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OBE (born
8 April ,
1963 in
Merton ,
Surrey ) is a retired
English Cricket er, a right-handed
Batsman -
Wicketkeeper and former captain of the
English Cricket Team . He is the most capped English Test cricketer, having played in an English Record of 133 Test matches.
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.
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.
He continued as an England player for five more seasons, and became only the fourth player to score a century in his 100th Test at
Old Trafford .
He has the dubious honour of having the lowest batting average of any player to have scored 8000 or more runs in test cricket.
He is also the son of former English Test cricketer,
Micky Stewart . Stewart is a well-known supporter of
Surrey County Cricket Club and
Chelsea F.C.
