No. 7: Adam Gilchrist
Behind the stumps in the former Australia captain's Ashes XI: the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman of all time?
Ricky Ponting
12-Jul-2015
"The thing that struck me most about Gilly was that he did not care much about batting and wanted to be the best wicketkeeper in the world. His batting was something that just came along with the keeping"
Stats
Batting
OVERALL: Matches 96 Innings 137 Runs 5570 Average 47.60 100s/50s 17/26
ASHES: Matches 20 Innings 28 Runs 1083 Average 45.12 100s/50s 3/6
OVERALL: Matches 96 Innings 137 Runs 5570 Average 47.60 100s/50s 17/26
ASHES: Matches 20 Innings 28 Runs 1083 Average 45.12 100s/50s 3/6
Keeping
OVERALL: Innings 191 Catches 379 Stumpings 37
ASHES: Innings 40 Catches 89 Stumpings 7
OVERALL: Innings 191 Catches 379 Stumpings 37
ASHES: Innings 40 Catches 89 Stumpings 7
Who's your choice for keeper in your Modern Ashes XI?
4 votesAdam Gilchrist
Alec Stewart
Brad Haddin
Matt Prior
Ian Healy
Best performance
102 not out in Perth, 2006
In the Perth Ashes of 2006-07, Adam Gilchrist played perhaps the most brutal innings of his Test career, smashing a hundred off 57 balls - of which 40 were used in scoring his first 50. A Monty Panesar over read: 0 2 6 6 4 6. Gilchrist walked in after tea on day three. Australia's lead was already 394 and he took it to 556 in no time, scoring 102 in an unbroken 162-run stand with Michael Clarke. He hit 12 fours and four sixes in his innings, with 40 of his runs coming in 17 balls against Panesar. Australia were able to declare on day three itself, and went on to regain the Ashes having taken a 3-0 lead in the series.
In the Perth Ashes of 2006-07, Adam Gilchrist played perhaps the most brutal innings of his Test career, smashing a hundred off 57 balls - of which 40 were used in scoring his first 50. A Monty Panesar over read: 0 2 6 6 4 6. Gilchrist walked in after tea on day three. Australia's lead was already 394 and he took it to 556 in no time, scoring 102 in an unbroken 162-run stand with Michael Clarke. He hit 12 fours and four sixes in his innings, with 40 of his runs coming in 17 balls against Panesar. Australia were able to declare on day three itself, and went on to regain the Ashes having taken a 3-0 lead in the series.
Trivia
Adam Gilchrist had a strike-rate of 92.01 in Ashes Tests - the best by far for any batsman with 1000 runs or more.
One of cricket's modern greats, Ricky Ponting captained Australia in 324 matches and scored over 27,000 runs