Hector Gillespie
 Hector Gillespie in 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hector Donald Gillespie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
29 May 1901 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
12 October 1954 (aged 53) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920-1932 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First class debut | 25 December 1920 Auckland v Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First class | 8 January 1932 Auckland v Caterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Obituaries in 1954". Wisden. CricInfo. 1955. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ↑ "Scorecard: Auckland v Canterbury - Plunket Shield 1929/30". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
External links
- Player profile: Hector Gillespie from ESPNcricinfo
- Player profile: Hector Gillespie from CricketArchive