About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 197. Chapters: Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Molly Meldrum, Peter Brock, Wayne Bennett (rugby league), Marcia Hines, Billy Thorpe, Karrie Webb, Peter Burge (cricketer), Wally Lewis, Angry Anderson, Justin Langer, Peter Garrett, John Williamson (singer), Dennis Lillee, Clive James, Glenn McGrath, Mal Meninga, Ron Barassi, Hans Freeman, Allan Langer, Matthew Hayden, Leigh Matthews, Eddie McGuire, Clare Stevenson, Perminder Sachdev, Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer), Bill Gammage, Malcolm Blight, George Gregan, Bob Fulton, Don Kay (composer), Margreta Elkins, Brad Fittler, Peter Weir, Bert Newton, Peter Isaacson, Bud Tingwell, Paul Stein (judge), Jonathon Welch, Rica Erickson, Graeme Gunn, Anthony Field, Peter Cundall, Tony Vinson, Paul Hogan, Ruth Park, Clive Churchill, Greg Combet, Al Grassby, Jerzy Smolicz, Terri Irwin, Tommy Emmanuel, Ross Clifford, Paul Fitzgerald (painter), Paul Jennings (Australian author), Karl Kruszelnicki, Paul Thomas (academic), Robert Ingpen, Chad Reed, John Doyle (comedian), Andrew Nikoli, Sarah Fitz-Gerald, Stirling Mortlock, Naguib Kanawati, Ray Martin (television presenter), George Smith (rugby union), Ron Evans, Darrel Baldock, David Fleay, Isador Goodman, Jack Thompson (actor), Keith Barnes, Greg Page (musician), Rex Hobcroft, Eric Gross, Ken Woolley, Jeff Fatt, George Piggins, Tommy J. Smith. Excerpt: Adam Craig Gilchrist AM (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy," is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained 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 (ODI) cricket and the most by an Australian in Test cricket. His strike rate is amongst the highest in the history of both ODI and Test cricket; his century against England at Perth in December 2006 is the second-fastest century in all 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. Gilchrist is renowned for walking when he considers himself to be out, sometimes contrary to the decision of the umpire. He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 in India and his Test debut in 1999. During his career, he played for Australia in 96 Test matches and over 270 One-day internationals. He was Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable. He retired from international cricket in March 2008. Adam Gilchrist was born in 1971 at Bellingen Hospital, in Bellingen, New South Wales, the youngest of four children. He and his family lived in Dorrigo, Junee and then Deniliquin where, playing for his school, Deniliquin South Public School, he won the Brian Taber Shield (named after New South Wales cricketer Brian Taber). At the age of 13, his parents, Stan
