Jason Gillespie (Former Australian Cricketer): Wife, Age, Records, Coach, Double Hundred

Published on: May 7, 2020 12:31 pm IST|Updated on: May 9, 2020 12:39 pm IST

Jason Gillespie Wife

Jason Gillespie is a former Australian coach and a former fast-bowler who played all three formats of the game for the nation down under. Gillespie was a right-arm fast bowler and was quite handy at the lower-order in terms of batting as he also scored a Test double hundred versus Bangladesh.

Born: April 19, 1975
Jason Gillespie Age:  45 Years Old
Role: Right-Arm-Fast Bowler, Right-Handed-Batsman

Nickname: Dizzy

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Personal Life

School: NA
College: Cabra Dominican College
Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Family

Father: Nei Gillespie
Mother: NA
Jason Gillespie Wife: Anna nee McEvoy
Children: Jackson, Brandon, Kingston, Delaney, Sapphire

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Cricketing Career

International Debut

Test: November 29, 1996 versus West Indies
ODI: August 30, 1996 versus Sri Lanka
Only T20I: July 13, 2005 versus England

Major Teams

Australia, Ahmedabad Rockets, Glamorgan, South Australia, Yorkshire

Jason Gillespie Wickets and Records

Tests: From the 71 Tests Gillespie has taken 259 wickets which included eight five wicket hauls.

ODIs: From the 97 ODIs Gillespie has scalped 142 wickets with an economy of 4.21. Jason had three five-wicket hauls to under his belt.

T20s: Gillispie has featured in 21 T20 cricket games and has taken 19 wickets all together.

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Jason Gillispie Test Double Hundred

Jason Gillispie was also a decent lower-order batsman and scored a double hundred versus Bangladesh, an unbeaten 201, which is the highest score by a night-watchman in international cricket. Ironically, it was Gillispie’s final game for Australia.

Dizzy knew historic double was the end | cricket.com.au

Lesser Known Facts

Gillespie is a vegan, and has criticized the use of leather balls. While being the head coach of Yorkshire, Jason Gillespie said of the club being sponsored by a dairy: “Yes, they are a sponsor but it doesn’t mean I agree with what they do. It’s out of my control, just like the fact that cricket balls are made of leather”.
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In the year 2004, he was named both in the World Test XI and ODI XI by the ICC.

It was on February 29, 2008, Gillespie announced his retirement from first-class cricket in Australia. He then played for a brief period in the Indian Cricket League for the Ahmadabad Rockets. Gillispie announced retirement from all forms of cricket in the same year.

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