Gary Raymond Stead (born 9 January 1972) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former

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er. He was the head coach of the

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from August 2018 to June 2025, and coached the New Zealand squad which won the

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. A top-order batsman, Stead played five Tests in nine months in 1999, averaging 34.75 and never being dismissed in single figures. Against South Africa he showed his great character at

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, scoring 68 and 33, but after two mediocre performances against West Indies he was dropped. His Test call-up had come after eight years of

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with Canterbury, and he led them for five seasons from 1998–99 in a period when they struggled. After he finished playing, he took up coaching and became coach of the successful New Zealand women's team. In August 2018,

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appointed Stead coach of the New Zealand men's team, succeeding Mike Hesson. After New Zealand's loss in a

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against

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in the 2019 World Cup, Stead criticised the decision of the ICC to go to a tie break and raised the idea of sharing the World Cup Trophy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stead, Gary 1972 births Living people New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Cricketers from Christchurch New Zealand cricket coaches Coaches of the New Zealand national cricket team