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{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Stuart Law
| image = Stuart Law (2010).jpg
| caption = Stuart Law in October 2010
| full_name = Stuart Grant Law
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Herston, Queensland|Herston]], [[Queensland]], Australia
| heightft =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[seam bowling|medium]], [[leg break|leg spin]]
| role = Cricket Coach
| heightinch =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1994–1999
| country = Australia
| onetest = true
| testcap = 365
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testdebutdate = 8 December
| testdebutyear = 1995
| odicap = 121
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odidebutdate = 2 December
| odidebutyear = 1994
| lastodiagainst = England
| lastodidate = 13 February
| lastodiyear = 1999
| odishirt =
| coachclub1=[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| coachyear1=2011
| coachclub2=[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
| coachyear2=2011–2012
| coachclub3=[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
| coachyear3=2018–2019
| coachclub4=[[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]]
| coachyear4=2022
| coachclub5=[[Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team|Bangladesh U19]]
| coachyear5=2022–2024
|coachclub6=[[United States national cricket team|United States]]
|coachyear6=2024
|coachclub7=[[Nepal National Cricket Team|Nepal]]
|coachyear7=2025–
| club1 = [[Queensland Bulls|Queensland]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1988/89–2003/04}}
| club2 = [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
| year2 = 1996–2001
| club3 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
| year3 = 2002–2008
| club4 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
| year4 = 2009
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches1 = 1
| matches2 = 54
| matches3 = 367
| matches4 = 392
| runs1 = 54
| runs2 = 1,237
| runs3 = 27,080
| runs4 = 11,812
| bat avg1 = –
| bat avg2 = 26.89
| bat avg3 = 50.52
| bat avg4 = 34.43
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| 100s/50s2 = 1/7
| 100s/50s3 = 79/128
| 100s/50s4 = 20/64
| top score1 = 54[[not out|*]]
| top score2 = 110
| top score3 = 263
| top score4 = 163
| deliveries1 = 18
| deliveries2 = 807
| deliveries3 = 8,433
| deliveries4 = 3,855
| wickets1 = 0
| wickets2 = 12
| wickets3 = 83
| wickets4 = 90
| bowl avg1 = –
| bowl avg2 = 52.91
| bowl avg3 = 51.03
| bowl avg4 = 35.17
| fivefor1 = –
| fivefor2 = 0
| fivefor3 = 1
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor1 = –
| tenfor2 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling1 = –
| best bowling2 = 2/22
| best bowling3 = 5/39
| best bowling4 = 5/26
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 12/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 407/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 154/–
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka]]|}}
| source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6274.html ESPNcricinfo.com
| date = 27 July
| year = 2009
}}
'''Stuart Grant Law''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 18 October 1968) is an Australian-born cricket coach and former [[cricket]]er. He is the current head coach of [[Nepal National Cricket Team]]. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as [[1996 Cricket World Cup final|runners-up]] at the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]].

He played one [[Test cricket|Test]] and 54 [[One Day International]]s (ODIs) for Australia. Law also captained Queensland to five [[Sheffield Shield]] titles and two one day trophies, making him the most successful captain in Australian domestic cricket; he is also Queensland's all-time leading run scorer in [[first-class cricket]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/319738.html |author=ESPNcricinfo staff |title=Law takes on Lancashire captaincy |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=2007-11-14 |access-date=2007-11-14}}</ref>

He is also a cricket coach, who has coached [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] (2011), [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] (2011–2012), [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] (2018–2019), [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] (2019–2021) and [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] (2025–present)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/new-head-coach-appointed-to-lead-nepal-for-the-next-two-years |work=[[International Cricket Council]] |title=New head coach appointed to lead Nepal for the next two years |date=2025-03-29 |access-date=2025-12-23}}</ref>

==Early life==
Law was born and raised in [[Brisbane, Queensland]], Australia. He attended [[Craigslea State High School]].

==Domestic career==

After a couple of seasons with the Australian youth team, Law made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Queensland Bulls|Queensland]] in the 1988/89 [[Sheffield Shield]], scoring 179 in his second match. In 1990/91, he had a superb season, with a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] over 75 and scoring more than 1,200 runs.

In 1996, Law made his English [[County Championship]] debut, with [[Essex County Cricket Club|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. However, disagreements within the club led him to leave for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] for 2002.

