Jason Edward Riche Gallian (born 25 June 1971) is a former English
Test cricket
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er. A right-handed opening batter, he originally hails from Australia and captained their Under-19 side for two Under-19 Tests in 1989 and 1990. He played three Test matches for England, with a highest score of 28 runs. Gallian was a
county
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professional for fifteen years, playing for
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
,
Nottinghamshire
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including a period as captain, and
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
before retiring in 2009. Gallian scored 171 on his Championship debut for Essex.
In September 2005, Gallian became the first player to have twice been dismissed for 199 in first-class cricket when he was run out against
Kent
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. His previous dismissal for that score had been in April of the same season against
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...
, and on that occasion he was also run out.
Early career
Gallian was born at
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the Local government in Australia ...
and captained the
Australian under-19 side against its
English counterpart in 1989. He was educated at
Keble College, Oxford
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, reading Diplomacy and Social Studies, which he described as "a course that allowed me time to play cricket in my third year". He played for
Oxford University
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1990–1993, and captained in the 1993
Varsity Match
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in which he scored 115 and 53 not out. During this time Gallian frequently opened both the batting and the bowling, though his medium-paced bowling was later only been used in partnership-breaking capacities.
Lancashire
Gallian began his first-class career at Lancashire and his 1996 innings of 312 was the highest score at
Old Trafford
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.
Lasting 670 minutes, as of 2021 it remains the longest innings in the history of the County Championship.
Nottinghamshire
After Nottinghamshire were relegated in 2003, batsman
Kevin Pietersen
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requested a release from his contract, stating he was unhappy at the club. This led to a public row with Gallian, then the captain of the club, during which Gallian allegedly threw Pietersen's kit off the
Trent Bridge
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balcony and broke his bat. Pietersen recounted:
During the game I told the captain that I was not happy and that I wanted to leave. After the game we spoke in the dressing room and then I went to have dinner. I got a call saying the captain had trashed my equipment. I was told the captain had said, "if he does not want to play for Notts he can f*** off." I have not spoken to Gallian since, nor have I received an apology.
Pietersen was forced to complete the last year of his contract with Nottinghamshire, but "didn't enjoy it at all". Nottinghamshire were promoted back to Division One after winning the Second Division in 2004. Alongside
David Hussey
David John Hussey (born 15 July 1977) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batter and can also bowl right-arm off breaks. He is the younger brother of former Australian cricketer Michael Hussey. He was ...
and
Darren Bicknell
Darren John Bicknell (born 24 June 1967) is an English former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.
Born in Guildford, Darren is the brother of former England seam bowler Martin Bicknell. However, he struggled to hav ...
, Gallian was one of three batters to score more than 1,000 runs for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship that season.
Essex
When Gallian's contract with Nottinghamshire expired at the end of 2007, he signed a two-year contract with
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
. Essex chose to give Gallian a contract to provide experience to their young squad. David East, the club's chief executive, said "He has a very impressive record and his vast experience will greatly assist our young and exciting batsmen to develop over the next few years. Jason is very excited about this next stage in his career and is looking forward to joining what he describes as a young and vibrant squad that is going places".
[ Retrieved 7 January 2009.]
Gallian announced his retirement from cricket in August 2009, having made five first-class appearances for Essex during the 2009 season.
Gallian now plays club cricket for Saffron Walden and is the head of cricket at
Felsted School
(Keep your Faith)
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, Essex, and teaches geography.
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1971 births
Living people
Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
Australian cricketers
England Test cricketers
English cricketers
Essex cricketers
Lancashire cricketers
Nottinghamshire cricketers
Nottinghamshire cricket captains
Oxford University cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers
British Universities cricketers
English cricketers of 1969 to 2000