Speaker Profile

Born in Merton Park Alec is the most capped English cricketer of all time and one of the greatest ever wicket keeping-batsmen. In 133 Tests, he scored 8463 runs at an average 39.54 and added another 4677 runs in 170 One Day Internationals. In 2000 he became only the fourth player to score a century in his 100th Test, and he is one of only a few batsmen to have scored a century in both innings of a Test match. He kept wicket in 82 of his Tests, and as a specialist opening batsman averaged 46.90 in 51 Tests, including nine centuries. Alec, who was awarded an MBE in 1998 and an OBE in 2003, works as an analyst for Sky Sports and the BBC and is also an ambassador for Clydesdale Bank. He is an experienced and popular host and after-dinner speaker and enjoys giving motivational talks and lively Q&A panels. He has captained England 15 times and had the unusual experience of skippering the side, opening the innings and playing behind the stumps all in the same Test.