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Full name Mark Raymond Gillespie
Born October 17, 1979, Wanganui
Current age 28 years 309 days
Major teams New Zealand,Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
2
4
0
9
9
2.25
51
17.64
0
0
1
0
0
0
ODIs
28
13
7
91
28
15.16
116
78.44
0
0
8
1
6
0
T20Is
11
6
4
21
7
10.50
29
72.41
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
50
65
10
899
81*
16.34
0
3
8
0
List A
77
43
16
322
28
11.92
0
0
14
0
Twenty20
13
8
4
27
7
6.75
35
77.14
0
0
0
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
2
3
390
278
11
5/136
6/142
25.27
4.27
35.4
1
1
0
ODIs
28
27
1338
1220
31
3/27
3/27
39.35
5.47
43.1
0
0
0
T20Is
11
10
210
255
10
4/7
4/7
25.50
7.28
21.0
1
0
0
First-class
50
9373
4944
204
6/42
24.23
3.16
45.9
10
0
List A
77
3714
3178
105
5/35
5/35
30.26
5.13
35.3
3
1
0
Twenty20
13
12
256
323
13
4/7
4/7
24.84
7.57
19.6
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v New Zealand at Centurion, Nov 16-18, 2007 scorecard
Last Test
New Zealand v England at Wellington, Mar 13-17, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Dec 28, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI
Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1999/00
Last First-class
Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington, Apr 7-11, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
With a run-up reminiscent of Bob Willis or even Dennis Lillee - albeit without the pace of either - Gillespie has shone in New Zealand domestic cricket as a specialist bowler at the death. In Wellington's 2005-06 season he took 43 wickets at 23.16. The promise he has shown was nearly cut short in 2005 when he was struck below the eye, suffering multiple fractures and a smashed eye socket while batting against Canterbury. He represented New Zealand A in the Top-End series in 2006 and was rewarded with a place in New Zealand's Champions Trophy squad in October 2006 but was not given a chance to play. When he did get his opportunity, in the home series against Sri Lanka, he showed signs that his domestic form could translate to the international arena and his 3 for 39 from ten overs in New Zealand's 189-run loss at Auckland was especially impressive. He followed it up with a good, if at times inconsistent, tri-series in Australia, where he deceived some batsmen with his pace but leaked too many runs on a couple of occasions. A viral infection in his right shoulder restricted him to two wicketless outings at his first World Cup but his promising start was enough to earn him a national contract for 2007-08 and a place at the ICC World Twenty20 where he claimed six wickets and destroyed Kenya with 4 for 7. Yet another injury to Shane Bond handed Gillespie his first crack at Test cricket, and he responded with 5 for 136 in the second Test against South Africa at Centurion. Will Luke November 2007
