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{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1975)}}

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country = Australia |

| name = Jason Gillespie

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| fullname = Jason Neil Gillespie

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| nickname = [[Dizzy Gillespie|Dizzy]]

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|4|19|df=yes}}

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| birth_place = [[Sydney|Sydney, New South Wales]], Australia

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| testdebutdate = 29 November

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| testdebutagainst = West Indies

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| lasttestdate = 16 April

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| lasttestyear = 2006

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| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh

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| odidebutdate = 30 August

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| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka

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| lastodidate = 12 July

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| lastodiagainst = England

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| oneT20I = true

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| T20Idebutdate = 13 June

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| T20Idebutyear = 2005

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| T20Idebutagainst = England

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| T20Icap = 12

| club1 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]]

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| club2 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]

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| club3 = [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]]

| year3 = 2008

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| tenfor2 = 0

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| catches/stumpings4 = 31/–

| coachclub1 = [[Mid West Rhinos]]

| coachyear1 = 2010–2012

| coachclub2 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]

| coachyear2 = 2012–2016

| coachclub3 = [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] (interim)

| coachyear3 = 2017

| coachclub4 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]

| coachyear4 = 2018–2020

| coachclub5 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]]

| coachyear5 = 2020–2024

| coachclub6 = [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]

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{{Medal|W|[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya]]|}}

| date = 22 November

| year = 2021

| source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5392.html ESPNcricinfo

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'''Jason Neil Gillespie''' (born 19 April 1975) is an [[Australia national cricket team|Australian]] cricket coach and former [[cricket]]er who played all three formats of the game. Jason Gillespie was appointed as the head coach for Pakistan's red-ball (Test) cricket team on 28 April 2024. However, his tenure was short-lived; he resigned in December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Gillespie quits as Pakistan red-ball coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jason-gillespie-quits-as-pakistan-red-ball-coach-1464747 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

A right-arm [[fast bowling|fast bowler]], he was also a competent lower-order batsman whose unbeaten 201 in his last Test match is the highest score by a [[Nightwatchman (cricket)|night-watchman]] in international cricket. He was a part of the Australian squad which won the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]].

source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5392.html}}

Gillespie made his [[One Day International]] debut against [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground|Colombo]] in the [[1996 Singer World Series|Singer World Series in August 1996]], and his Test debut against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] at [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]] in [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1996–97|November 1996]]. He also played for [[Southern Redbacks|South Australia]], [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] and [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] at first-class level, and was an AIS [[Australian Cricket Academy]] scholarship holder in 1995.<ref>{{cite book|title=Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport|year=2002|publisher=[[Australian Sports Commission]]|___location=Canberra}}</ref>

'''Jason Neil Gillespie''' (born [[April 19]], [[1975]] in [[Sydney]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[cricketer]] (right arm [[fast bowler]]). He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut against the [[West Indies]] in [[Sydney]] in [[1996]] and his [[one-day international]] debut against [[Sri Lanka]] at [[Colombo]] in the Singer World Series in [[1996]].

Gillespie announced his retirement from first-class cricket in Australia in February 2008. He then played in the unauthorised [[Indian Cricket League]] for the Ahmedabad Rockets.<ref name="Cricket Country-2014"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.indiatimes.com/News/News/Australias_Gillespie_announces_retirement/articleshow/2824991.cms |title=Cricket on Times of India. Live Cricket Score, Cricket News, India Cricket |language=fr |publisher=Cricket.indiatimes.com |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref> At the end of the 2008 English domestic season he retired from all first-class cricket.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/372193.html Gillespie happy with retirement decision], ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 9 November 2008</ref>

== Biography ==

== Personal life ==

Jason Gillespie is a descendant of the [[Kamilaroi]] people of [[Indigenous Australians]], and is the first acknowledged Aboriginal person to become a Test cricketer. Jason married his wife Anna in 2003. The couple have since had a son, Jackson, in February 2006.

