Gary Stead
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Full name | Gary Raymond Stead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Christchurch, New Zealand | 9 January 1972||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | David Stead (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 207) | 11 March 1999 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 December 1999 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2017 |
Gary Raymond Stead (born 9 January 1972, Christchurch, Canterbury) is a former New Zealand Test cricketer who is the head coach of the New Zealand cricket team, having been appointed in August 2018.
A top-order batsman, Stead played five Tests in nine months in 1999, averaging 34.75 and never being dismissed in single figures. Against South Africa he showed his great character at Wellington, digging in and scoring 68 and 33,[1] but after two mediocre performances against West Indies he was dropped. His Test call-up had come after eight years of first-class cricket with Canterbury, and he led them for five seasons from 1998-99 in a period when they struggled.
After he finished playing, he took up coaching and became coach of the successful New Zealand women's team. In August 2018, New Zealand Cricket appointed Stead coach of the New Zealand men's team, succeeding Mike Hesson.[2]
References
- ↑ "New Zealand v South Africa, Wellington 1998-99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Stead named BLACKCAPS Head Coach". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
External links
- Gary Stead at ESPNcricinfo
- Gary Stead at CricketArchive (subscription required)