Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Adam Gilchrist

Adam Craig Gilchrist is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. He was an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australia national team through his aggressive batting. Widely regarded as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman in the history of the game, Gilchrist held the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in One Day International (ODI) cricket until it was surpassed by Kumar Sangakkara in 2015 and the most by an Australian in Test cricket. Gilchrist was a member of the Australian team that won three consecutive world titles in a row: the 1999 Cricket World Cup, the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and the 2007 Cricket World Cup, along with winning the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.

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1971

November 14

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-332 Alexander the Great is crowned pharaoh of Egypt.
1680 German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope.
1770 James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
1812 Napoleonic Wars: At the Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor and Oudinot are defeated by the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein.

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The world in 1971

When Adam arrived

april 1 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre more than a thousand people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
april 17 The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
april 19 Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
april 19 Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.

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