Alec Stewart has accepted a brand new position as high-performance cricket adviser at Surrey from the beginning of subsequent 12 months, with a “significant reduction” in his workload.
The previous England captain not too long ago ended an 11-year spell as director of cricket at Surrey after they clinched a historic third successive County Championship with a purpose to spend extra time along with his household.
Stewart, who scored 40,936 runs for Surrey in a 22-year taking part in profession, will take up a brand new place from January for a hard and fast variety of days a 12 months with the accountability of carrying on their success.
“Everyone knows my love of the club and what it means to me and therefore I’m very pleased that the club wanted me to continue in this new role that has been created,” 61-year-old Stewart mentioned.
“With this new set-up, I firmly believe that we can continue the success at Surrey that we’ve seen in recent times.”
Stewart will keep on working alongside Surrey head coach Gareth Batty and captain Rory Burns, whereas additionally advising on the expertise pathway.
Nonetheless, the membership won’t appoint a brand new director of cricket.
“We completely understood and accepted Alec’s decision to step back from his director of cricket role at the start of the season but we always wanted to retain his expertise and his impact at Surrey,” membership chair Oli Slipper mentioned
“We’ve had excellent conversations with Alec around a common ground that worked for him and for the club and I’m thrilled to say that we have found a role that works for all parties.”
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