MUMBAI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 3: Jason Gillespie of Australia celebrates the wicket of Gautam Gambhir of India during day one of the Fourth Test between India and Australia at Wankhede Stadium on November 3, 2004 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)
Jason Gillespie was one of Australia's prominent bowlers in the late 90s/early 00s.
While often overshadowed by Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, Gillespie's pace and consistency made him an important member of one of Australia's most lethal bowling attacks.
He played 71 test matches, 97 ODIs, and is a member of the elusive 100 wickets and 1000 runs club.
Nicknamed 'Dizzy', he quickly burst onto the scene, debuting for Australia at the age of 21. By doing so, Gillespie made history as the first male Aboriginal player to play test cricket.
Despite his talent, injuries plagued him throughout his career, limiting his opportunities and missing 40 out of 92 test matches between his debut and the 2005 Ashes series.
He finished with 259 Test wickets with an average of 26.13, and 142 ODI Wickets at an average of 25.42.
Currently, he is Australia's ninth-highest wicket-taker, and 44th overall.
We take a look at five of Jason Gillespie's career-best moments.
In one of the strangest partnerships in Australian test cricket, Gillespie and McGrath stunned the cricket world with a 114-run partnership at the tail-end of Australia's first innings.
Before the match, neither player had managed to score a half-century at either Test or ODI level.
With Australia up around 100 runs, the pair found themselves at the crease. Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Pointing and the rest of the Australian team begin warming up preparing to go back into the field.
What happens next is still surprising to this day, as both McGrath and Gillespie make their maiden cricket half-centuries.
Gillespie scored 54 not out, as the two bowlers help balloon the team's lead to 232 runs.
A shell-shocked New Zealand team weren't able to recover as the Aussie's bowled the Kiwis out for 76, winning by over an innings.
While the whole team played excellent in the test, Gillespie's and McGrath's efforts will be fondly remembered by all cricket fans. The partnership was the 11th highest 10th-wicket partnership at the time and still sits at 16th overall.
In a dominant display, the Aussies gave Pakistan their second-largest ODI defeat of 224 runs, which was their biggest losing margin at the time.
In the team's opening Tri-Nations Tournament matchup, the Australian batters scored 332/5 leaving a huge run chase for Pakistan.
Gillespie was thrown into the attack early and destroyed any hopes of a chase in his first over of the match.
With what ended up being his best figures at ODI level, Gillespie tore through the Pakistan batsmen, claiming two big wickets in his first over.
In an efficient bowling display, he also managed 49 dot balls in just 10 overs.
Gillespie also took care of the tail-end of the batting lineup, including another two-wicket over in the 31st of the innings.
In the 2000 Boxing Day Test, the West Indian team had come off a few disappointing losses throughout their tour. Already down 0-3 in the series, the Windies team looked to take down the Aussies with an improved showing.
After keeping Australia to 364 runs in the first innings, the West Indies looked to get off to a big start. However, Gillespie had other ideas, taking the first two wickets and leaving the opposition at 2-6. He finished with three wickets for the innings.
After excellent bowling in the first innings, Gillespie came out on a mission in the second taking over the match. Any heroic comeback was shattered by his lethal pace.
Taking the big wickets of Daren Ganga, Wavell Hinds and Brian Lara in each of his first three overs, he left the Windies at 7/3. His next spell of three wickets left them at 23/6 with the game all but over.
His destruction of the West Indian batters will go down as one of his most dangerous bowling spells, with his perfect delivery to Brian Lara being a highlight.
The Australian tour of England and Scotland was one of the longest for Australia, starting in May and finishing at the end of August.
Coming into the fourth test of the series, the Aussies found themselves tied 1-1 against England.
Australia needed someone to break the deadlock. That ended up being Gillespie, who stepped up for his country.
In his best bowling figures for a single inning, Gillespie broke the game open with consistent and lethal attack.
At 2-100, the game was in the balance. Gillespie went on to take six of the remaining eight wickets with the hosts only able to make 72 more runs in the process.
The collapse put Australia in a firm position in the match and ended up being the deciding moment in the series.
Gillespie was awarded the Player of the Match for his efforts.
Over the course of his career, Gillespie wasn't always the best batter. For test cricket, he averaged a modest 18.73 runs. He was an excellent lower-order batsman for the Aussies who was always capable of adding some extra runs and holding a partnership.
In 2006 however, Gillespie solidified himself in the history books.
Going in early in the innings as the nightwatchman, Gillespie's role was to avoid getting out in the last few overs of the evening.
His innings didn't start off too well, with a communication issue resulting in skipper Ricky Pointing being run out.
At the time, cricketing fans were disappointed that one of the country's best batsman was out. Little did they know what was about to unfold.
Before this innings, few nightwatchmen had managed to finish with a big tally. None had managed to score a double century... until this day.
On April the 19th, his 31st birthday, Gillespie hoisted his bat in the air... celebrating 200 runs. The highest tally by a nightwatchman, and likely a record never to be reached again.
Despite the amazing batting display, it proved to be a bittersweet moment for the champion. Due to injuries, this ended up being the final international match of his career.
Despite being one of Australia's most beloved and talented bowlers, he will most likely be remembered for one of the most unexpected batting displays the cricketing world has ever seen.