Alec Stewart has accepted a brand new position as high-performance cricket adviser at Surrey from the beginning of subsequent yr, with a “important discount” 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 view 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 set variety of days a yr with the accountability of carrying on their success.
“Everybody is aware of my love of the membership and what it means to me and due to this fact I’m more than happy that the membership needed me to proceed on this new position that has been created,” 61-year-old Stewart stated.
“With this new set-up, I firmly imagine that we will proceed the success at Surrey that we’ve seen in current instances.”
Stewart will keep on working alongside Surrey head coach Gareth Batty and captain Rory Burns, whereas additionally advising on the expertise pathway. The membership is not going to appoint a brand new director of cricket.
Surrey chair Oli Slipper stated: “We fully understood and accepted Alec’s choice to step again from his director of cricket position in the beginning of the season however we all the time needed to retain his experience and his impression at Surrey.
“We’ve had wonderful conversations with Alec round a standard floor that labored for him and for the membership and I’m thrilled to say that we’ve got discovered a task that works for all events.”
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