Jason Gillespie is a descendant on his father's side of the [[Kamilaroi]] people of [[Indigenous Australians]], and is the first acknowledged Aboriginal male to become a Test cricketer.<ref name="Cricket Country-2014">{{cite web | url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/jason-gillespie-a-high-quality-fast-bowler-who-signed-off-with-a-test-double-century-25394 | title=Jason Gillespie: A high-quality fast bowler who signed off with a Test double century! | publisher=Cricket Country | date=22 August 2014 | access-date=14 December 2019 | author=Vaidya, Jaideep }}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23225434 | title=Aboriginal cricket: The first Australian tour of England, 1868 | date=9 July 2013 | access-date=9 July 2013 | publisher=BBC News}}</ref> His mother has [[Greeks|Greek]] heritage and Jason is the eldest of the three children.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/15/1058035013172.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Darwin dreaming inspires Gillespie | date=16 July 2003}}</ref> He attended [[Cabra Dominican College]] in [[Adelaide]], South Australia. Gillespie married Anna (née McEvoy) in 2003. The couple have four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.users.bigpond.com/lnord/McEvoys.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040502011343/http://www.users.bigpond.com/lnord/McEvoys.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2004|title=McEvoy Family Tree, Cungena, SA, P. 1|date=2 May 2004|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSKS9lsvU9M&feature=em-uploademail | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501074206/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSKS9lsvU9M| archive-date=2013-05-01 | url-status=dead|title=Alison's Tea Break: Gillespie – 'Three different formats is the biggest challenge for bowlers today' |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-04-19 |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref>

Gillespie has another daughter from a previous relationship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aussiebubblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/another-son-arrives-for-jason-anna-gillespie/ |title=Another son arrives for Jason & Anna Gillespie. Aussie Bub Blog |publisher=Aussiebubblog.Wordpress.com |date=22 October 2007 |access-date=26 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103100428/http://aussiebubblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/another-son-arrives-for-jason-anna-gillespie/ |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>

Gillespie is a [[Veganism|vegan]] and has criticised dairy farming and the use of leather [[cricket ball|balls]]. While coaching [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]], Gillespie said of the club being sponsored by a dairy: "Yes, they are a sponsor but it doesn't mean I agree with what they do. It's out of my control, just like the fact that cricket balls are made of leather".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/07/yorkshires-vegan-cricket-coach-angers-sponsors-after-calling-for/|title=Yorkshire's vegan cricket coach stumps sponsors after questioning use of leather balls and calling for entire dairy industry to be shut down|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=7 June 2016 |access-date=2016-06-09|last1=Watson |first1=Leon }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Woodward|first1=Grant|title=Yorkshire's Jason Gillespie on cricket, family and why he's battling for veganism|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/yorkshire-s-jason-gillespie-on-cricket-family-and-why-he-s-batting-for-veganism-1-7945035|website=[[Yorkshire Post]] |access-date=4 February 2018 |date=6 June 2016 }}</ref>

== Bowling ==

==International career==

Gillespie has taken 259 wickets in 71 Tests (an average of 26.08) making him Australia's fifth-highest wicket-taker.

=== Bowling ===

Gillespie took 259 wickets in 71 Tests (at an average of 26.13) making him Australia's sixth-highest wicket-taker and giving him the 14th best bowling average for Australian bowlers who have taken more than a hundred wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_career_bowling_average.html?class=1;id=2;type=team |title=Cricket Records. Records. Australia. Test matches. Best averages. |publisher=Stats.cricinfo.com |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=26 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901161340/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_career_bowling_average.html?class=1%3Bid%3D2%3Btype%3Dteam |archive-date=1 September 2009}}</ref>

Gillespie seldom dominated a Test series (the most wickets he took in a series is 20), but he was a reliable support bowler over several years for his more famous teammates [[Glenn McGrath]] and [[Shane Warne]]. For his performances in 2004, he was named both in the [[ICC Test Team of the Year|World Test XI]] and [[ICC ODI Team of the Year|ODI XI]] by the ICC.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23121796/ | title=Rahul Dravid is the ICC's player of the year | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date= 8 September 2004 | access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>

In terms of pace, he bowled in the mid 140's-150kmph mark in his early career up to about 2001. When he made his comebaack in the late 2000, early 2001 season, he bowled more consistently, but at a speed of about mid-130's-earlyv140's in terms of kilomitres per hour. Consistent injuries forced Gillespie to operate from a shorter run-up and therefore reduce his pace.

