Background
Michael (“Micky”) James Stewart played for Surrey County Cricket Club for nearly two decades, during half of which he was their captain. In the early Sixties he played eight Test Matches for England. He was an exceptionally skilled fielder, having broken the world record in 1957 for the number of catches in a single match.
Later he became Surrey’s cricket manager for almost seven years, followed by a similar period as the England team’s first full-time manager and coach. Later still he worked for the England Cricket Board.
His son Alec Stewart became a distinguished player for England too, taking part in over a hundred Test Matches. Micky, who was also a professional footballer, was awarded the OBE in 1998 for services to cricket.
At the local level Micky, like Ken Barrington, was a Vice-President of the Eastwick Park Cricket Club, the home team on the King George V Playing Fields. He had played in Barrington’s XI at the 1964 benefit match.