Stewart, Alec James

English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper who played county cricket for Surrey, he made his Test debut in 1990. He was appointed England captain in succession to Mike Atherton in 1998 but was sacked in 1999 following England's poor performance in the 1999 cricket World Cup. By his retirement in 2003 he had scored the second-most Test runs for England.

Career highlights


Test cricket (1990–2003)
appearances: 133; runs: 8,463; average: 39.54; not out: 21; 100s: 15; best: 190 (v. Pakistan 1992); catches: 263; stumpings: 14

One-day internationals (1989–2003)
appearances: 170; runs: 4,677; average: 31.60; not out: 14; 100s: 4; best: 116 (v. India 1997); catches: 159; stumpings: 15

All first-class cricket (1981–2003)
appearances: 447; runs: 26,165; average: 40.06; not out: 81; 100s: 48; best: 271 not out (v. Yorkshire 1997); catches: 721; stumpings: 32

Awards


Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1993