=== Batting ===

Gillespie seldom dominates a series (the most wickets he has taken in a series is 20), but he has had considerable success against [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. However, he unexpectedly struggled badly in the [[2005 Ashes series]], taking just three wickets at a cost of 300 runs and being dropped after the third Test.

[[Glenn McGrath]] (61) and Gillespie (54*) shared a last-wicket stand of 114 [[New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2004–05|against New Zealand in 2004]] at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground|the Gabba]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14935/scorecard/64107/australia-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-new-zealand-tour-of-australia-2004-05|title=Full Scorecard of Australia vs New Zealand 1st Test 2004 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref> to the hilarity and acclaim of their teammates. It was the first time that either of them had made a 50 in either Test or ODI versions of the game.<ref>{{youTube|QuPxBt1Rro0|'We were just laughing': The McGrath-Gillespie batting masterclass}}, [[Cricket Australia]]</ref>

In the second Test against [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]] at Chittagong on 19 April 2006, Gillespie (201 not out) set the world record (on his 31st birthday) for the highest individual score by a [[nightwatchman (cricket)|nightwatchman]]. This was his maiden first-class century. He also shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 320 runs with [[Michael Hussey]]. Gillespie was awarded man-of-the-match honours for his double century in the first innings and he was also named man of the series for his efforts that included eight wickets, at an average of 11.3. Due to injury, it was his final match in international cricket.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{Cite web|date=2006-11-06|title=Cricket: Jason Gillespie ruled out of Prime Minister's XI game with shoulder injury|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/nov/06/ashes2006.cricket1|access-date=2021-09-27|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> As of 2025, Gillespie is the only nightwatchman to score a double century in a Test match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282904.html|title=Records. Test matches. Batting records. Most runs in an innings by a nightwatchman |newspaper=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramsey |first1=Andrew |title=Downpours, dust-ups and Dizzy's double: Pt I |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/australia-banglaesh-test-chittagong-2006-gillespie-gilchrist-ponting/2016-04-18 |website=cricket.com.au |publisher=Cricket Australia |access-date=4 January 2020 |date=18 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramsey |first1=Andrew |title=Downpours, dust-ups and Dizzy's double: Pt II |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/australia-bangladesh-test-chittagong-2006-jason-gillespie-nightwatchman-andrew-ramsey/2016-04-19 |website=cricket.com.au |publisher=Cricket Australia |access-date=4 January 2020 |date=19 April 2016}}</ref>

Since the Ashes series Gillespie has taken 40 wickets for South Australia this Pura Cup Season (2005/2006). He was the 4th highest wicket taker in the competition, with an average (21.27) far below the other leading wicket takers. His best figures came against Victoria where he took 7-35.

=== BattingInjuries ===

[[File:GillespieBowl.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Jason Gillespie preparing to bowl for [[Southern Redbacks|South Australia]] against [[Western Warriors|Western Australia]] in January 2007]]

He played only 52 from a possible 92 Tests following his debut to his axing during the [[2005 Ashes series]].<ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald 2005">{{cite web | title=Gillespie's Ashes series is over | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=20 August 2005 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/gillespies-ashes-series-is-over-20050821-gdlwxz.html | access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="Earle 2007">{{cite web | last=Earle | first=Richard | title=Punter sorry to hurt Diz | website=[[Herald Sun]] | date=10 October 2007 | url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/punter-sorry-to-hurt-diz/news-story/f39caf6d4c2f46ddfe9cef364b0eaf4b | access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> Despite these problems, he was both accurate and economical.

In Australia's 1999 tour of [[Sri Lanka]], he was involved in a sickening outfield collision when both he and [[Steve Waugh]] were running to take a catch. Waugh was running from the infield towards the outfield, while Gillespie was running in. Waugh dived for the ball resulting in his nose and Gillespie's right leg being broken. The catch was not taken.<ref name="Sengupta 2012">{{cite web | last=Sengupta | first=Arunabha | title=Memories of the horrific on-field collision between Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie | website=Cricket Country | date=13 September 2012 | url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/memories-of-the-horrific-on-field-collision-between-steve-waugh-and-jason-gillespie-17887 | access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="CricTracker 2018">{{cite web | title=September 10, 1999 – Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie suffer horrific injuries after a collision | website=CricTracker | date=10 September 2018 | url=https://www.crictracker.com/september-10-1999-steve-waugh-and-jason-gillespie-suffer-horrific-injuries-after-a-collision/ | access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="RahulKargal 2016">{{cite web | author=Kargal, Rahul | title=When the Steve Waugh-Jason Gillespie collision rattled Australia | website=Sports Keeda | date=20 July 2016 | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/when-the-steve-waugh-jason-gillespie-collision-rattled-australia | access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> Gillespie's career was cut short by a shoulder injury while fielding for [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]], leading to his retirement.<ref name="theguardian.com"/>

