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Stuart Law

Australia

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Full name Stuart Grant Law
Born October 18, 1968, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland
Current age 39 years 212 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 356 582 63 26498 263 51.05 78 125 397 0
List A 379 358 27 11456 163 34.61 20 61 151 0
Twenty20 30 30 2 821 101 29.32 589 139.38 1 5 106 16 10 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 356 8433 4236 83 5/39 51.03 3.01 101.6 1 0
List A 379 3855 3166 90 5/26 5/26 35.17 4.92 42.8 4 1 0
Twenty20 30 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 Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, May 14-16, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1988/89
Last List A Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, May 11, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Gloucestershire v Lancashire at Birmingham, Aug 4, 2007 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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May 14, 2008

Darren Pattinson celebrates removing Stuart Law for 55
Darren Pattinson celebrates removing Stuart Law for 55
© Getty Images

May 9, 2008

Phil Mustard looks on as he is caught by Stuart Law
Phil Mustard looks on as he is caught by Stuart Law
© Getty Images

Mar 19, 2008

Stuart Law and Chris Adams toss before the start of the Lancashire v Sussex match
Stuart Law and Chris Adams toss before the start of the Lancashire v Sussex match
© arabiancricket.com

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