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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 280 days
Major teams Australia, Chennai Superstars, Essex, Lancashire, 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 |
358 |
585 |
64 |
26735 |
263 |
51.31 |
|
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79 |
125 |
|
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401 |
0 |
| List A |
381 |
360 |
27 |
11485 |
163 |
34.48 |
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|
20 |
61 |
|
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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 |
358 |
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8433 |
4236 |
83 |
5/39 |
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51.03 |
3.01 |
101.6 |
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1 |
0 |
| List A |
381 |
|
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 |
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| ODI debut |
Australia v Zimbabwe at Perth, Dec 2, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 13, 1999 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1988/89 |
| Last First-class |
Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton, Jul 11-14, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1988/89 |
| Last List A |
Derbyshire v Lancashire at Derby, May 22, 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 |
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
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Stuart Law reaches yet another century against Sussex
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Jun 30, 2008 |
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Stuart Law batted throughout the second day at Hove
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Jun 17, 2008 |
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Stuart Law cuts during his 54
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