Adam Gilchrist

Adam Craig Gilchrist, nicknamed Gilly or Church ( y ), ( born November 14, 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales ) is a former Australian cricketer and wicket-keeper of the Australian cricket team. He is considered one of the best wicketkeeper - batsman all-rounder in the history of the sport. In 2002, Gilchrist was selected as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

His first Test match for Australia denied Gilchrist in November 1999 in Brisbane against Pakistan. He is not only the second most successful wicketkeeper in the history of Test cricket, but was also a dangerous hitter, who quickly scored points by Boundaries. In 2006, he succeeded in Perth in a test match against England to obtain 100 runs from just 57 balls, which he missed the world record of Viv Richards (100 runs from 56 balls ) just barely. Overall Gilchrist graduated 96 Tests, scoring 5570 runs ( 47.6 runs per wicket ). Gilchrist was. Cricket with the Australian national team for three consecutive times World Champion (1999, 2003 and 2007 ), which besides him only his teammates Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath succeeded In the final of the Cricket World Cup 2007, he scored 149 runs, as many as were never before achieved in a final. Due to this performance, he was elected player of the game. Since early 2008, he no longer plays for the Australian Cricket Team.

After his international career he focused on county cricket for Middlesex, playing for the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League. For the 2011 season he moved to the Kings XI Punjab. Following the departure of the team in the group stage in the 2012 season, he announced his retirement as an active player.