Mark Gillespie (New Zealand cricketer)

Mark Raymond Gillespie (born 17 October 1979) is a former New Zealand cricketer. 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.

Mark Gillespie
Personal information
Full name
Mark Raymond Gillespie
Born (1979-10-17) 17 October 1979 (age 44)
Wanganui, New Zealand
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 235)16 November 2007 v South Africa
Last Test23 March 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 145)28 December 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI13 January 2009 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 20)22 December 2006 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I13 June 2008 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2014/15Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 32 94 123
Runs scored 76 93 1,688 485
Batting average 10.85 15.50 17.05 10.77
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/6 0/0
Top score 28 28 81* 31
Balls bowled 868 1,521 19,051 6,109
Wickets 22 37 385 196
Bowling average 28.68 37.00 27.97 27.22
5 wickets in innings 3 0 19 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/113 4/58 6/38 6/38
Catches/stumpings 1/– 6/– 24/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 January 2019

International career edit

Gillespie has taken Twenty20 Internationals with 4/7 during New Zealand's 9 wicket win over Kenya in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.[1]

On his Test Match debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against South Africa at Centurion in 2007.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – Twenty20 Internationals – Best figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  2. ^ "2nd Test: South Africa v New Zealand at Centurion, Nov 16-18, 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.

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