His six for 113 yesterday followed five for 59 in Hamilton 11 days ago. Gillespie's international career is certainly back on track after just three tests since November 2007.
His wholehearted qualities, allied to sharp pace and willingness to battle through the discomfort that is a fast bowler's constant companion, have put a late bloom into his career.
He had an appreciative audience yesterday - his wife, parents, brothers and their families were at the Basin Reserve and "to do it in front of them was pretty special".
His back problems are well documented, but his first priority after this test is to fix a split in the big toe of his left foot.
"Basically I've got a mouth on my toe," was 32-year-old Gillespie's description of a horizontal split across the toe, which gets thumped into the ground with every delivery.
"It's funny. I probably had two or three hours' sleep last night, the toe was just throbbing. But it was quite good because, yes it's a lot of pain, but it deflects every other pain you've got."
