Alec Stewart

Alec James Stewart OBE (born 8 April, 1963 in Merton, Surrey) is a retired English cricketer, a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman and former captain of the English cricket team. He is the most capped English Test cricketer, having played in 133 matches.

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OBE - 8 April - 1963 - Merton - Surrey - English - Cricket - Wicketkeeper - Batsman - English cricket team

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He was educated at Tiffin Boys' School in Kingston upon Thames and 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.

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Tiffin Boys' School - Kingston upon Thames - Surrey - West Indies - Nasser Hussain

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He was vice-captain of the England side during most of Michael Atherton's tenure as captain, eventually succeeding him in 1998. While England won their first series under him, against South Africa, failures against Australia and in the 1999 cricket World Cup saw him sacked from the captaincy to be replaced by Hussain.

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Michael Atherton - South Africa - Australia - 1999 cricket World Cup

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He continued as an England player for five more seasons, and became only the fourth player to score a century in his 100th Test on his home ground of The Oval.

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