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Adam Gilchrist

Full name:	Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born:	14th November 1971, Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Batting:	Left-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keeper
Relations:	Father: S Gilchrist
Teams:	Australia (Test: 1999/00-2007/08); Australia (ODI: 1996/97-2007/08); ICC World XI (ODI: 2004/05); Australia (Int Twenty20: 2004/05-2007/08); Australia (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08); New South Wales (Main FC: 1992/93-1993/94); Western Australia (Main FC: 1994/95-2007/08); New South Wales (Main ListA: 1992/93-1993/94); Western Australia (Main ListA: 1994/95-2007/08); All teams
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2002
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year: 2002/03
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles:	Gilchrist asks for T20 Olympic bid
	England need Freddie's 'aura' to win Ashes: Gilchrist
	Comparing me with Gilchrist unfair: Haddin
	Gilchrist captaincy made the difference: Afridi
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Pictures:	Adam Gilchrist plays a big shot
	Gilchrist plays a shot
	Adam Gilchrist hits a six
	Adam Gilchrist is bowled by Sangwan
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Employing a high-on-the-handle grip, Gilchrist maneuvered good balls into gaps and brutally blasted others. Gilchrist's belated Test arrival turned the Australian XI from powerful to overpowering team. He began his Test career with 81 on debut, pouched five catches and a stumping. The 2006-07 Ashes series was literally hit and miss, with three single-figure scores, two fifties and his most brutal hundred. He stole the World Cup final from Sri Lanka with a brutal 149 off 104 balls. His death-defying unbeaten 149 against Pakistan at Hobart when all seemed lost, his savage and emotional 204 not out against South Africa at Johannesburg, and his 57-delivery Ashes century at Perth when he missed equalling Richards' world mark by a ball are three knocks which are cherished by cricket lovers. In one-dayers, his 172 is the third-highest score by an Australian and has 472 dismissals to his name. He lead Australia to their first series win in India for 35 years in 2004-05. He retired after 2007-08 home series against India and then joined the Indian Premier League.
Profile DateLine: 7th May 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Australia	96	137	20	5570	204*	47.60	17	26	81.98	379	37

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
Overall	190	280	46	10334	204*	44.16	30	43	756	55

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Australia	286	278	11	9595	172	35.93	16	55	96.89	416	54
ICC World XI	1	1	0	24	24	24.00	0	0	120.00	1	1
Overall	287	279	11	9619	172	35.89	16	55	96.94	417	55

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
Overall	355	342	19	11288	172	34.94	18	63	526	65

One-Day Career Bowling (1995)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	12	0	10	0	0-10					5.00

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	13	13	1	272	48	22.66	0	0	141.66	17

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Overall	43	43	2	1203	109*	29.34	1	6	144.07	33	9

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1991)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Australia Young Cricketers	3	5	1	256	106	64.00	1	1	46.46	8	1

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1991)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Australia Young Cricketers	2	2	1	112	65	112.00	0	1	86.15	2	2