Full name Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born November 14, 1971, Bellingen, New South Wales
Current age 49 years 105 days
Major teams Australia, Deccan Chargers, ICC World XI, Kings XI Punjab, Middlesex, New South Wales, Western Australia
Nickname Gilly, Churchy
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 1.86 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 96 | 137 | 20 | 5570 | 204* | 47.60 | 6796 | 81.95 | 17 | 26 | 677 | 100 | 379 | 37 |
ODIs | 287 | 279 | 11 | 9619 | 172 | 35.89 | 9922 | 96.94 | 16 | 55 | 1162 | 149 | 417 | 55 |
T20Is | 13 | 13 | 1 | 272 | 48 | 22.66 | 192 | 141.66 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
First-class | 190 | 280 | 46 | 10334 | 204* | 44.16 | 30 | 43 | 756 | 55 | ||||
List A | 356 | 343 | 19 | 11326 | 172 | 34.95 | 18 | 63 | 526 | 65 | ||||
T20s | 102 | 102 | 5 | 2622 | 109* | 27.03 | 1869 | 140.28 | 3 | 13 | 296 | 120 | 74 | 22 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 287 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
List A | 356 | 12 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 5-9, 1999 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2008 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v South Africa at Faridabad, Oct 25, 1996 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20I | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1992/93 |
Last First-class | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1992/93 |
Last List A | Middlesex v Australians at Lord's, Jun 19, 2010 scorecard |
T20s debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians at Dharamsala, May 18, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0c/0s, 17 | Gilchrist XI | v Ponting XI | Melbourne | 9 Feb 2020 | Other T20 |
0c/0s, 12 | Sagittarius | v Arabians | Dubai (DSC) | 11 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
33, 1c/0s | Sagittarius | v Leo Lions | Sharjah | 6 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
0c/0s, 0 | Sagittarius | v Arabians | Sharjah | 5 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
38, 1c/1s | Sagittarius | v Libra Lngds | Sharjah | 4 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
0c/0s, 57 | Sagittarius | v Commanders | Dubai (DSC) | 30 Jan 2016 | Other T20 |
13, 1c/0s | Sagittarius | v Virgo SKings | Dubai (DSC) | 29 Jan 2016 | Other T20 |
29, 1c/0s | ROW XI | v M.C.C. | Lord's | 5 Jul 2014 | Other OD |
5, 1/0 | Kings XI | v Mum Indians | Dharamsala | 18 May 2013 | T20 |
42, 2c/0s | Kings XI | v Daredevils | Dharamsala | 16 May 2013 | T20 |
Going in first or seventh, wearing whites or coloureds, Adam Gilchrist was the symbolic heart of Australia's steamrolling agenda and the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age. He was simultaneously a cheerful throwback to more innocent times, a flap-eared country boy who walked when given not out in a World Cup semi-final, and swatted his second ball for six while sitting on a Test pair. "Just hit the ball," is how he once described his philosophy on batting, and he seldom strayed from it. Employing a high-on-the-handle grip, he poked good balls into gaps and throttled most others, invariably with head straight, wrists soft and balance sublime. Only at the death did he jettison the textbook, whirling his bat like a hammer-thrower, caring only for the scoreboard and never his average. Still he managed to score at a tempo - 81 per 100 balls in Tests, 96 in one-dayers - that made Viv Richards and Gilbert Jessop look like stick-in-the-muds.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year - 2002
One-Day International Player of the Year - 2003
One-Day International Player of the Year - 2004
Walter Lawrence Trophy 2010