Adam Gilchrist
98Australia · WK · 1996 to 2008 · on scorecards: AC Gilchrist
BATTING
- Matches
- 287
- Innings
- 279
- Runs
- 9619
- Average
- 35.89
- Strike rate
- 96.94
- High score
- 172
- 100s / 50s
- 16 / 55
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 417 / 55
- Run-outs effected
- 63
CAREER IN BRIEF
Adam Gilchrist played 287 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2008. The first came against South Africa at Nahar Singh Stadium, with a score of 18, and the last against India at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 2008.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 7,243 runs at 36.6 in 211 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 172 from 126 balls against Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval in 2004, in a match Australia won. In all: 16 hundreds, 55 fifties.
At home the average was 37.0 across 115 ODIs; away it was 35.0 across 110 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,622 runs at 36.9 in 46 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 32 ODIs and 1,160 runs at 38.7. Adam Gilchrist captained Australia in 17 ODIs, winning 12 and losing 4. The scorecards record 28 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 202 of the ODIs Adam Gilchrist played and lost 73.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 287 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | 126 | Zimbabwe | Bellerive Oval | 2004 | Won |
| 154 | 129 | Sri Lanka | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 149 | 104 | Sri Lanka | Kensington Oval | 2007 | Won |
| 131 | 118 | Sri Lanka | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 128 | 98 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 2000 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 46 | 1,622 | 36.86 | 1/12 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1,127 | 28.18 | 2/6 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1,246 | 31.95 | 2/8 |
| England | 35 | 1,087 | 32.94 | 2/6 |
| Sri Lanka | 30 | 1,511 | 50.37 | 6/4 |
| West Indies | 25 | 735 | 30.63 | 0/5 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 761 | 33.09 | 1/5 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 572 | 38.13 | 1/2 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 444 | 55.50 | 0/5 |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 180 | 60.00 | 1/0 |
| Kenya | 3 | 130 | 43.33 | 0/1 |
| Scotland | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0/0 |
| Asia XI | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0/0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 57 | 57.00 | 0/1 |
| United States | 1 | 24 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 115 | 3,960 | 37.01 | 9/19 |
| Away | 110 | 3,642 | 35.02 | 6/21 |
| Neutral | 62 | 2,017 | 35.39 | 1/15 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76 | 2,376 | 33.94 | 5/10 |
| 2000s | 211 | 7,243 | 36.58 | 11/45 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 32 | 1,160 | 38.67 | 2/8 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 31 | 900 | 32.14 | 2/3 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 13 | 352 | 29.33 | 1/1 |
| Adelaide Oval | 12 | 336 | 30.55 | 0/2 |
| Docklands Stadium | 11 | 451 | 41.00 | 1/3 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 10 | 489 | 48.90 | 2/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1996 at Nahar Singh Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2008 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 November 1971
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,922
- Ducks
- 19
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 102.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 110.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 126.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 36.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 45.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 4,090 balls faced in that period.
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