Phillip Gillespie
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Phillip J. Gillespie |
| Born | 23 October 1975 Victoria, Australia |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| T20Is umpired | 12 (2022–2023) |
| WTests umpired | 1 (2021) |
| WODIs umpired | 14 (2014–2021) |
| WT20Is umpired | 7 (2014–2021) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 October 2022 | |
Phillip J. Gillespie (born 23 October 1975) is an Australian
.Career
He began his career in umpiring after suffering injuries to his Achilles tendon, jaw and knee whilst playing for Rowville Cricket Club in Melbourne. Wanting to stay in the game, he began umpiring in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition in 2009.[6]
Making his List A debut in the fixture between the
Gillespie umpired six matches during the 2015–16 Big Bash League season and a further four the following season.[4] In women's Twenty20, he umpired his first match during the 2012–13 Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup. He has also stood in Women's Big Bash League matches including the second semi final of the 2016–17 season where the Sydney Sixers defeated the Hobart Hurricanes at the Gabba.[5][8]
He made his first-class debut on 15 February 2015 in the Sheffield Shield in the round 7 match between New South Wales and Victoria at Robertson Oval in Wagga Wagga where Doug Bollinger took a hat-trick from his end.[9] He has since umpired a further nine matches with the latest the clash between Tasmania and Queensland at Bellerive Oval in March 2017.[2]
Gillespie made his international umpiring debut during the
Gillespie was accepted into the 2015 intake of the Australian Sports Commission National Officiating Scholarship program where he will undertake professional development and identified training activities to be able to officiate the elite level.[6] In May 2015, he replaced Damien Mealey on the 2015–16 National Umpire Panel.[9]
On 7 October 2022, he stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Australia and West Indies.[11]
Personal life
Gillespie was born 23 October 1975 in
References
- ^ a b "List of Women's One Day International matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "List of first-class matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "List of List A matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "List of Twenty20 matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "List of Women's Twenty20 matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Big season culminates in First Class umpiring debut for Gillespie". cricket.com.au. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "List of Women's Australia League matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2nd Semi-Final: Sydney Sixers Women v Hobart Hurricanes Women at Brisbane, Jan 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Debutant joins 2015–16 Umpire Panel". cricket.com.au. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "List of Miscellaneous matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "2nd T20I (N), Brisbane, October 07, 2022, West Indies tour of Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Umpire profiles". community.cricket.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Profile on Community Cricket". community.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2017.[permanent dead link]