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18 Facts About Stuart Law

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Stuart Grant Law was born on 18 October 1968 and is an Australian-born cricket coach and former cricketer.

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Stuart Law was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

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Stuart Law played one Test and 54 One Day Internationals for Australia.

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Stuart Law is a cricket coach, who has coached Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, Middlesex and Nepal.

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In 1996, Stuart Law made his English County Championship debut, with Essex, and such was his success in England that he averaged over 55 in all but one of his six seasons at the county, making his career-best score of 263 in 1999.

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Apart from an enforced absence through injury for part of the 2004 season, Stuart Law continued to pile up the runs for his new team, scoring 1,820 in 2003 at an exceptional average of 91, and after hitting 1,277 championship runs in 2007, signed a new one-year deal with the club.

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Stuart Law was released in October 2008 to be replaced by Glen Chapple as captain for the 2009 season, before signing a contract to play for Derbyshire in limited overs cricket in 2009.

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Stuart Law has represented the Chennai Superstars in the Indian Cricket League as their captain.

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Stuart Law made his debut for Australia in a one day international in 1994, and captained Young Australia in England the following summer.

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In total, Stuart Law played 54 one day matches for Australia between 1994 and 1999, including the 1996 World Cup.

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Stuart Law batted mainly in the middle order, and took 12 wickets with a mix of medium pace and leg spin bowling.

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Stuart Law was dropped when Waugh returned for the following match.

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Stuart Law was selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1998.

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Stuart Law was appointed as Sri Lanka's assistant coach in October 2009.

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On 27 January 2017, Stuart Law was appointed as the head coach of West Indies Cricket team on a two-year contract, starting on 15 February 2018.

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In February 2022, Stuart Law was named interim head coach of Afghanistan.

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On 26 October 2024, Stuart Law was terminated as head coach.

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On 28 March 2025, Stuart Law was appointed as the head coach of Nepal national cricket team for the next two years.