| Hector Gillespie | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Hector Donald Gillespie |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1901 |
| Batting: | Right-hand bat |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Family: | Shirley Gillespie (daughter) |
| Year1: | 1920-1932 |
| Debutdate1: | 25 December |
| Debutyear1: | 1920 |
| Lastdate1: | 8 January |
| Lastyear1: | 1932 |
| Lastagainst1: | Caterbury |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Matches1: | 30 |
| Runs1: | 1208 |
| Bat Avg1: | 23.23 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/6 |
| Top Score1: | 183 |
| Deliveries1: | 96 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/43 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 20/0 |
| Date: | 8 October |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16924/16924.html Cricket Archive |
Hector Donald (or David) Gillespie (29 May 1901 – 12 October 1954) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Auckland and briefly for a pre-Test status New Zealand international side between 1920 and 1932 as a right-handed batsman.
Educated at Auckland Grammar School, Gillespie made 1,208 runs from his thirty first-class matches at 23.23,[1] [2] including one century - 183 against Canterbury in January 1930.[3] He also made six half-centuries, and took two wickets for 35.50 with his occasional bowling. He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1925-26 but played in only one of the four first-class matches.[4] He captained Eden Cricket Club in Auckland for some years; in 1924–25 he shared a 441-run opening partnership with Jackie Mills for Eden against University. He was also an avid rugby player.
He went on to become a justice of the peace after a 38-year career in law.