Middlesex sack head coach Stuart Law after review of recent performances
Middlesex part company with Stuart Law a year early; former Australia, Essex and Lancashire batter assumed head coach role in 2019 and signed four-year contract; Alan Coleman will fill in as head coach at Lord's club until a replacement is found
Wednesday 27 October 2021 19:05, UK
Middlesex have ended Stuart Law's tenure as head coach a season early in response to the county's disappointing performances.
Following a review by the cricket committee, Law will leave immediately with one year left on his four-year deal after the team made little headway since his arrival in 2019.
Alan Coleman, who had been working as bowling coach under Law, will fill the role of interim head coach until a replacement is found.
"We would like to thank Stuart for his efforts across three seasons," said Middlesex chief executive Andrew Cornish.
"It's always sad when committed people leave the club and things do not work out as all parties would have hoped and Stuart leaves Middlesex with our thanks and best wishes.
"Our on-field performances have not been up to the standards we require. The review and the outcomes resulting from it have not been taken lightly."
Law was brought in with the primary objective of reversing Middlesex's decline in red-ball cricket - the team having slid into Division Two just a year after winning the County Championship title in 2016.
The Seaxes performed well in limited-overs formats during Law's first season in charge, reaching the quarter-finals of both the Royal London Cup and T20 Blast, but they failed to make progress in the four-day game.
Last season Middlesex lost seven of their first 10 County Championship matches and, despite an improvement during the second phase of the competition, they finished second in Division Three - 14th out of 18 counties overall.