He has occasionally proven his worth with the bat, with a test high of 201* and an average of 18.73. Gillespie is the only player with a career batting average of fewer than 20 to reach 200 runs. Despite not regularly hitting huge scores, he is a difficult batsman to dismiss and often 'stays in' and allows his partner time to hit a big score. In the field, he has shown occasional agility and is a good 'boundary rider'.

==Coaching career==

He has a one-day international high of 44* and he averages 12.56 in one-day internationals with an impressive strike rate of 78.53.

Gillespie became a coach in [[Zimbabwe]] in August 2010. He worked primarily with the [[Mid West Rhinos]], but also on "[[grassroots]]" activities to improve the performance of young players in Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web|last=ESPNcricinfo staff|title=Donald and Gillespie bullish about Zimbabwe|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/473150.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=6 December 2010|date = 18 August 2010}}</ref>

Gillespie was drafted in as the bowling coach of [[Indian Premier League]] team [[Kings XI Punjab]] after their opening match against [[Pune Warriors]] in April 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gillespie joins Kings XI Punjab as bowling coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-premier-league-2011-jason-gillespie-joins-kings-xi-punjab-as-bowling-coach-510154 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=9 April 2011}}</ref>

In the second test match against [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]] (Chittagong/ April 2006), Jason Gillespie (201*) set the world record for the highest individual score by a [[nightwatchman (cricket)|night watchman]]. This was Gillespie's maiden first-class century. Gillespie also shared a 4th wicket partnership of 320 runs with [[Michael Hussey]]. Gillespie was awarded man-of-the-match honours for his double-century in the first innings, and he was also named man of the series for his efforts that included eight wickets, at an average of 11.25, across the two Tests.

In November 2011, he was named first-team coach of [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] after a shake up in the club's coaching system.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/15742183 Jason Gillespie named Yorkshire coach and batsman Phil Jaques returns], [[BBC]], Retrieved 22 May 2012</ref> In his first season with Yorkshire, they were promoted from Division Two of the [[County Championship]]; in the second they were runners-up in the first division; and they won the title in 2014 and 2015, when he was one of the candidates to coach England.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/news/11531314/ECB-set-to-lose-out-on-head-coach-target-Jason-Gillespie.html ECB set to lose out on head coach target Jason Gillespie], [[Daily Telegraph]], Retrieved 13 April 2015</ref> He returned to Australia after Yorkshire narrowly missed out on a third successive title in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/5109/gillespie-to-leave-yorkshire-at-end-of-season|title=Gillespie to leave Yorkshire at end of season|work=YorkshireCCC.com|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626053935/https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/5109/gillespie-to-leave-yorkshire-at-end-of-season|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Injuries ==

In April 2015, Gillespie was named as the coach of the Adelaide Strikers team in the Big Bash League.

He played only 52 from a possible 92 tests following his debut to his axing during the [[2005 Ashes series]]. This was due to a number of injuries including busted feet, stress fractures in the back, hip twinges, side-strains, shoulders, torn calves, aching hamstrings, groin complaints and a broken right leg. Regardless of these problems, he is still both accurate and economical.

In July 2017, Gillespie was appointed as the interim head coach for the [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea national team]] replacing former New Zealand Test player, [[Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)|Dipak Patel]].<ref name="PNG">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/1110839.html |title=Jason Gillespie named interim PNG coach |access-date=13 July 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In Australia's [[1999]] tour of [[Sri Lanka]], he was involved in a sickening outfield collision when both he and [[Steve Waugh]] were running to take a catch, resulting in Waugh's nose and Gillespie's right leg being broken (the catch was not taken).

