Gary Stead
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox cricketer Gary Raymond Stead (born 9 January 1972) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer. He was the head coach of the New Zealand cricket team from August 2018 to June 2025, and coached the New Zealand squad which won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[1]
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 Wellington, scoring 68 and 33,[2] but after two mediocre performances against West Indies he was dropped. His Test call-up had come after eight years of first-class cricket 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, New Zealand Cricket appointed Stead coach of the New Zealand men's team, succeeding Mike Hesson.[3]
After New Zealand's loss in a Super over against England 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.[4]
On 4 June 2025, Gary Stead was let go as head coach, as NZ Cricket opts to keep a single coach to oversee all three formats.[5] On 6 June 2025, Rob Walter is named as his successor.[6][7]
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