Jason Gillespie Australia (Aus)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm fast medium
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	71	97
Runs scored	1218	289
Batting average	18.73	12.56
100s/50s	1/2	-/-
Top score	201*	44*
Balls bowled	14210	5144
Wickets	259	142
Bowling average	26.08	25.42
5 wickets in innings	8	3
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	7/37	5/22
Catches/stumpings	26/-	10/-
As of 20 April 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 499 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1446 × 1737 pixel, file size: 263 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Portrait of Jason Gillespie, SCG, Jan 23, 2004 (Aus vs India ODI). ... Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... In the sport of cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers. ... A Test match in progress. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Bold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textA delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a... M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket. ... An innings, or inning, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: 1. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian 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. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... A Test match in progress. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: District Colombo District Government  - Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area  - City 37. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Biography

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. Kamilaroi is an Australian Aboriginal people who are from the area between Tamworth and Goondiwindi, west to Narrabri and Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales. ... Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

Bowling

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-150 km/h mark in his early career up to about 2001. When he made his comeback in the late 2000, early 2001 season, he bowled more consistently, but at a speed of about mid-130's-low-140's in terms of kilometres 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, Gillespie's career suffered an unexpectedly sharp decline. In early 2005, there were some signs that he was struggling, with somewhat poor displays against New Zealand, but he was still considered Australia's leading fast bowling partner for Glenn McGrath. But he struggled badly in the 2005 Ashes series, taking just three wickets at a cost of 300 runs and, as a result, was dropped after the third Test. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is a current Indian cricketer who was rated by Wisden (2002) as the second greatest Test batsman ever[1] after Sir Don Bradman. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Ashes urn This page is about the mens Ashes cricket contest. ...

After the Ashes series Gillespie took 40 wickets for South Australia during the 2005/06 Pura Cup Season. 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. These performances saw him make a return to the Australian Test side against Bangladesh after injury problems to the first choice attack. Gillespie took 11 wickets in two Tests but has not featured in the 2006/07 Ashes Series. Teams Australia England Captains Ricky Ponting Andrew Flintoff Most Runs Ricky Ponting (576) Michael Hussey (458) Matthew Hayden (413) Kevin Pietersen (490) Paul Collingwood (433) Ian Bell (331) Most Wickets Stuart Clark (26) Shane Warne (23) Glenn McGrath (21) Matthew Hoggard (13) Andrew Flintoff (11) Monty Panesar (10) The 2006...

Batting

He has occasionally proven his worth with the bat, with a Test high of 201* and an average of 18.73. Gillespie is the only player with a career batting average of fewer than 20 to reach 200 runs in an innings. 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.

He has a one-day international high of 44* and he averages 12.56 in one-day internationals with an impressive strike rate of 78.53.

In the second Test match against Bangladesh (Chittagong/ April 2006), Jason Gillespie (201*) set the world record (on his 31st birthday) 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. In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the days play. ... Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Gillespie made his first county level century exactly a year later on his 32nd birthday in a County Championship match versus Surrey at the Brit Oval whilst playing for Yorkshire. He hit an unbeaten 123* and in doing so, alongside Tim Bresnan, set a record 9th wicket partnership for Yorkshire. The pair put on 246 before Bresnan was stumped off the bowling of Nayan Doshi. Gillespie's 123* was also a highest score for Yorkshire by a number 10 batsman. Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ... The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Timothy Thomas Bresnan (born 28 February 1985, Pontefract) is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire. ... Nayan Dilip Doshi (born 6 October 1978 in Nottingham) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. ...

Injuries

Jason Gillespie preparing to bowl a ball for South Australia against Western Australia in January 2007.

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 foot injuries, stress fractures in the back, hip twinges, side-strains, shoulders, torn calves, aching hamstrings, groin complaints and a broken right leg. Despite these problems, he is still both accurate and economical. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Southern Redbacks are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The Western Warriors (referred to as Retravison Warriors for sponsorship reasons) are an Australian first class cricket team based in Perth, Western Australia. ... The Ashes urn This page is about the mens Ashes cricket contest. ...

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). 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Stephen Rodger Waugh AO (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. ...

English County Cricket

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2005/2006 Pura Cup Season

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.

Merchandising

• 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.

Trivia

• Gillespie is nicknamed Dizzy after the jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

• In 2002, he was named by Wisden as one of the Cricketers of the Year.

• He is one of only five players to take more than 250 wickets for Australia, the others being Shane Warne (708), Glenn McGrath (563), Dennis Lillee (355) & Craig McDermott (291).

• 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.

• He is a supporter of the South Sydney Rabbitohs National Rugby League team and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.

• He holds the record for a 9th wicket partnership for Yorkshire, alongside Tim Bresnan, of 246.

• He also holds the record for a number 10 batsmen for Yorkshire (123*).

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Double-Century Related

• 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 Zimbabwe, 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 was the first time, at any level of cricket, that Jason Gillespie had reached three figures batting.[1]

• Gillespie became the 35th Test cricketer (and 6th Australian) to convert a maiden century into a double-century.[2]

• Only Wasim Akram, Ian Botham, and Jason Gillespie have scored a double-century in Test cricket and taken 250+ wickets.

• 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.

• Jason Gillespie was not selected for Australia in their next Test Match after he scored 201*. (Effectively he was dropped.)

• 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.[3]

• Gillespie is also well known for his long mullet hairstyle which he wore at a number of periods during his career.

• Gillespie's 201* is the highest score by an Australian against Bangladesh.

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External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Jason Neil Gillespie
• Cricinfo: 2005-06 Pura Cup Bowling - Most Wickets
• Cricinfo: Highest Test Partnerships
• Cricinfo: The Dream Team
• Cricinfo: Australians dominate ICC World XI

	Australia squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup (3rd title)
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