Hits and misses from national service

The highs and lows of Alec Stewart's 12-year Test career.

Test 1: Jamaica, March 1990, helped England beat West Indies for first time in 16 years.

Test 3: Opened for first time in same series, against West Indies in Barbados.

Test 8: First Ashes Test, Brisbane 1990.

Test 10: Dismissed nine runs short of maiden Test century, Sydney 1991.

Test 11: Kept wicket for first time, Adelaide 1991.

Test 13: Back in team after missing first four Tests of 1991 home series with West Indies.

Test 14: Maiden Test century (113 not out), v Sri Lanka at Lord's, August 1991.

Test 15: First century overseas, 148 v New Zealand in Christchurch, January 1992.

Test 18: Test best 190, v Pakistan at Edgbaston, June 1992.

Test 22: Kept wicket and opened batting, v Pakistan at The Oval.

Test 24: Captained England for first time, v India in Calcutta, 1993.

Test 31: Mike Atherton preferred as captaincy successor to Graham Gooch.

Test 36: Scored two centuries in same Test, 118 and 143 v West Indies, Barbados, 1994.

Test 45: Broke same finger for the second time during 1994-5 Ashes tour.

Test 48: Broke same finger for third time in nine months, v West Indies at Edgbaston, 1995.

Test 54: Recalled at Lord's, v India 1996, after being dropped by Ray Illingworth.

Test 58: Man of the Series v Pakistan, 1996.

Test 60: First century as keeper-batsman, 101 not out v Zimbabwe in Harare, 1996.

Test 61: Highest Test score by an England keeper, 173 v New Zealand, Auckland, 1997.

Test 64: At the crease as England go one up against Australia, Edgbaston 1997.

Test 70: Nine not out as 1998 Jamaica Test v West Indies is abandoned because of dangerous pitch.

Test 76: Appointed England captain after Atherton quits.

Test 79: First win as captain. South Africa beaten by eight wickets at Trent Bridge, 1998.

Test 80: England triumph against South Africa at Headingley and win their first full-length series for 12 years.

Test 85: First Test century v Australia, 107 at Melbourne, 1998.

Test 86: Ashes series lost 3-1.

Test 87: Back in the ranks against New Zealand at Edgbaston after losing the captaincy.

Test 99: Acting captain as England beat West Indies by two wickets at Lord's, 2000.

Test 100: 105 v West Indies at Old Trafford.

Test 115: Fined for showing dissent against Australia at The Oval in 2001.

Test 116: Back in team, against Sri Lanka at Lord's, after winter on sidelines.

Test 118: Place secure for 2002 after scoring 123 in victory against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford.