| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Hector Donald Gillespie |
| Birth date | 29 May 1901 |
| Birth place | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Death date | 12 October 1954 (aged 53) |
| Death place | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Batsman |
| Club 1 | Auckland |
| Year 1 | 1920/21–1931/32 |
| Type 1 | FC |
| Debutdate 1 | 25 December |
| Debutyear 1 | 1920 |
| Debutfor 1 | Auckland |
| Debutagainst 1 | Hawke's Bay |
| Lastdate 1 | 8 January |
| Lastyear 1 | 1932 |
| Lastfor 1 | Auckland |
| Lastagainst 1 | Caterbury |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 30 |
| Runs 1 | 1,208 |
| Bat avg 1 | 23.23 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 1/6 |
| Top score 1 | 183 |
| Deliveries 1 | 96 |
| Wickets 1 | 2 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 35.50 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 2/43 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 20/– |
| Date | 8 October |
| Year | 2009 |
| Source | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16924/16924.html CricketArchive |
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.
Life and career
Educated at Auckland Grammar School, Gillespie made 1,208 runs from his thirty first-class matches at 23.23,[1][2] including one century – 183 against Canterbury in January 1930.[3] He also made six half-centuries, and took two wickets for 35.50 with his occasional bowling.[1] He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1925-26 but played in only one of the four first-class matches.[4]
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.[5] He was also an avid rugby player.
He went on to become a justice of the peace after a 38-year career in law.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ Wisden's obituary refers to him as Hector Donald Gillespie,[5] While both CricInfo and CricketArchive list him as Hector David Gillespie, the Registrar-General's online website has Hector Donald Gillespie for his birth (27 May 1901) and death.[1] [2]
Notes
- ^ "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Player Profile: Hector Gillespie". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Scorecard: Auckland v Canterbury – Plunket Shield 1929/30". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 69–73.
- ^ "Obituaries in 1954". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. 1955. Retrieved 2009-10-08.