During his first season with Lancashire, Law was awarded his [[Cap (sport)#Cricket|county cap]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/s/18488_ronnie_ruins_laws_big_day |title=Ronnie ruins Law's big day |first=Colin |last=Evans |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=2002-09-02 |access-date=2011-09-23}}</ref> Apart from an enforced absence through injury for part of the 2004 season, 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.<ref>[http://www.ecb.co.uk/domestic/law-signs-new-lancashire-deal,15477,EN.html "Law Commits To Lancs", 2 November 2007, www.ecb.co.uk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105023557/http://www.ecb.co.uk/domestic/law-signs-new-lancashire-deal,15477,EN.html |date=5 November 2007 }}</ref> Following [[Mark Chilton]]'s resignation as captain at the end of the 2007 season, Law was appointed Lancashire captain ahead of players such as [[Dominic Cork]], [[Glen Chapple]] and [[Luke Sutton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/lancashire/7094363.stm |title=Law takes on Lancashire captaincy |publisher=BBC Online |date=2007-11-14 |access-date=2007-11-14}}</ref> He 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 County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] in limited overs cricket in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketworld.com/2008_county_season/derbyshire/article/?aid=19998 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110525231734/http://www.cricketworld.com/2008_county_season/derbyshire/article/?aid=19998 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-25 |title=Derbyshire Sign Law For 2009 Limited Overs Campaign |publisher=Cricket World |date=2009-03-24 |access-date=2009-03-24}}</ref>

Law has represented the Chennai Superstars in the [[Indian Cricket League]] as their captain.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/icl/content/story/320289.html |author=ESPNcricinfo staff |title= Lara and Inzamam named in ICL teams |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=2007-11-14 |access-date=2007-11-20}}</ref>

==International career==
Law made his debut for [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] in a [[one day international]] in 1994, and captained Young Australia in England the following summer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baum |first=Greg |date=18 October 2020 |title=Stuart Law: A county giant lost in an era of great Australian batsmanship – Almanack |url=https://www.wisden.com/wisden-cricketers-almanack/stuart-law-a-county-giant-lost-in-an-era-of-great-australian-batsmanship-almanack |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=Wisden}}</ref> In total, Law played 54 one day matches for Australia between 1994 and 1999, including the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]]. He batted mainly in the middle order, and took 12 wickets with a mix of medium pace and leg spin bowling.

In December 1995, he played his only [[Test cricket|Test match]], the opening match of a [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1995–96|home series against Sri Lanka]]. Playing in place of the injured [[Steve Waugh]], Law scored 54 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29889780/who-holds-record-most-runs-tests-being-dismissed? |title=Who holds the record for most runs in Tests without being dismissed? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> Law was dropped when Waugh returned for the following match.

==Honours==
Law was selected as one of the five [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/Overall/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html |title=Wisden Cricketers of the Year |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2007-11-20}}</ref> In 2007, he was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6299655.stm | title=Aussie honour for Lancs star Law | date=2007-01-25 | access-date=2007-01-26 | publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>

==Coaching career==

Law was appointed as Sri Lanka's assistant coach in October 2009. He was then head coach in 2011–2012 of Bangladesh Cricket when Trevor Bayliss left shortly after the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. The Pakistan Cricket Team was trying to make him their coach but Mickey Arthur was announced the head coach instead.<ref name=HeadCoach>{{citation |url=http://www.bangladeshfirst.com/newsdetails.php?cid=8&scid=48&nid=1597 |title=Stuart Law Named Bangladesh Cricket Head Coach|publisher=BangladeshFirst.com |date=27 June 2011 |access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/430923.html?CMP=OTC-RSS | title=Stuart Law named Sri Lanka's assistant coach | date=23 October 2009 | access-date=9 January 2013 | publisher=ESPNcricinfo |first=Ajay S |last=Shankar}}</ref> On 27 January 2017, Stuart Law was appointed as the head coach of [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies Cricket team]] on a two-year contract, starting on 15 February 2018 .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/1079821.html|title=Stuart Law named West Indies coach|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=2017-01-27|access-date=2017-01-28}}</ref>

He also coached [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] (2019–2021).<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 October 2021|title=Middlesex Cricket Parts Company with Head Coach Stuart Law|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2021/10/middlesex-cricket-parts-company-with-head-coach-stuart-law|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.middlesexccc.com|language=en}}</ref>

In February 2022, Law was named interim head coach of [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stuart-law-named-afghanistan-interim-head-coach-for-bangladesh-tour-1301964|title=Stuart Law named Afghanistan's interim head coach for Bangladesh tour|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 February 2022|access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> In June 2022, he was appointed head coach of the [[Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/cricket/0v2kqdyc5p|title=Stuart Law back in Bangladesh to make a difference|publisher=Prothom Alo|date=18 July 2022|access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref>

In April 2024, Law was appointed as the new head coach of the [[United States national cricket team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/usa-cricket-stuart-law-appointed-men-s-team-head-coach-1429709|title=Stuart Law appointed head coach of USA men's team|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 April 2024|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> On 26 October 2024, Law was terminated as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-26 |title=USA Cricket sacks head coach Stuart Law following allegations |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132215/usa-cricket-sacks-head-coach-stuart-law-following-allegations |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c7489pdewdxo|title=Law sacked as USA coach |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>

On 28 March 2025, Law was appointed as the head coach of [[Nepal national cricket team]] for the next two years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stuart Law appointed Nepal men's head coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stuart-law-appointed-nepal-men-head-coach-1478719 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 April 2025 |date=29 March 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[One Test Wonder]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Cricinfo|id=6274}}

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