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Alec Stewart had stepped away from his director of cricket role at Surrey to care for Lynn (left) - Can Nguyen/Shutterstock
Surrey cricket club are in mourning following the death of Lynn Stewart, the wife of the county legend and former England captain Alec, following a long battle with cancer.
On the final morning of their first home match of the season, against Hampshire, Surrey announced that Lynn Stewart had passed away. Al Surrey’s players, as well as the umpires, took to the field wearing black armbands, and the three flags on the roof of the Oval’s historic Pavilion flew at half-mast.
Stewart’s current role at Surrey is “high-performance cricket advisor”, a part-time job after he stepped away following 13 seasons as director of cricket last year. This change was to devote more time to caring for Lynn, who had been fighting breast cancer since 2013. In early 2023 he had stepped away from the club for a few months to care for her, too.
The Surrey chairman, Oli Slipper, said: “the sincere condolences of everyone at Surrey County Cricket Club are with Alec and the whole Stewart family.
“Our very best wishes are with the family and we will continue to offer any support to them that we are able to. In the meantime, we ask that people respect their privacy at this difficult time.”
Stewart, 62, is one of the great figures of Surrey’s history. As well as playing 133 Tests for England, he had a long career with his home county, and was part of the team that won three Championship titles at the turn of the century. As director of cricket, he has guided Surrey to four more titles, including in the past three seasons.
Stewart is steeped in the club, with his father Mickey, who is now 92, also enjoying an 18-year playing career there.
Surrey resumed in a very strong position against Hampshire, after Dom Sibley became the first batsman to make twin centuries for the club since Kumar Sangakkara in 2017.
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