Micky Stewart
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| 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/- |
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Test debut: 21 June 1962 |
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Michael James Stewart OBE (born September 16, 1932 in Herne Hill, London, England) is a former English cricketer. He was awarded the OBE in 1998 for services to cricket.
Micky Stewart played first-class cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1954 to 1972 and also appeared in eight Test matches for the England national cricket team between 1962 and 1964. 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. It was partly for his fielding that he was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in their 1958 edition.
From 1959 to 1966 he had a successful opening partnership for Surrey with John Edrich, before moving down the batting order to number 3. The pair also opened together for England on a couple of occasions.
He captained Surrey from 1963 to 1972, winning the Championship in 1971.
He served as cricket manager of Surrey (1979-1986), England (1986-1992) and director of coaching for the ECB (1992-1997).
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 was also a footballer, playing outside right for Charlton Athletic, Wimbledon F.C. and Corinthian Casuals.
He is the father of former England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart.
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