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Adam Gilchrist Cricket Profile
Adam Gilchrist, Australian wicket keeper batsman, Career statistics of Adam Gilchrist
Country
Australia
Full Name
Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born
November 14, 1971, Bellingen, New South Wales
Teams
Australia, ICC World XI, New South Wales, Western
Australia
Batting style
Left-hand bat
Bowling style
Right-arm off break
Fielding
Wicketkeeper
Career statistics of Adam Gilchrist
Test debut
Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane - Nov 5-9, 1999
ODI debut
Australia v South Africa at Faridabad - Oct 25, 1996
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Adam Gilchrist Achievements in Cricket
On 5th-9th November 1999, Adam replaced Ian Healy as wicketkeeper in the Australian test side in Brisbane against Pakistan. Adam was crucial in the team's winning performance in the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.
Adam has taken a world record of over 400 dismissals in one day internationals. Adam is the only wicketkeeper in Australia to have captained the Australian Test and One Day teams. Many critics believe that Adam is the greatest wicketkeeper/batsman to have played the game.
In 2004 Adam was selected in Richie Benaud's All Time Greatest Team. Former Australia Test and One Day Cricketer Adam Gilchrist launched his biography "True Colors" in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 28, 2008.The fastest Test wicketkeeper to 100 test dismissals. The fastest Test wicketkeeper to 200 test dismissals.
16 One-Day International centuries scored at
an average of 96 balls faced. Highest score in any World
Cup Cricket Final - 149 on 28th April 2007 in West
Indies.17 Test centuries scored at an average of 108
balls faced. First batsman in Test cricket history to hit
100 sixes