Gary Gilmour
Full name Gary John Gilmour
Born June 26, 1951, Waratah, New South Wales
Current age 58 years 8 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 22 | 1 | 483 | 101 | 23.00 | 708 | 68.22 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| ODIs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 28* | 42.00 | 39 | 107.69 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 75 | 120 | 18 | 3126 | 122 | 30.64 | 5 | 18 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 19 | 14 | 1 | 182 | 44 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 28 | 2661 | 1406 | 54 | 6/85 | 9/157 | 26.03 | 3.17 | 49.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 5 | 5 | 320 | 165 | 16 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 10.31 | 3.09 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 75 | 13830 | 7345 | 233 | 6/85 | 31.52 | 3.18 | 59.3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| List A | 19 | 1046 | 648 | 29 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 22.34 | 3.71 | 36.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1973 - Jan 2, 1974 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 12-17, 1977 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Mar 30, 1974 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Dec 20, 1975 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1971/72 - 1979/80 |
| List A span | 1972/73 - 1979/80 |
At his mid-1970s peak, Gary Gilmour was a penetrative left-arm swing bowler and a talented hitter, bringing comparisons with another left-armer from New South Wales's central coast, Alan Davidson. He struck 122 on his first outing for New South Wales in January 1972, and made 52 and took 4 for 75 on his Test debut against New Zealand two years later. He then excelled in English conditions when Australia toured England in 1975; his 6 for 14 in the World Cup semi-final against England and 5 for 48 in the final against West Indies were followed by 9 for 157 in the third Test at Headingley. But after an impressive home series against West Indies, Gilmour's powers as a bowler ebbed dramatically, so much so that he bowled only nine inconsequential overs in the Centenary Test. A debilitating foot injury was a handicap; so was a light-hearted attitude to training and fitness that owed more to the 1950s than to the increasingly professional era of which he was part.
Gideon Haigh
- Flashes in the World Cup pan (Mar 8, 2007)
- Gilmour's one-man show, and Fleming's Wanderers blitz (Feb 12, 2007)
- Gary Gilmour fights for his life (Jul 27, 2005)
- Gibbs's boundary spree (Sep 4, 2003)
Jul 9, 2008
Gary Gilmour in action during 1975
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Jun 18, 1975
Gary Gilmour's remarkable 6 for 14
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1975
Gary Gilmour bowling during the 1975 World Cup
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