Mark Gillespie (Irish cricketer)
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Full name | Mark Anthony Gillespie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Derry, Northern Ireland | 26 August 1969||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Peter Gillespie (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2021 |
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]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Cricket Archive profile
- ^ a b CricketEurope Stats Zone profile Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ First-class matches played by Mark Gillespie at Cricket Archive
- ^ a b Other Matches played by Mark Gillespie at Cricket Archive
- ^ Ireland squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup at CricketEurope