Adam Gilchrist has become the first ever test player to hit 100 test sixes.

Unfortunately "6" number #100 was so big it went out of the ground (Hobart Tasmania)

In the current 2nd Test Australia v Sri Lanka unlucky bowler Muttiah Murralitharan

Adam has made a media plea asking for the ball's return for obvious sentimental reason's. But being a realist he has already got a team of his close entourage keeping an eye on ebay for the prize cherry.

Hope he gets it back, and not at any huge cost. He deserves the ball.

No question the GREATEST wicket keeper ever.


in my opion

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CRICKET IS IN MY BLOOD

Dropped a fairly easy catch off Brett Lee today.

But like a bulldozer, got over it and got on with it.

I wonder if he had the other ball - his infamous squash ball he used in the WC

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This really is a tremendous achievement. I sometimes wonder if he deserves more praise than he gets. He is not really the typical aussie cricketer in many ways (his views on walking for a start!) and he always seems to interview well and manages to avoid the controversies that some of his more illustrious team mates have walked into.

A true gent of the game and please god let him retire in the spring of 2009

Gilly has unquestionable revolutionised how cricket should be layed. Well, Viv Richards could argue there but from a Wicket-Keeper batsman's point of view who opens in ODI's then it is unquestionable.

Also, losing the ball was a bit unfortunate. Out of Gilly's 99 other 6's, has he ever lost a ball?

Anyone got a table or something to show who might be the next batsman to his 100 test sixes. I reckon Kallis can't be too far away. Pieterson is also one for the future.

That would be good to see. I know Chris Cairns hit a lot in ODIs but not sure about tests.

Who will take on this stat challenge?

This is a job for Ninjaman!!!

There's a page on cricinfo.

Pretty easy to find out.

Current players though

Hayden 79
Flintoff 77
Kallis 62
Jayasuriya 58
Ponting 58
Afridi 50

They have produced a picture of the "ball thief" The hunt is on.................
Gilchrist wants his ball back | The Courier-Mail

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