Alec Stewart

Alec James Stewart OBE (born 8 April 1963) is a retired English cricketer, a right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the England cricket team. He is the most capped English cricketer of all time in Test matches and 3rd most capped in One Day Internationals (ODIs), having played in 133 Tests and 170 ODIs.

Career

The younger son of former English Test cricketer Micky Stewart, Stewart was educated at Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames. He made his debut for Surrey in 1981, earning a reputation as an aggressive opening batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He 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 Jack Russell, who was generally recognised as the superior gloveman and who batted down the order. However, Russell, the inferior batsman, would often be dropped to improve the balance of the side (i.e. to accommodate an extra bowler or batsman), in which case Stewart would don the gloves. After enduring years of selection and deselection, Russell retired from international cricket in 1998, leaving Stewart unrivalled as England's keeper-batsman until his own retirement in 2003.

Alec Stewart (Australian footballer)

Alec Stewart (22 February 1915 – 17 November 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Alec Stewart (disambiguation)

Alec Stewart (born 1955) is a retired English cricketer who played a record 133 test matches for England

Alec Stewart may also refer to:

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Alec Stewart (footballer)

Alexander "Alec" Stewart (born 1868, deceased) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a wing half.

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