Wife of Alec Stewart, Lynn Stewart, dies

Lynn Stewart accompanied husband Alec with their two children to Buckingham Palace when he received his OBE in 2003

The wife of former England and Surrey captain Alec Stewart, Lynn Stewart, has died following a lengthy battle with cancer.

In a statement issued by Surrey on Monday, club chair Oli Slipper confirmed the news.

"The sincere condolences of everyone at Surrey County Cricket Club are with Alec and the whole Stewart family," Slipper wrote on the club's official website.

"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."

In March 2024, Stewart announced he would be stepping down from his role as Surrey director of cricket in order to spend more time with his wife and family.

"As people may know, my wife has been battling cancer since 2013 and I want to give her, and my family, more of my time over the coming years than this job allows," Stewart told the club website at the time.

Alec Stewart oversaw four County Championship titles in his 11-year spell as Surrey's director of cricket

Last October it was confirmed Stewart would remain at the club and take up a role as a high-performance cricket advisor - a part-time position.

Stewart's reign as director of cricket was highly successful, helping oversee a side which won four County Championship titles, including three titles in a row between 2022 and 2024.

As a mark of respect, flags on top of the pavilion at The Kia Oval flew at half-mast and Surrey players wore black armbands on the final day of the club's County Championship Division One fixture against Hampshire.