5 cricketers who were more successful than their fathers

#5 Micky Stewart and Alec Stewart

Alec Stewart (left) shares a moment with father Micky Stewart

Alec Stewart made his ODI debut in 1989 against Sri Lanka and was the most capped (133 Tests) English player before Alastair Cook overtook him with 134 caps in the on-going Test match between England and Bangladesh. He was an aggressive opening batsman and kept the wicket occasionally, but due to poor batting qualities of Jack Russell, he was retained in the team as the primary wicket-keeper.

Stewart played his last International match in 2003, having already scored 8,463 runs in Tests and 4,677 in One-Day Internationals. The right-hander has a career best of 190 in Tests, which he scored against Pakistan in 1992.

Like his son, Micky Stewart was also an opening batsman and specialised short-leg fielder. Having played county cricket throughout his career for Surrey, he made his debut for the side in 1954, scoring a century against Pakistan in the match. Mickey made his International debut against the same nation in 1962, when he was 30 years, and played eight consecutive Test matches and toured India in 1963-64 as vice-captain. In his short International career, he only scored two half-centuries.