In 2018, Gillespie took up the position of head coach of Sussex.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jason Gillespie appointed new head coach of Sussex |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/jason-gillespie-sussex-new-head-coach-england-cricket-a8065176.html |access-date=31 August 2019 |date=20 November 2017}}</ref>

== English County Cricket ==

In August 2020, Gillespie was appointed the new coach of [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cherney |first1=Daniel |title=Hodge, Rogers fight it out for Vics job as Gillespie named SA coach |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/hodge-rogers-fight-it-out-for-vics-job-as-gillespie-named-sa-coach-20200819-p55nb2.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=19 August 2020 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>

He has signed a contract to represent [[Yorkshire CCC]] in [[2006]].

In 2021, Gillespie was named an [[Australian Legends|Australia Post Legend]] of Cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia Post honours Australian Living Legends of Cricket|url=https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/articles/australia-post-honours-australian-living-legends-of-cricket|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Australia Post Collectables|language=en}}</ref>

== 2005/2006 Pura Cup Season ==

===Pakistan (2024)===

In his 9 matches for South Australia Gillespie took 40 wickets, at an average of 21.27. His best figures came against Victoria where he took 7-35.

In April 2024, the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] announced Gillespie as the head coach of the [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan men's team]] in the [[test cricket]] for a two-year period.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie named head coaches for white, red-ball cricket |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1830180/gary-kirsten-and-jason-gillespie-named-head-coaches-for-white-red-ball-cricket |work=DAWN |date=28 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2024, Gillespie was appointed coach of the white ball team on an interim basis following the departure of South Africa's Gary Kirsten.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cvgk6r7v57yo |website=BBC |access-date=1 November 2024 |title=Gary Kirsten resigns as Pakistan coach & Jason Gillespie steps in |date=28 October 2024 }}</ref> He subsequently led a white-ball tour to Australia in Kirsten's absence, securing victory in the one-day series but losing the T20 series. [[Aqib Javed]] replaced him for the following tour to Zimbabwe.

On 12 December 2024, He resigned as head coach of Pakistan's Test side.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-12 |title=Jason Gillespie: Ex-Australia bowler resigns as Pakistan Test side coach |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cjr27z53x58o |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Overs - 355.5, Maidens - 101, Runs - 851, Wickets - 40, Average - 21.27, Best - 7-35, 5 - 3, 10 - 0, Strike Rate - 53.3, Economy - 2.39, Team - South Australia.

==Career best performances==

== Merchandising ==

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! colspan="4"|Bowling

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!Figures

!Fixture

!V

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|'''[[Test cricket|Test]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"|7/37

|[[England cricket team|England]] v [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]

|[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]

|align="centre"|1997<ref name="ESPNcricinfo - 24–28 July 1997 - Australia tour of England and Scotland, 1997 - England v Australia">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63757.html|title= Australia tour of England and Scotland, 1997 – England v Australia Scorecard|date=28 July 1997|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

|-

|'''[[One Day International|ODI]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"|5/22

|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] v [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]

|[[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]

|align="center"|2002<ref name="ESPNcricinfo - 30 August 2002 - PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002, 2nd Match - Australia v Pakistan">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66344.html|title= PSO Tri-Nation Tournament 2002, 2nd Match – Australia v Pakistan Scorecard|date=30 August 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

|-

|'''[[Twenty20 International|T20I]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"|1/49

|[[England cricket team|England]] v [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]

|[[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]]

|align="center"|2005<ref name="ESPNcricinfo - 13 June 2005 - Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2005 - England v Australia">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/211028.html|title= Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2005 – England v Australia Scorecard|date=13 June 2005|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

|-

|'''[[First-class cricket|FC]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"|8/50

|[[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] v [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]]

|[[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]], [[Sydney]]

|align="center"|2001<ref name="ESPNcricinfo - 26–28 October 2001 - Pura Cup, 2001/02 - NSW v SA">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2015-16/engine/match/357808.html|title= Pura Cup, 2001/02 – NSW v SA Scorecard|date=28 October 2001|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

|-

|'''[[List A cricket|LA]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"|5/13

|[[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] v [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]

|[[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]]

