Hector Gillespie

Hector Gillespie

Hector Gillespie in 1931
Personal information
Full name Hector Donald Gillespie
Born (1901-05-29)29 May 1901
Auckland, New Zealand
Died 12 October 1954(1954-10-12) (aged 53)
Auckland, New Zealand
Batting style Right-hand bat
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920-1932 Auckland
First class debut 25 December 1920 Auckland v Hawke's Bay
Last First class 8 January 1932 Auckland v Caterbury
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 30
Runs scored 1208
Batting average 23.23
100s/50s 1/6
Top score 183
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 2
Bowling average 35.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/43
Catches/stumpings 20/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 8 October 2009

Hector Donald (or David) Gillespie (29 May 1901 – 12 October 1954)[nb 1] was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Auckland and briefly for a pre-Test status New Zealand international side between 1920 and 1932 as a right-handed batsman.

He made 1,208 runs from his thirty matches at 23.23,[2][3] including one century – 183 against Canterbury in January 1930.[4] He also made six half-centuries, and took two wickets for 35.50 with his occasional bowling.[2]

Educated at Auckland Grammar School, he was also an avid rugby player. He captained Eden Cricket Club in Auckland for some years; in 1924–25 he shared a 441-run opening partnership with Jackie Mills for Eden against University.

He went on to become a justice of the peace after a 38-year career in law.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wisden's obituary refers to him as Hector Donald Gillespie,[1] While both CricInfo and Cricket Archive list him as Hector David Gillespie, the Registrar-General's online website has Hector Donald Gillespie for his birth (27 May 1901) and death.[2] [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Obituaries in 1954". Wisden. CricInfo. 1955. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  3. 1 2 "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Scorecard: Auckland v Canterbury - Plunket Shield 1929/30". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

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