Players / Alec Stewart

Broadcasting in the English summer

Channel 4 cop out after Reeve's departure

May 20, 2005: After five years as a Channel 4 summariser, Dermot Reeve has decided to call it a day

Former England captains join select club

Stewart and Hussain honoured by MCC

Mar 22, 2005: Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain have been awarded honorary life membership of the MCC

New-look Vauxhall End named after legends

Surrey honour 20 of their greats

Mar 10, 2005: The regeneration of Surrey's headquarters at The Oval will include an honouring of its previous generations, after it was announced that the club intends to name certain sections of the newly rebuilt Vauxhall End after 20 of its greatest players

'We've got to remember that Australia are the best side'

Stewart thinks England can win back the Ashes

Dec 22, 2004: Alec Stewart, who captained England to their last series win against South Africa in 1998, thinks that England could really trounce them this time around

Players' withdrawal will not hit league

American ProCricket all set for launch

Jun 29, 2004: American ProCricket, the league set to get under way on July 2, will proceed as planned despite the fact that several international players have pulled out, or have claimed they were never involved in the first place, just days before the scheduled

American ProCricket launches

Big-name signings unveiled

Jun 24, 2004: The wait is over

American Pro Cricket claims denied

Stewart and Caddick unaware of American league

Jun 24, 2004: Alec Stewart, the former England batsman, has rubbished reports that he has signed up to play professional cricket in America this summer

'He's been a great servant for England'

Stewart and Strauss back Hussain

May 25, 2004: Two generations of Test cricketers have urged Nasser Hussain not to retire before his time

The Zimbabwe crisis

'Zimbabwe tour morally wrong' - Stewart

May 5, 2004: Alec Stewart, who represented England for over a decade before retiring at the age of 40 last year, has said that the proposed tour of Zimbabwe in October is both unsafe and morally wrong

Your questions answered

A half-century of defeats, and five-fors against everyone

Feb 16, 2004: The column where we answer your questions

C&G Cricket Year 2003 - Jonathan Agnew

The summer all wrapped up

Feb 10, 2004: "What could be better, when the winter months are upon us, than to curl up by the fire and relive all the action from those long, hot summer days?" asks the book's preface

The Zimbabwe Question

Stewart urges England to boycott Zimbabwe

Feb 10, 2004: Alec Stewart has urged England to boycott their tour of Zimbabwe later this year

Essay, 2004

Stumpers or stoppers?

2004: Usually - in theory at least - the best batsmen and bowlers get picked for England

Alec Stewart takes on new challenge at Surrey

Nov 14, 2003: Alec Stewart has been appointed as Surrey's new director of business and will be raising the profile of the club

The Wisden Cricketer - October 2003

For every Gaffer ...

Sep 23, 2003: A job well done: Alec Stewart ponders retirement at the end of the fifth Test against South Africa © Getty Images When Alec Stewart finally left the international stage at The Oval, to the acclaim of a crowd who let it know they thought

Mushtaq Ahmed voted player of the year

Sep 23, 2003: Mushtaq Ahmed was last night named player of the year by the Professional Cricketers Association

Presence, pride and professionalism

Sep 16, 2003: Surrey's surprise round of belt-tightening, which led them not to offer new contracts to Alec Stewart and Ian Ward, means that Stewart has played his last game of professional cricket

Alec Stewart confirms retirement

Sep 15, 2003: Alec Stewart has confirmed speculation in the weekend's newspapers by announcing his retirement at the end of the season

Stewart admits he may have played his last game

Sep 14, 2003: Alec Stewart's first-class career looks to have come to an end after Surrey confirmed they will not be renewing his contract for next season

'My best Test victory yet,' says Vaughan

Sep 8, 2003: Michael Vaughan "Throughout my short career to date this is my best Test victory