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September 5, 2003

England vs South Africa

Fifth Test, Day 1 | Report

Alec Stewart poses with a commemorative bat presented to him for his magnificient services to English cricket.

The England wicket-keeper, playing his 133rd and last Test, was honoured during lunch on the first day of the fifth Test against South Africa at the Oval, his home ground.

Stewart, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1993, is England's second highest run-getter in Test matches (8,425 runs in 132 Tests) behind Graham Gooch with 8,900 runs.

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