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Andrew Flintoff

Full name: Andrew Flintoff

Born: 6th December 1977, Preston, Lancashire, England

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast

Teams: England (Test: 1998-2008); ICC World XI (Test: 2005/06); England (ODI: 1998/99-2008); ICC World XI (ODI: 2005/06); England (Int Twenty20: 2005-2007/08); Lancashire (Main FC: 1995-2008); Lancashire (Main ListA: 1995-2008); Lancashire (Main Twenty20: 2004-2008); All teams

Lancashire Cap: 1998

Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1998

Walter Lawrence Trophy winner: 1999

Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2004

Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
Lancashire benefit season: 2006

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Articles: Andrew Flintoff to return home

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Sangakkara has opportunity to make his mark

Monty Panesar is the highest rated England spinner for 30 years

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Pictures: Andrew Flintoff hits a boundary

England's Andrew Flintoff bowls during their ICC World Twenty20

Portrait of Andrew Flintoff

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Englands captain is one of the towering personalities in the sport. The leading all rounder in the game today Andrew Flintoff has answered Englands decade long prayer for a successor to Ian Botham. Whether batting, bowling or fielding and now captaining Flintoff is always in the thick of action thanks to his inborn gifts, his dynamic qualities as a player and his larger than life personality. It wasn't always like this and when he first appeared on the scene in 1998 he was an overweight 20-year-old and in the eyes of many, an over hyped cricketer. In the new millennium things changed dramatically as Flintoff unfolded his manifold talents. His brand of sparkling batting based on clean, scientific hitting has endeared him to cricket fans all over the world. His medium paced swing bowling has enough bite to give him three wickets a Test. Of course he is god sent for limited overs cricket where he has transformed many matches and turned defeat into victory. In ODIs he has a strike rate of almost 90. By 2005 he was a superstar in world cricket able to hold his own against the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne and lived up to his exalted status with one of the great all round feats“ 402 runs and 24 wickets “ to star in Englands unexpected Ashes triumph. The awards have come his way thick and fast “ Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2004, ICC one-day Player of the Year in 2004, ICC Player of the Year in 2005, BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2005, an MBE in 2005. Over the next few years more awards and more feats should be in order as Flintoff takes his place among the greatest all rounders the game has seen.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1998-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	69	114	8	3444	167	32.49	5	24	63.34	47
ICC World XI	1	2	0	50	35	25.00	0	0	79.36	0
Overall	70	116	8	3494	167	32.35	5	24	63.52	47

Test Career Bowling (1998-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England	13096	451	6529	199	5-58	32.80	2	0	65.80	2.99
ICC World XI	204	5	107	7	4-59	15.28	0	0	29.14	3.14
Overall	13300	456	6636	206	5-58	32.21	2	0	64.56	2.99

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1995-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	171	271	22	8588	167	34.48	15	50	176

First-Class Career Bowling (1995-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	20761	756	10116	319	5-24	31.71	3	0	65.08	2.92

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1998/99-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	130	112	16	3176	123	33.08	3	18	89.11	42
ICC World XI	3	3	0	101	42	33.66	0	0	79.52	1
Overall	133	115	16	3277	123	33.10	3	18	88.78	43

One-Day International Career Bowling (1998/99-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England	5130	66	3662	158	5-56	23.17	6	1	32.46	4.28
ICC World XI	128	1	153	1	1-64	153.00	0	0	128.00	7.17
Overall	5258	67	3815	159	5-56	23.99	6	1	33.06	4.35

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1995-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	274	244	28	6524	143	30.20	6	34	102

One-Day Career Bowling (1995-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	9050	126	6230	279	5-56	22.32	10	1	32.43	4.13

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	7	7	1	76	31	12.66	0	0	126.66	5

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England	150	0	161	5	2-23	32.20	0	0	30.00	6.44

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	21	19	1	393	85	21.83	0	2	149.42	12

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	341	0	365	22	4-12	16.59	1	0	15.50	6.42

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1994/95-1997)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
England Under-19s	14	19	0	522	116	27.47	1	4	8

Youth Test Career Bowling (1994/95-1997)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	1287	51	528	22	5-39	24.00	1	0	58.50	2.46

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1994/95-1997)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
England Under-19s	13	10	1	171	72*	19.00	0	1	5

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1994/95-1995)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	208	2	133	6	2-18	22.16	0	0	34.66	3.83