Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed Gilly or Church, is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national team through his aggressive batting. He is considered to be one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game.He holds the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket keeper in One Day International cricket and the most by an Australian in Test cricket. His strike rate is amongst the highest in the history of both One-day and Test cricket and he currently holds the record for the second fastest century in Test cricket.He is the only player to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.His 17 Test and 16 ODI centuries are the most by a wicket-keeper. He holds the unique record of scoring at least 50 runs in successive World Cup finals (in 1999, 2003 and 2007) and is one of only three players to have won three titles.
Personal information:
| Full name | Adam Craig Gilchrist |
| Born | 14 November 1971 (1971-11-14) (age 38)Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname | Gilly, Churchie |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Batting style | Left Hand |
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break |
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batsman |
International information:
| National side | Australia |
| Test debut | 5 November 1999 v Pakistan |
| ODI debut | 25 October 1996 v South Africa |
| ODI shirt no | 18 |
Career statistics:
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 96 | 287 |
| Runs scored | 5,570 | 9,619 |
| Batting average | 47.60 | 35.89 |
| 100s/50s | 17/26 | 16/55 |
| Top score | 204* | 172 |
| Balls bowled | - | - |
| Wickets | - | - |
| Bowling average | - | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | - |
| Best bowling | - | - |
| Catches/stumpings | 379/37 | 417/55 |
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