- Mark Gillespie (cricketer)
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Mark Gillespie Personal information Full name Mark Raymond Gillespie Born 17 October 1979
Wanganui, New ZealandBatting style Right-handed batsman Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium International information National side New Zealand Test debut (cap 235) 16 November 2007 v South Africa Last Test 11 December 2008 v West Indies ODI debut (cap 145) 28 December 2006 v Sri Lanka Last ODI 13 January 2009 v West Indies Domestic team information Years Team 1999–present Wellington Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC List A Matches 3 32 52 89 Runs scored 25 93 915 373 Batting average 6.25 15.50 16.63 10.97 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0 Top score 16* 28 81* 28 Balls bowled 516 1,521 9,759 4,322 Wickets 11 37 212 125 Bowling average 34.54 37.00 24.38 29.58 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 1 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 5/136 4/58 6/42 5/35 Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 8/– 16/– Source: CricketArchive, 24 January 2009 - For the Irish cricketer also called Mark Gillespie, see Mark Gillespie (Irish cricketer)
Mark Raymond Gillespie (born 17 October 1979 in Wanganui) is a member of the New Zealand cricket team. He came to the selectors attention in the 2005-06 season with 43 wickets at 23.16 for Wellington. He then played for New Zealand A in the Top-End series of 2006 before being included in New Zealand's squad of 14 for the Champions Trophy.
Gillespie's nickname is the Tawa Terror as he plays for the Tawa Cricket Club.
Gillespie has the second best bowling figures in men's Twenty20 Internationals with 4/7, during New Zealand's 9 wicket win over Kenya in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.[1]
References
External links
- Player profile: Mark Gillespie from ESPNcricinfo
- Player Profile: Mark Gillespie from CricketArchive
- Mark Gillespie at New Zealand Cricket Players Association
New Zealand squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 3 Taylor · 7 Fleming (c) · 10 McMillan · 11 Vettori · 14 Tuffey · 17 Gillespie · 24 Oram · 27 Bond · 32 Martin · 34 Marshall · 39 Patel · 40 Vincent · 42 McCullum · 45 Mason · 50 Fulton · 56 Styris · 70 Franklin · Coach: Bracewell
Tuffey and Vincent were injured during the tournament and replaced in the squad by Martin and Marshall respectively.Bond • 3 Fulton • 4 Gillespie • 5 Hopkins • 6 B. McCullum • 7 N. McCullum • 8 McMillan • 9 Martin • 10 Oram • 11 Patel • 12 Scott • 13 Styris • 14 Taylor • 15 Vincent
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- Living people
- Wellington cricketers
- New Zealand Test cricketers
- New Zealand One Day International cricketers
- New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers
- New Zealand cricketers
- Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut
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