10 cricketers who played their last Test at the Oval

Alec Stewart

Alec Stewart played 133 Test matches for England

A veteran of 133 Tests, the former English skipper Alec Stewart played his last international match against South Africa at the Oval in the year 2003.

He bowed out of the game by scoring 8463 Test runs at an average of 39.55 with 15 Test centuries and 45 half centuries. He was prolific behind the stumps too and had 277 Test dismissals to his credit (263 catches and 14 stumpings).

In his last Test, Stewart scored 38 runs in the only innings he batted.

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Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff

Flintoff won many matches for England with his all-round abilities. He played a vital role in England's success in the Ashes in 2005 and 2009.

On his day, Flintoff was a dangerous cricketer and could change the course of a Test match in a session. He averaged 31.78 in 79 Tests with the bat and had 5 centuries and 26 half-centuries to his credit. He picked up 226 Test wickets at an average of 32.79.

The 2009 Ashes saw the last of Andrew Flintoff in international cricket. He called it a day after the last Test at the Oval in 2009. He was a vital member in the English squad and a perfect all-rounder to have played the game of cricket.

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Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke played his last Test at the Oval

Clarke started his Test career with a bang by scoring a century on debut against India. Since then, he scored 27 more centuries for Australia.

He led Australia to success in the 2015 World Cup and inspired the team to achieve new heights in Test cricket too.

He scored 8643 runs in 198 Test innings and retired from the game after the 2015 Ashes. The fifth Test at Oval was Clarke's last in the Baggy Green and he retired on a high with an Aussie victory. Though Australia won the Oval Test, the Ashes was won by England by a margin of 3-2.

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Alastair Cook

Cook is the highest scorer for England in Test cricket

The 2018 English summer saw one of the legends of modern day cricket calling it quits from international cricket. Cook, aged 33, bowed out of international cricket as England's top run-scorer in Tests i.e. 12472 and 33 Test centuries.

Cook had a fairytale ending to his Test career and signed off on a high by scoring a century in England's second innings and led them to a triumph in the Oval Test.

The Oval, which had seen many legends bowing out of international cricket, witnessed another legend in Cook walking out for the last time in an English shirt.