Player Profile

Gary Stead

New Zealand

Personal Information
BornJanuary 09, 1972 (52 years)
Birth PlaceChristchurch, Canterbury
Height-
RoleBatsman
Batting StyleRight Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm legbreak
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
FormatCurrent RankBest Rank
Test----
ODI----
T20I----

Batting Career Summary

FormatMInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test58-2787834.7567141.43--236-
ODI-------------
T20-------------
IPL-----0.0-0.0-----

Bowling Career Summary

FormatMInnBRunsWicketsBBIBBMEconAvgSR5w10w
Test5161-0/10/11.00.00.0--
ODI------/--/------
T20------/--/------
IPL------/--/------

Profile Summary

Gary Stead hails from a strong cricketing family. His father David represented Canterbury in 80 first-class matches while his brother played List-A cricket for the same team. A reasonably solid batsman, Stead was give his Test debut against the touring South African team in 1999. He played 8 more Tests in the year making substantial contributions before being dumped. After retiring from all forms of cricket, Gary Stead took to coaching. He was in-charge of the national women's team before being appointed as Canterbury's head coach in 2012.

Stead's first-class career spanned 14 years, during which he scored 4984 runs with 10 centuries.

By Cricbuzz Staff