Popular English cricket player: Alec Stewart

Alec Stewart is a former English cricketer and captain of the English cricket team. He was a right handed batsman cum wicketkeeper and is renowned for being the ‘most capped’ cricketer in Test matches and the 2^nd more capped in ODIs. Throughout his playing career, Stewart played 170 One Day Internationals and 133 Test series.

It was in 1981 when Stewart made his debut in English cricket team and emerged as an opening batsman and a frequent wicketkeeper who was quite a dynamic player. It was in the 1^st Test of 1989-90 when he went on the tour of West Indies and made his England debut. From the very start, he was recognized as a specialist batsman for his team. He made his highest score i.e. 190 having played on 4^th June, 1992 against Pakistan cricket team. This was the 4^th century he made in five Test innings. At the Kensington Oval in 1994, Stewart stood as the only 7^th English player who hit centuries in both the innings of Test matches wherein he scored 118 and 143 respectively.

When Stewart played his first series under his captaincy against South Africa, he made a remarkable score of 164. However, he lost his good form in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and losses against Australia. Stewart bagged quite a lot of honors including Wisden Cricket of the Year 1993, MBE, the highest Test scorer and a lot more!