Full name Jason Neil Gillespie
Born April 19, 1975, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 44 years 230 days
Major teams Australia, Ahmedabad Rockets, Glamorgan, South Australia, Yorkshire
Nickname Dizzy
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height 1.95 m
Education Cabra College, Adelaide
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 71 | 93 | 28 | 1218 | 201* | 18.73 | 3810 | 31.96 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 8 | 27 | 0 |
ODIs | 97 | 39 | 16 | 289 | 44* | 12.56 | 368 | 78.53 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 18 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 189 | 256 | 65 | 3742 | 201* | 19.59 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 0 | ||||
List A | 192 | 88 | 43 | 640 | 44* | 14.22 | 886 | 72.23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
T20s | 21 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 18.33 | 43 | 127.90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 71 | 137 | 14234 | 6770 | 259 | 7/37 | 9/80 | 26.13 | 2.85 | 54.9 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
ODIs | 97 | 96 | 5144 | 3611 | 142 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 25.42 | 4.21 | 36.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is | 1 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 1 | 1/49 | 1/49 | 49.00 | 12.25 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 189 | 35372 | 16540 | 613 | 8/50 | 26.98 | 2.80 | 57.7 | 22 | 2 | |||
List A | 192 | 10048 | 6987 | 255 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 27.40 | 4.17 | 39.4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
T20s | 21 | 20 | 403 | 532 | 19 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 28.00 | 7.92 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Nov 29-Dec 3, 1996 scorecard |
Last Test | Bangladesh v Australia at Chattogram, Apr 16-20, 2006 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Aug 30, 1996 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Australia at The Oval, Jul 12, 2005 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
Only T20I | England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1994/95 |
Last First-class | Warwickshire v Glamorgan at Birmingham, Sep 24-27, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1994/95 |
Last List A | Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Sep 21, 2008 scorecard |
T20s debut | England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, Jan 6, 2008 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/34 | World XI | v Asia XI | Doha | 6 Oct 2014 | Other T20 |
1/39 | ICL World XI | v ICL Pak XI | Ahmedabad | 26 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
1/34 | ICL World XI | v ICL Bdesh | Ahmedabad | 23 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
0, 2/13 | Ahmedabad | v Chandigarh | Ahmedabad | 9 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
3/29, 0* | Ahmedabad | v Dhaka | Panchkula | 3 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
2/22 | Ahmedabad | v ICL Hyd | Gurgaon | 29 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
0/21 | Ahmedabad | v Bengal | Ahmedabad | 22 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
1/14, 9 | Ahmedabad | v Lahore | Ahmedabad | 19 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
1/16 | Ahmedabad | v ICL Mumbai | Ahmedabad | 17 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
0/7, 1* | Ahmedabad | v Chennai | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 14 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
Jason Gillespie's bouncing mullet, hook nose and Spofforth-like glare were a pleasing constant in Australian pace attacks during the first half of the 2000s. It was a rare treat for Gillespie, who played only 52 of a possible 92 Tests after his 1996-97 debut thanks to an assortment of ailments: busted feet, stress fractures in the back, hip twinges, side strains, dicky shoulders, torn calves, aching hamstrings, groin complaints and a broken right leg. Each time he recovered and until being dropped during the 2005 Ashes he had missed only two Tests since November 2002. Through it all, in partnership with Glenn McGrath, he blossomed into one half of Australia's most statistically successful opening pair ever. But if McGrath's strength was his ability to make the ball do just enough, then Gillespie's flaw is his tendency for it to do too much. No other contemporary fast man has elicited so many plays-and-misses. It explains, perhaps, along with his slightly samey length, why Gillespie never quite imposed himself as Australia's No. 1 strike bowler. Nor has he truly dominated an opposition line-up; remarkably, the most wickets he has taken in a single series is 20. Operating from a shorter reconfigured run-up, he is not so consistently quick and in England Michael Vaughan treated Australia's fifth most successful bowler like a medium-pacer.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2002