Adam Gilchrist

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.

Adam Gilchrist
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Gilchrist in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born	(1971-11-14) 14 November 1971 Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Gilly, Churchy
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side	Australia (1996–2008)
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.	12, 18
T20I debut (cap 2)	17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I	1 February 2008 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992/93–1993/94	New South Wales
1994/95–2007/08	Western Australia
2008–2010	Deccan Chargers
2010	Middlesex
2011–2013	Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA 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
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands Winner 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Namibia Winner 2007 West Indies
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 December 2013