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Full Name |
Adam Craig Gilchrist |
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Nick Names |
Gilly, Churchy, Church,
Big ears, The Demolition man |
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Profession |
Professional cricketer |
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Date
of Birth |
14th November 1971 |
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Birth Place |
Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia |
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Nationality |
Australian |
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Height |
1.85 m |
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Playing role |
Wicketkeeper, batsman |
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Major teams |
Australia, ICC World XI, New South Wales, Western Australia |
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Family |
Father:
Stan
Mother: June
Sister: Jackie
Brothers: Glenn & Dean
Wife: Melinda (Mel) Gilchrist
Sons: Harrison & Archie
Daughter: Annie |
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Education |
Denilliquin
Primary School
Dorrigo Public School, Dorrigo
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Style |
Batting : Left-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm offbreak |
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Fielding position |
Wicketkeeper |
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Debut |
Test : Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, 1st Test, 1999/00
(He scored
81 runs, took five catches and one stumping)
ODI : Australia v South Africa at Faridabad, Titan Cup, 1996/97
First-class : New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, 1992/93
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Retirement from
Cricket |
He announced his retirement from cricket on January 26, 2008 which will be effective from March 2008). |
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Succeeded by
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His position is
now likely to be taken by NSW's Brad Haddin, his
long-time understudy. |
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Playing style |
Wicketkeeper:
Behind the stumps he generally appears more
comfortable keeping to faster bowlers than to
spinners.
Batsman: Best for playing attacking
shots, his most devastating shot is the cut, he
possesses a wide variety of strokes and his
penchant for powering the ball square of the
wicket is accompanied by an equally adroit
capacity to drive the ball fluently through the
arc between mid-off and mid-on.
Philosophy of batting: Just hit the ball |
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Role models |
Pele, Lance
Armstrong |
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Habit |
Always bites his
finger nails |
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Scholarship |
Adam Gilchrist
Cricket Development Scholarship is available to
cricketers aged 20 and under in rural Australia.
It provides fares, accommodation and a small
allowance, as well as a tremendous opportunity
to play, coach and be coached in an exciting
development program. |
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Charities |
Canteen, World Vision and
Ronald McDonald House Charities,
Through World Vision he sponsored a young boy, Mangesh,
from Mumbai, India. |
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Favourites |
Destinations:
South-West WA and Noosa
Food: 'Penne Arrabiata' though he is best
at cooking is 'Venison' with fennel seed, crisp
vine leaves and 'bean cassoulet'.
Heroes: Pele, Lance Armstrong |
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Best advice
ever received |
Never leave
home without a handkerchief – from his mother |
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Sponsors |
* Major sponsors
are 3mobile, Castrol, Eduka, Nestle MILO, Puma,
and Travelex.
* Sponsors who support the Adam Gilchrist
Cricket Development Scholarship are Kelly Travel
and Albion Hat and Cap Co Pty Ltd. |
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Holds record |
*
for the most sixes hit in Test cricket (97).
* to achieve 100 sixers in a test career.
* the most number of wicket keeping dismissals
in One-Day International cricket.
* for the most dismissals in an innings in
One-Day International cricket.
* as a wicketkeeper for playing consecutive
Tests without ever being dropped for form or
injury.
*holds the unique record of scoring at least 50
runs in successive World Cup finals (in 1999,
2003 and 2007).
* the only wicketkeeper in Australia to have
captained both the Australian Test and One Day
teams.
*Highest
score in any World Cup Cricket Final - 149 on
28th April 2007 in West Indies. |
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Facts |
* Scored over 8600 runs at a phenomenal strike
rate of almost 97 runs per 100 balls. Has scored
17 Test centuries at an average of 108 balls and
15 One-Day International centuries scored at an
average of 96 balls..
* Succeeds Mark Boucher in the most number of dismissals by a wicketkeeper in Test cricket.
* One among the three batsman in the history of Test cricket to average over 60 through 3000 test runs.
* He was a member of the Australian team that twice set world records for 16 consecutive Test wins.
* Considered as the second-best wicketkeeper in his native New South Wales.
* Has also captained Australia in five Tests, in the absence of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting, with a record of three wins, one loss and one draw.
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In 1989 Gilchrist was offered a scholarship by London-based Richmond Cricket Club. |
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Memorable Sixes |
* In 2002 Johannesburg, when he just missed the sign for a million rand.
* Brisbane in 2002, hitting Ashley Giles for six.
* In Mumbai 2002, by depositing Harbhajan Singh over the barbed wire.
* Biggest six was against Ray Price, Zimbabwe in Perth in 2003 - hit roof of stand.
* In 2005 at Wellington NZ, when he broke the glass window in the Members Stand.
* In Perth December 2006, 3 sixers in 4 balls against Monty Panesar in Ashes. |
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Awards |
* Wisden Cricketer of the Year – 2002
* One-Day International Player of the Year – 2003
* Allan Border Medal in 2003
* One-Day International Player of the Year – 2004
* Only Australian cricketer currently playing to have been named in "Richie Benaud's Greatest XI" in 2004.
* In 2004–05, was voted as "World's Scariest Batsman" in a poll of international bowlers.
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About Him |
Creagh O'Connor : (Cricket Australia Chairman)
"Adam has unquestionably been Australia's finest ever wicketkeeper-batsman. He has been a great adornment to the game of cricket and his statistics with bat and gloves speak for themselves"
Matthew Hyden : (Australian cricket player)
"I feel incredibly privileged to have played with Adam for as long as I have. He's held the baggy green in his hand with great pride, great passion, great discipline and a great work ethic"
Shaun Pollack: "He was a fantastic player
and a great opponent. You didn't feel
comfortable until you got him out."
Sourav Ganguly: "A very, very dangerous
player to be up against. A great person too."
Anil Kumble: "He changed the way
countries would look at wicket-keepers - people
only picked keepers who could bat really well.
And that wasn't just it. What really worked for
Australia was Gilchrist coming in at number
seven and changing the complexion of a game
single-handedly." |
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His views |
About Anil Kumble :
"Anil looks a very impressive leader. He was able to win a Test in a place where it's said India could have feared of turning up. He appears to have got the team completely behind him and that's what you ask as a leader."
About Dhoni :
"He is an exciting player. He is still learning Test cricket, he is relatively inexperienced but he would be valuable asset to the Indian team in time to come."
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About his
retirement |
"I am now ready
and excited to move into the next phase of my
life." |
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Residence |
Perth, Western
Australia |
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Official Website |
http://www.adamgilchrist.com/
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