Alec Stewart, the legend of England, died after the 12 -year breast cancer war – to support him only months after he resigned as Surrey Boss
Surrey mourns the death of former captains and cricket director Alec’s wife Lynn Stewart. He endured a 12 -year war with breast cancer.
The flags were flying on half a pole in Oval, where he played Hampshire at Surrey’s district championship on Monday morning, and his club chair Oli Slipper said: ‘Surrey County Crick Club’s sincere condolences to everyone in the Stewart family.
‘Our best wishes will continue to support them with the family and we can do. In the meantime, we want people to respect their privacy at this difficult time. ‘
Alec Stewart, 62-year-old, resigned from the Kriket Job Director after led Surrey to the calligrapher of the championship titles in 2024 and took part in a part-time-time-time-time-care cricing advisor who allowed him to spend more time with his wife.
Last year, Sky Sports told Sky Sports to explain his decision.
He described the decision as ‘the most difficult of my career’, explained that he wanted to spend more time with his family, and succeeded before Lynn’s death.
Alec’s wife Lynn Stewart – former captain and cricket director of Surrey passed away
In Oval, where Surrey played Hampshire, flags were flying half a pole this morning
Lynn and his two children were depicted with Andrew (left) and Emily (right), Stewart left his role in Surrey to spend more time with his wife who lost his long war with breast cancer.
Alec and Lynn had two children together – Andrew and Emily. When they took the OBE, they joined him and Lynn at Buckingham Palace in 2003.
At the beginning of a new treatment process, Stewart did not have a temporary permission as the Christ’s Director to look at Lynn.
After giving up the role, ‘since 2013, I have given our total commitment and it was an honor and privilege to be a part of the world’s largest cricket club. However, work is not a job that you can leave on the ground because it requires 24-7 attention.
‘As people know, my wife has been fighting cancer since 2013, and I want to give him more to him and to my family in the coming years.’
Surrey became a dominant force in the red ball cricket under the management of the district and produced a series of test players such as Foakes, Sam Curran and Ollie Pope.
As a player, he spent his entire game career with the club and made more than 26,000 first class running in 447 games.
Speaking to Telegraph in October, the former cricket star opened to Lynn’s illness and said: ‘Recently, there are lice and pieces filtered. He never goes. He’s running.
‘So, there are some good times and then it was difficult for him for the last four weeks. And then he only believes in the bright oncologist we have from the first day.
He said that there was ‘good times’ in October, but ‘lice and pieces’ ‘filtered’.
Lynn was receiving two weeks and two weeks with chemotherapy treatment
Stewart played 133 test matches for England and 447 first glass games for Surrey
‘But yes, now I have homework duties, cooking tasks and other tasks on the agenda, I’m doing the best of my ability, it’s not great, but you should try it, right?
“ Kemo with two weeks and two weeks closed and oncologist said we would attack him with vitality. And I hope it makes life more enjoyable. I mean, he just runs, he’s dealing with him, that’s what we’re always doing. He’s brave. ‘
Stewart is a popular figure in the British jack, who played 133 test matches for his country between 1990 and 2003.
Only James Anderson, Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad played more test matches for England.
During his period of responsibility in Surrey, the role of more than one UK was approached by the ECB, but on every occasion, instead of traveling abroad, he continued to remain close to his family.
