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Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff
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Flintoff at the Adelaide Oval in 2006
Personal information
Full name Andrew Flintoff
Born (1977-12-06) 6 December 1977 (age 39)
Preston, Lancashire, England
Nickname Freddie, The King
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 591) 23 July 1998 v South Africa
Last Test 20 August 2009 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 154) 7 April 1999 v Pakistan
Last ODI 3 April 2009 v West Indies
ODI shirt no. 11
Domestic team information
Years Team
1995–2010; 2014 Lancashire (squad no. 11, 26)
2009 Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 11)
2014–2015 Brisbane Heat (squad no. 26)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODIs FC LA
Matches 79 141 183 282
Runs scored 3,845 3,394 9,027 6,641
Batting average 31.78 32.01 33.80 29.78
100s/50s 5/26 3/18 15/53 6/34
Top score 167 123 167 143
Balls bowled 14,951 5,624 22,799 9,416
Wickets 226 168 350 289
Bowling average 32.79 24.38 31.59 22.61
5 wickets in innings 3 2 4 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/58 5/19 5/24 5/19
Catches/stumpings 52/– 47/– 185/– 106/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 August 2009
Andrew Flintoff
Statistics
Nickname(s) Freddie
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nationality British
Born (1977-12-06) 6 December 1977 (age 39)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 1
Wins 1
Wins by KO 0
Losses 0

Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE (born 6 December 1977) is an English professional cricketer. A former England Test international, he has also played for Lancashire, Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, and Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. Flintoff also competed once as a professional boxer in 2012.

A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket. Following his debut in 1998, he became an integral player for England, serving as both captain and vice-captain of the team. However, he suffered regular injuries throughout his international career, often due to his heavy frame and bowling action. During the period 2007–09 he played in only 13 of England's 36 Test matches, but nevertheless remained a core member of the England squad, being selected whenever available. On 15 July 2009, he announced his retirement from Test cricket at the conclusion of the 2009 Ashes series, on 24 August, and although he made himself available for future commitments in One Day International and Twenty20 International matches, it was reported on 7 September 2009 that he had developed deep vein thrombosis after surgery to his knee, and on 16 September 2010, he announced his retirement from all cricket. He then had one professional boxing engagement on 30 November 2012 in Manchester, beating American Richard Dawson on a points decision.

In May 2014, Flintoff came out of retirement after five years to play Twenty20 cricket for Lancashire again, before being signed by Brisbane Heat to play in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2014–15. After a poor season with the Heat, he announced his final retirement. On 15 March 2015, Flintoff won the first series of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. Flintoff also hosted the 2015 series "Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week," which saw contestants put through their paces by veterans in the army from all over the world.


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