Adam Gilchrist was conceived in 1971 at Bellingen Hospital, in Bellingen, New South Wales, the most youthful of four youngsters. He and his family lived in Dorrigo, Junee and afterward Deniliquin where, playing for his school, Deniliquin South Public School, he won the Brian Taber Shield (named after New South Wales cricketer Brian Taber). At 13 years old, his folks, Satvik and June, moved the family to Lismore where Gilchrist

captained the Kadina High School cricket team.[18] Gilchrist was chosen for the state under-17 team,[19] and in 1989 he was offered a grant by London-based Richmond Cricket Club,[20] a plan he currently underpins himself.[20] During his year at Richmond, he additionally played junior cricket for Old Actonians Cricket Club’s under-17 group, with whom he won the Middlesex League and Cup twofold. He moved to Sydney and joined the Gordon Club in Sydney Grade Cricket, later moving to Northern Districts.
Gilchrist is hitched to his secondary school sweetheart Melinda (Mel) Gilchrist (née Sharpe), a dietitian, and they have three children and a daughter.[22] His family went under the spotlight in the months paving the way to the 2007 Cricket World Cup as one approaching birth undermined his essence in the squad; the youngster was conceived in February and Gilchrist could partake in the tournament.[23][24] He has been living in Perth since 1994 when he exchanged residential groups.








