Jason Neil Gillespie was born on 19 April 1975 and is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who played all three formats of the game.
22 Facts About Jason Gillespie
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Jason Gillespie played for South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level, and was an AIS Australian Cricket Academy scholarship holder in 1995.
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Jason Gillespie announced his retirement from first-class cricket in Australia in February 2008.
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Jason Gillespie then played in the unauthorised Indian Cricket League for the Ahmedabad Rockets.
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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.
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Jason Gillespie's mother has Greek heritage and Jason is the eldest of the three children.
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Jason Gillespie attended Cabra Dominican College in Adelaide, South Australia.
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Jason Gillespie is a vegan and has criticised dairy farming and the use of leather balls.
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Jason Gillespie took 259 wickets in 71 Tests 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.
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Jason Gillespie seldom dominated a Test series, but he was a reliable support bowler over several years for his more famous teammates Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.
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Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie shared a last-wicket stand of 114 against New Zealand in 2004 at the Gabba to the hilarity and acclaim of their teammates.
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Jason Gillespie shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 320 runs with Michael Hussey.
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Jason Gillespie was awarded man-of-the-match honours for his double century in the first innings and he was named man of the series for his efforts that included eight wickets, at an average of 11.3.
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Jason Gillespie played only 52 from a possible 92 Tests following his debut to his axing during the 2005 Ashes series.
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Waugh was running from the infield towards the outfield, while Jason Gillespie was running in.
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Jason Gillespie's career was cut short by a shoulder injury while fielding for South Australia, leading to his retirement.
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Jason Gillespie worked primarily with the MidWest Rhinos, but on "grassroots" activities to improve the performance of young players in Zimbabwe.
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Jason 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.
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Jason Gillespie returned to Australia after Yorkshire narrowly missed out on a third successive title in 2016.
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In July 2017, Jason Gillespie was appointed as the interim head coach for the Papua New Guinea national team replacing former New Zealand Test player, Dipak Patel.
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In 2018, Jason Gillespie took up the position of head coach of Sussex.
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In 2021, Jason Gillespie was named an Australia Post Legend of Cricket.