Biography
Jason Gillespie is a descendant on his father's side of the Kamilaroi people of Indigenous Australians, and is the first acknowledged Aboriginal person to become a Test cricketer. His mother has Greek heritage. He attended Cabra Dominican College in Adelaide, South Australia. Jason married Anna (née McEvoy) in 2003. The couple have 2 children, Jackson (born February 2006) and Brandon (born October 2007) . Gillespie also has a daughter, Sapphire (born March 1995) from a previous relationship. .
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