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- The century he scored in the 2006 Ashes against England in Perth was the second-fastest in the history of Test cricket; he reached his century in 57 balls.
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His penultimate ODI century was made in the 2007 Cricket World Cup final which also happened to be his only world cup century. Scoring 149 runs from 104 deliveries, including eight sixes and thirteen fours , Gilchrist made the highest score and quickest century in the final of the World Cup. [ 13 ]
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Australia had England on the ropes, after claiming an unexpected win in Adelaide which gave the hosts a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The home side took a 19-run advantage from the first innings, and set about crushing the spirit of the tourists, thanks firstly to a grinding century from Hussey. "'England, their backs were against the wall in ...
While many cricket fans saw the explosiveness and raw talent Gilchrist had become known for, Hussey saw something deeper. "My emotions at the start were nervous for him, because I knew what he's going through mentally and not in a great place," Hussey said. "And then it's like sheer joy because you see what he's actually doing out there. "And then ...
England coach Duncan Fletcher summed up the day in one sentence: "He can take the game away from you in an hour, and he had two good hours there." It was two good hours that delivered Gilchrist his final Test century and reminded him of his love for the game. It also extended his career by 13 months and eight Tests. "After that 100, it just reminde...
This was Gilchrist's third successive World Cup final, and the third time he scored at least 50 runs in a World Cup final and he went on to make his only ever century in a world cup match (his previous best World Cup score having been 99 against Sri Lanka in the 2003 tournament). [11]
Indeed it was arguably Gilchrist's belated Test arrival that turned Australia from powerful to overpowering. He bludgeoned 81 on debut, pouched five catches and made a stumping, and barely...
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Jan 27, 2015 · Batting with a squash ball in your glove can be an uncomfortable experience, but not for Adam Gilchrist, who made 149 off 104 balls in a World Cup title match that way. It led Australia to...
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Last Test. vs India at Adelaide Oval, Jan 24, 2008. ODI debut. vs South Africa at Nahar Singh Stadium, Oct 25, 1996. Last ODI. vs India at The Gabba, Mar 04, 2008.
Nov 14, 2018 · Few innings have been as memorable as Adam Gilchrist's final Test century, a brutal display which exorcised - or at least dulled - the demons of a horror Ashes series just one year earlier.
