Talking about his father and late ex-England cricketer David Bairstow, England's Jonny Bairstow said, "People said I’d never be as good as [him], that I’d never do this or that." "Dad played nearly 1,000 games for Yorkshire, had more than 1,500 dismissals as wicketkeeper," he added. Talking about his mother Janet, Bairstow stated, "She worked three jobs...[and] had cancer twice."