Adam Gilchrist early and personal life

Adam Craig Gilchrist AM born 14 November 1971 nicknamed Gilly or Church,is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex.He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national team through his aggressive batting. He is considered to be one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game.He holds the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket keeper in One Day International cricket and the most by an Australian in Test cricket strike rate is amongst the highest in the history of both One-day and Test cricket and he currently holds the record for the second fastest century in Test cricket is the only player to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket His 17 Test and 16 ODI centuries are the most by a wicket-keeper.He holds the unique record of scoring at least 50 runs in successive World Cup finals in 1999, 2003 and 2007 and is one of only three players to have won three titles
Gilchrist is renowned for walking when he considers himself to be out, sometimes contrary to the decision of the umpire.He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 in India and his Test debut in 1999 During his career, he played for Australia in 96 Test matches and over 270 One-day internationals. He was Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable He retired from international cricket in March 2008.
Contents
* 1 Early and personal life
* 2 Domestic career
* 3 International career
o 3.1 Early one-day seasons
o 3.2 First World Cup success
o 3.3 Test debut
o 3.4 2001 Ashes
o 3.5 2003 World Cup
o 3.6 Decline and revival
o 3.7 2007 World Cup
o 3.8 Retirement
o 3.9 Indian Premier League
o 3.10 Middlesex
* 4 Style of play
* 5 Walking and discipline
* 6 Charity, media and political work
* 7 Autobiography
* 8 Achievements
o 8.1 Awards
o 8.2 Test match performance
o 8.3 Man-of-the-match awards Test matches
o 8.4 Man-of-the-series awards Test match series
o 8.5 ODI highlights
o 8.6 Man-of-the-match awards ODIs
o 8.7 Man-of-the-series awards ODI series
* 9 Notes
* 10 References
* 11 External links
Early and personal life
Adam Gilchrist was born in 1971 at Bellingen Hospital, in Bellingen, New South Wales. He and his family lived in Dorrigo, Junee and then Deniliquin where, playing for his school, Deniliquin South Public School, he won the Brian Taber Shield fter New South Wales cricketer Brian Taber At the age of 13, his parents, Stan and June, moved the family to Lismore where Gilchrist captained the Kadina High School cricket team. Gilchrist was selected for the state under-17 team,and in 1989 he was offered a scholarship by London-based Richmond Cricket Club, scheme he now supports himself.He moved to Sydney and joined the Gordon Club in Sydney Grade Cricket, later moving to Northern Districts
He is married to his high school sweetheart Melinda Mel Gilchrist née Sharpe a dietitian, and they have two sons, Harrison and Archie, and a daughter, Annie Jean. Gilchrist’s personal life became newsworthy early in 2007,as his youngest child was due to be born around the scheduled start of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, and this threatened Gilchrist's presence in the early stages of the tournament in March. Archie’s early arrival in February meant that Gilchrist was able to declare himself available for the whole competition.
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