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Gary Stead

Gary Stead
Personal information
Full name Gary Raymond Stead
Born (1972-01-09) 9 January 1972 (age 45)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 207) 11 March 1999 v South Africa
Last Test 26 December 1999 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class List A
Matches 5 101 103
Runs scored 278 4,984 2,173
Batting average 34.75 32.15 27.85
100s/50s 0/2 10/24 2/10
Top score 78 190 101*
Balls bowled 6 1,053 48
Wickets - 9 1
Bowling average - 65.22 43.00
5 wickets in innings - 0 0
10 wickets in match - 0 0
Best bowling - 4/58 1/20
Catches/stumpings 2/- 46/- 37/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2017

Gary Raymond Stead (born 9 January 1972, Christchurch, Canterbury) is a New Zealand cricketer who played in 5 Tests in 1999.

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, digging in and grinding out runs, but after two mediocre performances against West Indies he was dropped. His 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 in which they struggled.

After he finished playing, he took up coaching and became coach of the successful New Zealand women's team.


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