Jason Edward Riche Gallian (born 25 June 1971) is a former English

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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

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professional for fifteen years, playing for

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including a period as captain, and

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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

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. His previous dismissal for that score had been in April of the same season against

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, and on that occasion he was also run out.

Early career

Gallian was born at

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and captained the Australian under-19 side against its English counterpart in 1989. He was educated at

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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

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1990–1993, and captained in the 1993

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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

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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

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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

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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

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and

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, 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 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

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, Essex, and teaches geography.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallian, Jason 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 20th-century English sportsmen