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Stuart Law

Australia

Player profile

Full name Stuart Grant Law
Born October 18, 1968, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland
Current age 39 years 308 days
Major teams Australia, Chennai Superstars, Essex, Lancashire, Marylebone Cricket Club, Queensland
Nickname Lawman
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak googly
Height 6.01
Education Craigslea State High School, Brisbane

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 1 1 1 54 54* - 118 45.76 0 1 1 0 1 0
ODIs 54 51 5 1237 110 26.89 1643 75.28 1 7 72 8 12 0
First-class 361 591 64 26931 263 51.10 79 127 403 0
List A 384 363 27 11570 163 34.43 20 62 153 0
Twenty20 41 40 3 1013 101 27.37 745 135.97 1 6 132 17 15 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 1 1 18 9 0 - - - 3.00 - 0 0 0
ODIs 54 25 807 635 12 2/22 2/22 52.91 4.72 67.2 0 0 0
First-class 361 8433 4236 83 5/39 51.03 3.01 101.6 1 0
List A 384 3855 3166 90 5/26 5/26 35.17 4.92 42.8 4 1 0
Twenty20 41 1 6 10 0 - - - 10.00 - 0 0 0

Career statistics
Only Test Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Dec 8-11, 1995 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Australia v Zimbabwe at Perth, Dec 2, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 13, 1999 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 1988/89
Last First-class Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, Aug 12-15, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1988/89
Last List A Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton, Aug 3, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Middlesex v Lancashire at The Oval, Jul 8, 2008 scorecard
 Profile

The first Queenslander to captain his native side to a Sheffield Shield triumph, Stuart Law has enjoyed significant success with his State, plus Essex and now Lancashire. He has now gained British citizenship and plans to end his playing career at Old Trafford - although he has no intention of trying to add to his single Test cap. Law was a prolific batsman in Australian domestic cricket, but was around in an era when there was no shortage of quality batsman. Therefore, he was restricted to that solitary Test cap, against Sri Lanka at Perth in 1995-96, and scored an unbeaten half-century - leaving him without a Test average. His ODI career spanned 54 matches, but he was dropped before the Australians triumphant 1999 campaign in England. He continued to churn out endless streams of runs for Queensland, Essex and Lancashire, passing 1000 runs every English season from 1999-2003, and only injury prevented him continuing the streak in 2004. His stint at Essex ended in acrimonious fashion in 2001, and he signed for Lancashire, where he has continued to score consistently big runs - but has yet to win any trophies at Old Trafford. Showing that his enthusiasm isn't dimming he took on the Lancashire captaincy for 2008 although his participation in the Indian Cricket League means it could be his final county season.
Andrew McGlashan April 2008


 Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998

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Jun 30, 2008

Stuart Law reaches yet another century against Sussex
Stuart Law reaches yet another century against Sussex
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Jun 30, 2008

Stuart Law batted throughout the second day at Hove
Stuart Law batted throughout the second day at Hove
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Jun 17, 2008

Stuart Law cuts during his 54
Stuart Law cuts during his 54
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