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Full name Andrew Flintoff
Born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire
Current age 27 years 219 days
Major teams England, Lancashire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
st
Tests 47 72 3 2239 167 32.44 3358 66.67 4 14 317 50 31 0
ODIs 90 78 11 2313 123 34.52 2540 91.06 3 14 203 77 29 0
Twenty-20 Int. 1 1 0 6 6 6.00 5 120.00 0 0 1 0
First-class 136 208 15 6945 167 35.98 14 38 146 0
List A 222 199 22 5382 143 30.40 6 29 85 0
Twenty-20 4 4 0 137 85 34.25 74 185.13 0 1 2 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 47 8128 3966 119 5/58 7/78 33.32 2.92 68.30 3 1 0
ODIs 90 3329 2358 96 4/14 4/14 24.56 4.24 34.67 4 0 0
Twenty-20 Int. 1 18 15 0 - - - 5.00 - 0 0 0
First-class 136 14047 6726 205 5/24 32.80 2.87 68.52 2 0
List A 222 6803 4611 204 4/11 4/11 22.60 4.06 33.34 8 0 0
Twenty-20 4 53 54 2 2/15 2/15 27.00 6.11 26.50 0 0 0
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Test debut England v South Africa at Nottingham - Jul 23-27, 1998
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Last Test England v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street - Jun 3-7, 2005
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ODI debut England v Pakistan at Sharjah - Apr 7, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI England v Australia at The Oval - Jul 12, 2005 scorecard
Only Twenty-20 Int. England v Australia at Southampton - Jun 13,
2005 scorecard
First-class span 1995 - 2005
List A span 1995 - 2005
Twenty-20 span 2004 - 2005
Notes : NBC Denis Compton Award 1997
Wisden Cricketer of
the Year 2004
ICC One-Day Player
of the Year 2004
Big, northern and mightily proud of it, Andy
Flintoff hits the ball harder than any English cricketer since Ian
Botham. (He empties bars as quickly, too.) His more murderous shots
include biffing the fast bowler back over his head, and a
cover-drive which is as much about brute strength as timing. The
bludgeon over long-on isn't too bad either, although his lack of
pace between the wickets makes him dangerously over-reliant on
boundaries, and his stiff-wristed technique is cruelly exposed
whenever he sets foot on the subcontinent. For a time Freddie was
destructive and self-destructive in equal measure - the galumphing,
muscular nature of his seam bowling led to some well-publicised back
problems, and his reluctance to do his loosening Pilates exercises
did not help his cause. But his selection for Rod Marsh's ECB
Academy seemed to give him the motivation he needed, and when
England SOSed for him during the India tour, his bowling had been
transformed. Before long he was tearing in with the new ball,
touching 90mph on occasions, and he even threw a maiden Test century
into the bargain, 137 against New Zealand at Christchurch in March
2002. Unfortunately, it was all too good to be true for England's
management. Overjoyed to discover a genuine allrounder in their
midsts, they played Freddie into the ground that summer, and by the
time they flew out to Australia in October, Flintoff had undergone a
hernia operation and could barely walk. But he returned to action in
time for the World Cup, and although his batting remained somewhat
hit-and-miss, his bowling was better and more frugal than ever. With
his high action and heavy delivery, he was the most economical
bowler in the tournament, and continued that form into the 2003
English season when he was named Player of the NatWest Series, which
England won. He came of age in the Test series against South Africa
which followed, thumping a therapeutic 95 in England's remarkable
comeback at The Oval to go with a defiant century at Lord's. From
that moment on there was no looking back. A starring role in
England's series win in the Caribbean was followed by back-to-back
centuries in the NatWest Series, and the rest of the world could
only look on in envy. After helping England to a 2-1 series win in
South Africa, he flew home early for an operation on his troublesome
left ankle, and with the Ashes looming, he even forwent his
honeymoon to speed his recuperation
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