What was the total amount of matches for Alan Shearer?
CREATE TABLE table_name_81 (matches VARCHAR, name VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(matches) FROM table_name_81 WHERE name = "alan shearer"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_81 (matches VARCHAR, name VARCHAR) ### Question: What was the total amount of matches for Alan Shearer? ### Answer: SELECT COUNT(matches) FROM table_name_81 WHERE name = "alan shearer"