|
| |
Australian
|
| |
Australia
|
| |
AUS
|
| |
Jason Gillespie
|
| |
Cricket_no_picpng
|
| |
Right-hand bat
|
| |
Right-arm fast
|
| |
true
|
| |
71
|
| |
1218
|
| |
1873
|
| |
1/2
|
| |
201
|
| |
14210
|
| |
259
|
| |
2608
|
| |
8
|
| |
-
|
| |
7/37
|
| |
26/-
|
| |
97
|
| |
289
|
| |
1256
|
| |
-/-
|
| |
44
|
| |
5144
|
| |
142
|
| |
2542
|
| |
3
|
| |
-
|
| |
5/22
|
| |
10/-
|
| |
20 April
|
| |
2006
|
(born
April 19 ,
1975 in
Sydney ) is an
Australia n
Cricketer (right arm
Fast Bowler ). He made his
Test debut against the
West Indies in
Sydney in
1996 and his
One-day International debut against
Sri Lanka at
Colombo in the Singer World Series in
1996 .
Jason Gillespie is a descendant of the
Kamilaroi people of
Indigenous Australians , and is the first acknowledged Aboriginal person to become a Test cricketer. Jason married his wife Anna in 2003. The couple have since had a son, Jackson, in February 2006.
Gillespie has taken 259 wickets in 71 Tests (an average of 26.08) making him Australia's fifth-highest wicket-taker.
In terms of pace, he bowled in the mid 140's-150kmph mark in his early career up to about 2001. When he made his comebaack in the late 2000, early 2001 season, he bowled more consistently, but at a speed of about mid-130's-earlyv140's in terms of kilomitres per hour. Consistent injuries forced Gillespie to operate from a shorter run-up and therefore reduce his pace.
Gillespie seldom dominates a series (the most wickets he has taken in a series is 20), but he has had considerable success against
Sachin Tendulkar . However, he unexpectedly struggled badly in the
2005 Ashes Series , taking just three wickets at a cost of 300 runs and being dropped after the third Test.
Since the Ashes series Gillespie has taken 40 wickets for South Australia this Pura Cup Season (2005/2006). He was the 4th highest wicket taker in the competition, with an average (21.27) far below the other leading wicket takers. His best figures came against Victoria where he took 7-35.
- and an average of 18.73. Gillespie is the only player with a career batting average of fewer than 20 to reach 200 runs. Despite not regularly hitting huge scores, he is a difficult batsman to dismiss and often 'stays in' and allows his partner time to hit a big score. In the field, he has shown occasional agility and is a good 'boundary rider'.
- and he averages 12.56 in one-day internationals with an impressive strike rate of 78.53.
- ) set the world record for the highest individual score by a Night Watchman . This was Gillespie's maiden first-class century. Gillespie also shared a 4th wicket partnership of 320 runs with Michael Hussey . Gillespie was awarded man-of-the-match honours for his double-century in the first innings, and he was also named man of the series for his efforts that included eight wickets, at an average of 11.25, across the two Tests.
He played only 52 from a possible 92 tests following his debut to his axing during the
2005 Ashes Series . This was due to a number of injuries including busted feet, stress fractures in the back, hip twinges, side-strains, shoulders, torn calves, aching hamstrings, groin complaints and a broken right leg. Regardless of these problems, he is still both accurate and economical.
In Australia's
1999 tour of
Sri Lanka , he was involved in a sickening outfield collision when both he and
Steve Waugh were running to take a catch, resulting in Waugh's nose and Gillespie's right leg being broken (the catch was not taken).
He has signed a contract to represent
Yorkshire CCC in
2006 .
In his 9 matches for South Australia Gillespie took 40 wickets, at an average of 21.27. His best figures came against Victoria where he took 7-35.
Overs - 355.5, Maidens - 101, Runs - 851, Wickets - 40, Average - 21.27, Best - 7-35, 5 - 3, 10 - 0, Strike Rate - 53.3, Economy - 2.39, Team - South Australia.
- Gillespie's clothing label, DZ9, was released in October 2005.
- Gillespie's bat sponsor Sommers is expected to finalise a name for the limited-edition blade (possibly DZ201) at a meeting on the April 20, 2006.
- Gillespie was named to Inside Cricket's "best Australian Test XI from 1995 to 2005" team by a panel of ten experts, including Dennis Lillee and Greg and Ian Chappell. (1 Matthew Hayden, 2 Mark Taylor (C), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Mark Waugh, 5 Steve Waugh, 6 Adam Gilchrist, 7 Ian Healy (W), 8 Shane Warne, 9 Jason Gillespie, 10 Craig McDermott, 11 Glenn McGrath)
- Gillespie was also named to both the World XI Test Team Team of the Year (2004) and the World XI ODI of the Year (2004) at the inaugural ICC Awards dinner, joining fellow Australians Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne in the test team, and Gilchrist and Ponting in the one-day team.
- On his 31st birthday, Jason Gillespie (201---) took the world record for the highest individual score by a night-watchman (prev: 125 by Mark Boucher , South Africa v Zimbabawe, Harare 1999/00).
- Gillespie became the first Australian nightwatchman to score a century in almost 30 years. Tony Mann was the last, against India at the WACA Ground in 1977.
- His 201--- innings is the only time, at any level of cricket, that Jason Gillespie has reached three figures batting. {Link without Title}
- Gillespie became the 35th Test cricketer (and 6th Australian) to convert a maiden century into a double-century. {Link without Title}
- Jason Gillespie and Michael Hussey 's 320 runs partnership is the 8th highest for the 4th wicket and the 47th highest test partnership ever. For Australian partnerships alone, it is the 3rd highest for the 4th wicket and 11th highest ever.
- Matthew Hayden jokingly vowed, after Jason Gillespie reached his century in the second test against Bangladesh, that if it was extended into a double-century, he (Hayden) would do a lap of the oval, naked. Upon hearing this, Gillespie said that in that case he (Gillespie) would join in, too. At this time, the two do not yet seem to have fulfilled the terms of the wager due to them being in a Muslim country. {Link without Title}
