Mark Gillespie (Irish cricketer)

Mark Anthony Gillespie (born 26 August 1969[1]) is an Irish cricketer born at Derry. A left-handed batsman and leg spin bowler,[1] he played four times for the Ireland cricket team between 2000 and 2001.[2]

Mark Gillespie
Personal information
Full name
Mark Anthony Gillespie
Born (1969-08-26) 26 August 1969
Derry, Northern Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
RelationsPeter Gillespie (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 56
Batting average 28.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 34
Balls bowled 146
Wickets 4
Bowling average 18.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/34
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2021

Career

In 2000, he played his only first-class match, against Scotland in August.[3] The following year, he represented Ireland in the Triple Crown Tournament.[4]

He has not played for Ireland since,[2] though he continues to be active in Irish club cricket, playing for Strabane.[4] His brother Peter also represents Ireland at cricket[1] and was named in the Ireland squad for the 2007 World Cup.[5]

References
  1. Cricket Archive profile
  2. CricketEurope Stats Zone profile Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. First-class matches played by Mark Gillespie at Cricket Archive
  4. Other Matches played by Mark Gillespie at Cricket Archive
  5. Ireland squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup at CricketEurope


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