Alec Stewart
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Test debut (cap 543) | 24 February 1990 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 8 September 2003 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 104) | 15 October 1989 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 2 March 2003 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1981–2003 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 October 2007 |
Alec James Stewart
Domestic career
The younger son of former English Test cricketer Micky Stewart, Stewart was educated at Coombe Hill Infants' School, Coombe Hill Junior School and Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames.[2] He made his debut for Surrey in 1981, earning a reputation as an aggressive opening batsman and occasional wicketkeeper.
Stewart is a well-known supporter of
International career
Stewart made his England debut in the first Test of the 1989/90 tour of the West Indies, along with Nasser Hussain, who would eventually replace him as England captain.
At the start of his career, Stewart was a specialist opening batsman for England, with wicketkeeping duties being retained by
Prominence
His highest Test score, 190, was against Pakistan in the drawn first Edgbaston Test on 4 June 1992; it was his fourth century in five Tests. In 1994 at the Kensington Oval he became only the seventh Englishman to score centuries in both innings of a Test match, scoring 118 and 143 as the West Indies were beaten at their Bridgetown "fortress" for the first time since 1935.[3]
Stewart's batting average (39.54) is the lowest of any player to have scored 8000 or more runs in Test cricket: he is the only player to have scored over 8000 runs despite an average of under 40.
Stewart holds the record for scoring most test runs without a career double century in test history (8463).[6]
Captaincy
Stewart was groomed for the England captaincy under
In his first series as captain, against
Stewart also set a record for playing the most number of ODI matches(28) as a captain who has kept wicket and opened the batting.[8]
After cricket
In 2004, Stewart became a founding director of Arundel Promotions with specific responsibility for player management and representation. Cricket playing clients include Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Ashley Giles and Matt Prior.[9]
In 2009, Stewart rejoined Surrey as a part-time consultant to the coaching staff specialising in batting, wicket keeping and mentoring.[10]
Since retiring from playing Stewart has taken on the role as the Club Ambassador for Surrey County Cricket Club and was made an executive director in 2011.
On 17 June 2013, it was announced by Surrey County Cricket Club that Stewart would take charge of first team affairs following the sacking of Chris Adams, until a long term successor was found. In October 2013 the club announced that Graham Ford would become head coach in February 2014, with Stewart becoming Director of Cricket, a new position.[11]
He was the subject of
Honours
- One of five Cricketers of the Year1993
- Appointed an MBE on 13 June 1998
- Appointed an OBE on 14 June 2003
- Highest Test run scorer in the world during the 1990s
- As a mark of his achievements Surrey County Cricket Club have named the gates at the Vauxhall End after him: the Alec Stewart Gates
References
- ^ Records/England/Test Matches/Most Matches, stats.espncricinfo.com Retrieved on 3 September 2011
- The Free Library.
- ^ Wisden: West Indies v England, 1993–94
- ^ Cricinfo statsguru: batsmen who scored 8000 Test runs or more
- ^ Cricinfo statsguru: openers by batting average since 1945
- ^ "HowSTAT! Test Cricket – Most Career Runs without a Double Century". howstat.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Stewart concedes defeat after another pitch invasion
- ^ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Captains who have kept wicket and opened the batting | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Essentially Group - Sports marketing, sports media, sports management, athlete managementEssentially acquires Arundel Promotions Limited". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Alec Stewart Returns to Surrey Dressing Room". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Graham Ford Appointed Head Coach" Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 October 2013