|align="center"|2008<ref name="ESPNcricinfo - 22 August 2008 - Pro40 Division Two, 2008 - Glamorgan v Warwickshire">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320078.html|title= Pro40 Division Two, 2008 – Glamorgan v Warwickshire Scorecard|date=22 August 2008|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

|-

|'''[[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"|2/19

|[[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] v [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]

|[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]

|align="center"|2007<ref name="ESPNcricinfo - 6 July 2007 - Twenty20 Cup, North Division, 2007 - Yorkshire v Derbyshire">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/268464.html|title= Twenty20 Cup, North Division, 2007 – Yorkshire v Derbyshire Scorecard|date=6 July 2007|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

|}

==References==

* Gillespie's clothing label, DZ9, was released in October 2005.

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* Gillespie's bat sponsor Sommers is expected to finalise a name for the limited-edition blade (possibly DZ201) at a meeting on the April 20, 2006.

== Trivia ==

* Gillespie is nicknamed Dizzy after the jazz trumpeter [[Dizzy Gillespie]].

* In 2002, he was named by [[Wisden]] as one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|Cricketers of the Year]].

* Only [[Shane Warne]] (685), [[Glenn McGrath]] (542), [[Dennis Lillee]] (355), [[Craig McDermott]] (291) and Jason Gillespie (259) have taken more than 250 wickets for Australia.

* Gillespie was named to Inside Cricket's "best Australian Test XI from 1995 to 2005" team by a panel of ten experts, including Dennis Lillee and Greg and Ian Chappell. (1 Matthew Hayden, 2 Mark Taylor (C), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Mark Waugh, 5 Steve Waugh, 6 Adam Gilchrist, 7 Ian Healy (W), 8 Shane Warne, 9 Jason Gillespie, 10 Craig McDermott, 11 Glenn McGrath)

* Gillespie was also named to both the World XI Test Team Team of the Year (2004) and the World XI ODI of the Year (2004) at the inaugural [[ICC Awards]] dinner, joining fellow Australians Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne in the test team, and Gilchrist and Ponting in the one-day team.

====Double-Century Related====

* On his 31st birthday, Jason Gillespie (201*) took the world record for the highest individual score by a night-watchman (prev: 125 by [[Mark Boucher]], South Africa v Zimbabawe, Harare 1999/00).

* Gillespie became the first Australian nightwatchman to score a century in almost 30 years. [[Tony Mann (cricketer)|Tony Mann]] was the last, against India at the [[WACA Ground]] in 1977.

* Of the 2474 players to have reached Test level, Gillespie became only the 150th to score 200 or more in a single Test innings.

* Jason Gillespie's highest test score (201*) is better than those of such well recognised Australian batsmen as [[Steve Waugh]] (200), [[David Boon]] (200), [[Ian Chappell]] (196), [[Darren Lehmann]] (177), [[Damien Martyn]] (165) and [[Mark Waugh]] (153*).

* His 201* innings is the only time, at any level of cricket, that Jason Gillespie has reached three figures batting.[http://www.cricinfo.com/topperformer/content/current/story/244769.html]

* Gillespie became the 35th Test cricketer (and 6th Australian) to convert a maiden century into a double-century.[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/HIGHEST_MAIDEN_TONS.html]

* Only [[Wasim Akram]], [[Ian Botham]], and [[Jason Gillespie]] have scored a double-century in test cricket and taken 250+ wickets.

* Jason Gillespie and [[Michael Hussey]]'s 320 runs partnership is the 8th highest for the 4th wicket and the 47th highest test partnership ever. For Australian partnerships alone, it is the 3rd highest for the 4th wicket and 11th highest ever.

* [[Matthew Hayden]] jokingly vowed, after Jason Gillespie reached his century in the second test against Bangladesh, that if it was extended into a double-century, he (Hayden) would do a lap of the oval, naked. Upon hearing this, Gillespie said that in that case he (Gillespie) would join in, too. At this time, the two do not yet seem to have fulfilled the terms of the wager due to them being in a Muslim country.[http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/244880.html]

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*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/AUS_LOCAL/PC/STATS/PC_2005-06_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html/ Cricinfo: 2005-06 Pura Cup Bowling - Most Wickets]

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