Full name - Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born - 14 November 1971 (1971-11-14) (age 37)
Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname - Gilly, Churchie
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Batting style Left Hand
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side Australia
Test debut (cap 381) 5 November 1999 v Pakistan
Last Test 24 January 2008 v India
ODI debut (cap 129) 25 October 1996 v South Africa
Last ODI 4 March 2008 v India
ODI shirt no. 18
Domestic team information
Years Team
1994–2008 Western Australia
2008–present Deccan Chargers
1992–1994 New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 96 287 190 355
Runs scored 5,570 9,619 10,334 11,288
Batting average 47.60 35.89 44.16 34.94
100s/50s 17/26 16/55 30/43 18/63
Top score 204* 172 204* 172
Balls bowled – – – 12
Wickets – – – 0
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – n/a
Best bowling – – – 0/10
Catches/stumpings 379/37 417/55 756/55 526/65
Awards
Gilchrist was one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2002, and Australia's One-day International Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. He was awarded the Allan Border Medal in 2003, and was the only Australian cricketer currently playing to have been named in "Richie Benaud's Greatest XI" in 2004. He was selected in the ICC World XI for the charity series against the ACC Asian XI, 2004–05, was voted as "World's Scariest Batsman" in a poll of international bowlers, and was named as wicket-keeper and opening batsman in Australia's "greatest ever ODI team." In a poll of over ten thousand people hosted in 2007 by Cricinfo, he was voted the ninth greatest all-rounder of the last one hundred years
Test match performance
Test debut: vs Pakistan, Brisbane, 1999–2000.
* Gilchrist's best Test batting score of 204 not out was made against South Africa, Johannesburg, 2001–2002.
* He has captained Australia in six Tests: four wins, one loss, one draw.
* Holder of the record for most sixes in a Test career, with 100 sixes.
* Holder of second fastest Test Hundred (100 in 57 deliveries) vs England, 16 December 2006.
* Holder of the second most Test dismissals by a wicketkeeper (416), 4 February 2008.
* Holder of most Test centuries by a wicketkeeper (17), 4 February 2008.
ODI highlights
ODI debut: vs South Africa, Faridabad, 1996–97.
* Holder of most ODI dismissals by a wicketkeeper (455*), 4 February 2008.
* Gilchrist's best ODI batting score of 172 was made against Zimbabwe, Hobart, 2003–04.
* He has captained Australia in 15 ODIs: 11 wins, 4 losses.
* Holder for record of second fastest ODI century by an Australian (100 from 67 deliveries against Sri Lanka on 14 February 2006) and equal ninth overall internationally.
* Holder of most ODI centuries by a wicketkeeper (15), 4 February 2008.
Born - 14 November 1971 (1971-11-14) (age 37)
Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname - Gilly, Churchie
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Batting style Left Hand
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side Australia
Test debut (cap 381) 5 November 1999 v Pakistan
Last Test 24 January 2008 v India
ODI debut (cap 129) 25 October 1996 v South Africa
Last ODI 4 March 2008 v India
ODI shirt no. 18
Domestic team information
Years Team
1994–2008 Western Australia
2008–present Deccan Chargers
1992–1994 New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 96 287 190 355
Runs scored 5,570 9,619 10,334 11,288
Batting average 47.60 35.89 44.16 34.94
100s/50s 17/26 16/55 30/43 18/63
Top score 204* 172 204* 172
Balls bowled – – – 12
Wickets – – – 0
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – n/a
Best bowling – – – 0/10
Catches/stumpings 379/37 417/55 756/55 526/65
Awards
Gilchrist was one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2002, and Australia's One-day International Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. He was awarded the Allan Border Medal in 2003, and was the only Australian cricketer currently playing to have been named in "Richie Benaud's Greatest XI" in 2004. He was selected in the ICC World XI for the charity series against the ACC Asian XI, 2004–05, was voted as "World's Scariest Batsman" in a poll of international bowlers, and was named as wicket-keeper and opening batsman in Australia's "greatest ever ODI team." In a poll of over ten thousand people hosted in 2007 by Cricinfo, he was voted the ninth greatest all-rounder of the last one hundred years
Test match performance
Test debut: vs Pakistan, Brisbane, 1999–2000.
* Gilchrist's best Test batting score of 204 not out was made against South Africa, Johannesburg, 2001–2002.
* He has captained Australia in six Tests: four wins, one loss, one draw.
* Holder of the record for most sixes in a Test career, with 100 sixes.
* Holder of second fastest Test Hundred (100 in 57 deliveries) vs England, 16 December 2006.
* Holder of the second most Test dismissals by a wicketkeeper (416), 4 February 2008.
* Holder of most Test centuries by a wicketkeeper (17), 4 February 2008.
ODI highlights
ODI debut: vs South Africa, Faridabad, 1996–97.
* Holder of most ODI dismissals by a wicketkeeper (455*), 4 February 2008.
* Gilchrist's best ODI batting score of 172 was made against Zimbabwe, Hobart, 2003–04.
* He has captained Australia in 15 ODIs: 11 wins, 4 losses.
* Holder for record of second fastest ODI century by an Australian (100 from 67 deliveries against Sri Lanka on 14 February 2006) and equal ninth overall internationally.
* Holder of most ODI centuries by a wicketkeeper (15), 4 February 2008.
