Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer. He was a wicket keeper and a left handed batsman. In his test career, Gilchrist hit 100 sixes, something nobody else in history has done. He holds the record of the second fastest century maker in history.
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Adam Gilchrist
AM Gilchrist in 2010 |
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| Full name | Adam Craig Gilchrist |
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| Born | (1971-11-14) 14 November 1971 (age 53)
Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Nickname | Gilly, Churchy |
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
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| Batting | Left-handed |
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| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter |
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| Test debut (cap 381) | 5 November 1999 v Pakistan |
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| Last Test | 24 January 2008 v India |
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| ODI debut (cap 129) | 25 October 1996 v South Africa |
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| Last ODI | 4 March 2008 v India |
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| ODI shirt no. | 12, 18 |
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| T20I debut (cap 2) | 17 February 2005 v New Zealand |
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| Last T20I | 1 February 2008 v India |
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| Years | Team |
| 1992/93–1993/94 | New South Wales |
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| 1994/95–2007/08 | Western Australia |
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| 2008–2010 | Deccan Chargers |
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| 2010 | Middlesex |
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| 2011–2013 | Kings XI Punjab |
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| Competition |
Test |
ODI |
FC |
LA |
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| Matches |
96 |
287 |
190 |
356 |
| Runs scored |
5,570 |
9,619 |
10,334 |
11,326 |
| Batting average |
47.60 |
35.89 |
44.16 |
34.95 |
| 100s/50s |
17/26 |
16/55 |
30/43 |
18/63 |
| Top score |
204* |
172 |
204* |
172 |
| Catches/stumpings |
379/37 |
417/55 |
756/55 |
526/65 | |
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