For the Irish cricketer also called Mark Gillespie, see Mark Gillespie (Irish cricketer)

Mark Gillespie (Irish cricketer)

Mark Anthony Gillespie is a cricketer, born in Derry, Northern Ireland. A left-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played four times for the Ireland cricket team between 2000 and 2001....

Mark Raymond Gillespie (born 17 October 1979 in Wanganui) is a member of the New Zealand cricket team

New Zealand cricket team

The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...

. He came to the selectors attention in the 2005-06 season with 43 wickets at 23.16 for Wellington

Wellington Firebirds

The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.It is based in Wellington. It competes in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.The...

. He then played for New Zealand A in the Top-End series of 2006 before being included in New Zealand's squad of 14 for the Champions Trophy.

Gillespie's nickname is the Tawa Terror as he plays for the Tawa

Tawa, New Zealand

Tawa is the northernmost suburb of Wellington located between Churton Park and Porirua in the North Island of New Zealand. It takes its name from the broadleaf tree, which was once prolific throughout the area, although its most famous tree is the Bucket Tree, a group of large macrocarpa with the...

 Cricket Club.

Gillespie has the second best bowling figures in men's Twenty20 International

Twenty20 International

A Twenty20 International is a form of cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket...

s with 4/7, during New Zealand's 9 wicket win over Kenya in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.

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