Grant Stewart

Grant Stewart (born 19 February 1994) is an Australian-Italian cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in September 2017 in the club's final County Championship match of the season, after signing his first professional contract at the end of August.

He plays as a bowling all-rounder and has been described as "a big, strong lad who hits it a mile and bowls with reasonable pace" and as having "heaps of natural ability" as a cricketer. In 2021 he made his Twenty20 International debut for Italy, qualifying to play for the team through his Italian mother.

Early life Stewart was born at Kalgoorlie in Western Australia but grew up in New South Wales, first in Sydney and then in Lorn near Newcastle, living on a turf farm. Stewart attended the University of Newcastle, where he studied civil engineering and worked as a graduate project engineer in Australia. Stewart's brother, Luke, occasionally played alongside him at Newcastle. Stewart moved to play for Adelaide University Cricket Club in South Australia during the 2016/17 season and returned to Kent in 2018.

After starting the season in the first XI, a hamstring injury limited his appearances for Kent at the beginning of their 2018 season. Stewart returned to the team in a day/night match against Middlesex at Canterbury in late June, taking his best bowling figures of 6/22 in a spell during the first evening of the match which reduced Middlesex to 54/9.

Injuries limited Stewart's appearances for Kent in 2019 as well, with a hamstring injury suffered in August finally ending his season early. He signed a two-year contract extension in January 2020, keeping him at the club until 2022.

International career In May 2021, it was announced that Stewart would play for the Italian cricket team in the final stage of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament. In September, he was named in Italy's squad and made his Twenty20 International debut on 15 October against Denmark.

In April 2022, Stewart was loaned to Sussex for a month to provide cover for injured players. He played in one match for the team before being recalled to Kent after an injury to Jackson Bird.

In May 2025, Stewart scored his highest first-class score of 182, which included 20 fours and five sixes, playing against Gloucestershire. He signed a two-year contract extension with Kent on 9 October 2025.

In January 2026, Stewart was named in Italy's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.