sheffield-shield-qld-record-highlights-haul/2022-03-23 |title=Rainbird rips through Bulls, breaks 164-year-old record |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=23 March 2022}} Rainbird then took a five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match, resulting in the best match figures for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield, with totals of 13 for 42.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2021-22-1270433/tasmania-vs-queensland-21st-match-1270455/match-report-2 |title=Rainbird's record 13-wicket haul helps Tasmania hammer Queensland |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 March 2022}}