Stuart Law stepped down from the post of head coach of West Indies – a post that he took up in February 2017. His last assignment with the national side will be Windies’ tour of India in October and Bangladesh in November, after which, he will take over the same role with Middlesex, across all formats, where he has signed for four years.
“I have had to make the difficult decision to leave my role of Head Coach with CWI,” Law said in a press release on Monday (September 24). “It has been very enjoyable, and I believe we have made tremendous strides forward as a Team during the past 2 years.
“I will be taking a role with Middlesex CCC which will keep me close to my family, whilst continuing within the cricket family. I wish the players and staff of CWI every success in the future.”
Law was appointed to fill in the role that had been left vacant following the sacking of Phil Simmons on disciplinary grounds in September 2016. He oversaw Windies across 32 Tests, nine of which ending in victories, and 19 T20Is with eight wins. In One-Day Internationals, however, they failed to make it to the Champions Trophy, and had to compete in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers to seal themselves a place in the 2019 Cricket World Cup eventually.
Johnny Grave, the CWI chief executive, said he was disappointed with the resignation.”I am disappointed that Stuart is leaving as I believe that we have made real progress under his leadership. I know it was a difficult decision for him and that ultimately the opportunity to work in England, where his family is now based, was a major factor in his decision. We will start the process to appoint a new Head Coach immediately.”
