Micky Stewart

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Micky Stewart England (ENG)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	8	530
Runs scored	385	26491
Batting average	35.00	32.90
100s/50s	-/2	49/132
Top score	87	227*
Balls bowled	-	136
Wickets	-	1
Bowling average	-	99.00
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	1/4
Catches/stumpings	6/-	635/-
Test debut: 21 June 1962 Last Test: 21 January 1964 Source: [1]

Michael James Stewart (born September 16, 1932 in Herne Hill, London, England) is a former English cricketer.

Micky Stewart played first-class cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club and eight Test matches for the England national cricket team. He is the father of former England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart. A right-handed opening batsman, Micky Stewart averaged 35.00 with the bat in Test cricket with a highest score of 87.

He was an outstanding close catcher, especially at short leg. In 1957 he took 77 catches during the season, only one short of Walter Hammond's record. Against Northamptonshire that year he held seven catches in an innings.

He captained Surrey from 1963 to 1972, winning the Championship in 1971. He was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in their 1958 edition.

During a winter tour of New Zealand by England, Stewart controversially got involved in an argument with a TV cameraman who was filming footage of an injured David Lawrence on a stretcher; England players also joined in the fracas.^[2]

He served as cricket manager of Surrey (1979-1986), England (1986-1992) and director of coaching for the ECB (1992-1997).

He was also a footballer, playing outside right for Charlton Athletic, Wimbledon F.C. and Corinthian Casuals.