Full Name

Gary Raymond Stead

Born

January 09, 1972, Christchurch, Canterbury

Age

52y 79d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

RELATIONS

(father),

(brother)

Other

Coach

An top-order batsman, Gary Stead played five Tests in nine months in 1999, averaging a decent 34.75 and never being dismissed in single figures. Against South Africa he showed his great character, digging in and grinding out runs, but after two mediocre performances against West Indies he was dropped. He later took to coaching, first working with the New Zealand Cricket High Performance Centre, before taking over the national women's team in July 2008. He coached the women's side to the finals of the 2009 World Cup and 2010 World T20, before taking over Canterbury and overseeing their run to four domestic titles in four seasons between 2013-14 and 2016-2017. All this culminated in him being named New Zealand men's coach in August 2018, taking over from the highly successful Mike Hesson.
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Gary Stead Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests5802787834.7567141.430236020
FC10116510498419032.15--1024--460
List A10390122173101*27.85--210--370

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests51610---1.00-000
FC101-105358794/58-65.223.34117.0-00
List A103-484311/201/2043.005.3748.0000
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Gary Stead in a good mood before play
Kane Williamson and Gary Stead at a training session
Neil Wagner announced his retirement in a press conference with Gary Stead
New Zealand's head coach, Gary Stead, looks on
Gary Stead and Kane Williamson plot New Zealand's path to another World Cup final
Tom Latham and Gary Stead have a chat