Jason Gillespie’s Top 3 performances in Test Cricket

Jason Gillespie was renowned for his exceptional pace bowling skills and resilient batting and after Gillespie made his international debut in 1996, he was a force to reckon with, especially in the seaming conditions. He was a tall lanky fast bowler with natural bounce and aggression on the pitch. Gillespie’s partnership with Glenn McGrath formed one of cricket’s most formidable bowling duos. Notably, in 2006, he achieved a rare feat by scoring a double century as a nightwatchman against Bangladesh, becoming the first Australian nightwatchman to do so. Injury setbacks punctuated his career, but his determination saw him through. Gillespie’s coaching endeavors post-retirement have been notable, including successful stints with English countryside Yorkshire and as head coach of the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. In Test match cricket also, he provided several match-winning performances. 

Let us look at some of those;

5/39 vs West Indies, 2003

In the first test match of Australia’s tour of West Indies, the star Australian pacer led out a match-winning performance in the second innings which helped Australia win the game by 9 wickets. In the second innings of the test match the West Indies team were cruising along nicely at one stage but it was courtesy of Gillespie who wreaked havoc on West Indies batters as he dismantled the middle as well as a lower order of the West Indies team. He ended the innings with a bowling figure of 5/39. The most amazing part about this spell was that he bowled close to 21 overs in the innings but had an economy rate of just 1.91

6/40 vs West Indies, 2000

The legendary Australian quickly proved his mettle with yet another match-winning performance in the Fourth Test which was played between Australia and West Indies. The star right-arm pacer ended the second innings with a bowling figure of 6/40. It was courtesy of this effort that helped Australia register a humongous victory by 352 runs. Yet again against the West Indies team, Gillespie showed his prowess with the ball. After having a great start in the first innings, the right arm pacer registered a bowling figure of 3/48. However, he bettered his bowling performance in the second innings as he ran through the formidable West Indies lineup.

7/37 vs England, 1997

In the 4th test of the 1997 Ashes, Jason Gillespie turned out his best performance in the longest format of the game. It was a courtesy of his first innings bowling spell which rattled the English batters. His brilliant bowling performance made sure that England were bundled out for a score of just 172 in their first innings. Not only this but also in the second innings the Australian pacer delivered yet another brilliant performance as he picked up two more wickets which made him the Player of the Match. He ended the game with a bowling figure of 7/37 in the innings. 

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