Cricket is one of the most elegant sports in the world. Every now and then comes a cricket player that just takes your breath away. Andrew Flintoff is one of those players. Although Andrew Flintoff is retired now. he is remembered by his fans as one of the
greatest all-rounders ever produced by England. Andrew Flintoff is a cricketer who believed in perfection. He bowled with perfection. His batting was perfect and the fielding was also perfect. He was responsible for numerous victories for his side.
Andrew Flintoff was known for his destructive batting. His ability to hit the bowl with the middle of the bat made him a terror to the bowlers. He used to hit sixes that went out of the ground. His little cameos turned the game many times. His good aggressive
fast bowling was also threatening to the batsmen. His control on the line and length at that pace was just remarkable. He was also known to break the partnerships at the right time and make the opponent go on the back seat.
Andrew Flintoff was born on 6th December 1977 at Preston, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806. He stands at an impressive height of 6’4. Andrew Flintoff started cricket at a very young age from school. He was a very gifted player from the beginning and soon became a local
celebrity at a very young age. He was named the captain of the under-19 national side and played against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 as a captain.
After a successful run as a junior captain he made his test debut in July 1998 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at Nottingham. He was a little overweight at that time and the press quoted him as Freddie from Flinstones. He played with the likes of Angus Fraser, Darren
Gough and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Cork-c1390. He managed to take a wicket and scored seventeen runs in the match. He didn’t get a chance to bat in the second innings and bowled only six overs in the second innings. Even with his brief performance he left a mark. In his career,
he played a total of 79 test matches. Andrew Flintoff scored 3845 runs and took 227 wickets. His runs were aided by 5 centuries and 26 half centuries. He rates his innings of 102 against the arch rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 as his best knock in the test matches. He was
also a key player who helped England to win the 2005 Ashes. He was also declared the man of the series for his brilliant performance with the bat and the ball.
On 7th April 1999 Andrew Flintoff started his One Day International career. He scored a fifty on his debut and also took one wicket. In his career, he played a total of 141 one day international matches. Andrew Flintoff scored 3394 runs and also
took 169 wickets. He scored 3 centuries and 18 half centuries. In most of his career he played the role of a pinch hitter and has had an impressive strike rate of 88.82. Andrew Flintoff hit a total of 93 sixes in his career.
Towards the end of his career, his knee injury started to disturb him. He went under a number of knee surgeries. This injury also forced him out of the game for a long time. Due to his injuries he only played only seven twenty20 matches, a format in which
he could have been one of the most lethal players. On September 16th 2010, Andrew Flintoff finally decided to hang his shoes and retired from the game. He is and will remain one of the greatest cricketers produced by England.
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