Jason Gillespie
On scorecards: JN Gillespie
In-game rating: 90/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Jason Gillespie played 71 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2006. The first came against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground, with a score of 16 and 2 wickets, and the last against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in 2006.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 985 runs at 18.9 in 57 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 201 not out from 425 balls against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in 2006, in a match Australia won. The best bowling is 7 for 37 against England at Headingley in 1997.
In all: 1 hundred, 2 fifties, 8 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 23.9 across 29 Tests; away it was 17.3 across 41 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Bangladesh: 247 runs at 247.0 in 4 Tests. Western Australia Cricket Association Ground was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 86 runs at 17.2. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 47 of the Tests Jason Gillespie played and lost 15, with 9 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 71 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201* | 425 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 54* | 155 | New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 50* | 108 | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 48* | 53 | India | Adelaide Oval | 2003 | Lost |
| 47 | 113 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2004 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/37 | 13.4 | England | Headingley | 1997 | Won |
| 6/40 | 17 | West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 5/39 | 20.2 | West Indies | Bourda | 2003 | Won |
| 5/53 | 16 | England | Lord's | 2001 | Won |
| 5/54 | 23 | South Africa | St George's Park | 1997 | Won |
Best in a match: 9/80 against India (2004).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 217 | 13.56 | 0/0 | 65 | 29.03 |
| West Indies | 13 | 201 | 16.75 | 0/0 | 50 | 21.12 |
| India | 10 | 230 | 17.69 | 0/0 | 43 | 25.44 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 136 | 27.20 | 0/1 | 26 | 31.42 |
| South Africa | 7 | 14 | 2.80 | 0/0 | 24 | 27.25 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 98 | 10.89 | 0/0 | 17 | 33.47 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 247 | 247.00 | 1/0 | 19 | 13.68 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0/1 | 10 | 37.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 11.60 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 454 | 23.89 | 0/2 | 110 | 24.68 |
| Away | 41 | 763 | 17.34 | 1/0 | 146 | 26.97 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 39.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14 | 233 | 17.92 | 0/0 | 50 | 22.16 |
| 2000s | 57 | 985 | 18.94 | 1/2 | 209 | 27.09 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 6 | 86 | 17.20 | 0/0 | 25 | 22.64 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 5 | 103 | 34.33 | 0/0 | 11 | 52.27 |
| Adelaide Oval | 5 | 70 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 19 | 27.11 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 4 | 82 | 82.00 | 0/1 | 13 | 27.15 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 75 | 37.50 | 0/1 | 21 | 13.38 |
| Edgbaston | 3 | 11 | 2.20 | 0/0 | 8 | 35.25 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1996 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2006 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
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