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.
 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 | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Shirley Gillespie (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career edit
Educated at Auckland Grammar School, Gillespie made 1,208 runs from his thirty first-class 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] He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1925-26 but played in only one of the four first-class matches.[5]
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.[1] He was also an avid rugby player.
He went on to become a justice of the peace after a 38-year career in law.[1]
See also edit
Footnotes edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c "Obituaries in 1954". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. 1955. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Scorecard: Auckland v Canterbury – Plunket Shield 1929/30". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 69–73.
External links edit
- Hector Gillespie at ESPNcricinfo
- Hector Gillespie at CricketArchive (subscription required)