andrew flintoff Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
andrew flintoff is a cricketer(sportsman) from England. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Andrew Flintoff
Born
December 06, 1977, Preston, Lancashire
Age
45 years old
Nicknames
Freddie
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Allrounder
Height
6ft 4in
Education
Ribbleton Hall High school
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 79 | 141 | 7 | 3 |
Inn | 130 | 122 | 7 | 3 |
Runs | 3845 | 3394 | 76 | 62 |
Avg | 31.78 | 32.02 | 12.67 | 31.0 |
SR | 62.05 | 88.82 | 126.67 | 116.98 |
HS | 167 | 123 | 31 | 24 |
NO | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
100s | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 513 | 308 | 7 | 5 |
6s | 82 | 93 | 2 | 2 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 79 | 141 | 7 | 3 |
Inn | 137 | 119 | 7 | 3 |
Balls | 14951 | 5624 | 150 | 66 |
Runs | 7410 | 4121 | 161 | 105 |
Wkt | 226 | 169 | 5 | 2 |
BBI | 58 / 5 | 19 / 5 | 23 / 2 | 11 / 2 |
BBM | 156 / 8 | 19 / 5 | 23 / 2 | 11 / 2 |
Eco | 2.97 | 4.4 | 6.44 | 9.55 |
Avg | 32.79 | 24.38 | 32.2 | 52.5 |
5W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- England
- Brisbane Heat
- Chennai Super Kings
- ICC World XI
- Lancashire
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Flintoff averaged 31 with the bat and 32 with the ball, nothing impressive for someone who enjoyed demi god status in England. But it was his ability to inspire England against all odds that stood him in good stead. Debuting against South Africa in 1998, Flintoff had a difficult start to his career which also included a pair at Leeds. In fact, Flintoff scored his first run at Leeds in only his fifth innings five years after his debut. He was dropped after his debut series and had to wait for the return tour to South Africa in late 1999 to make a return to the squad.
Flintoff did show his potential with a superb 135 for Lancashire against Surrey in the Natwest Trophy Quarter finals, an innings described by David Gower as \"the most awesome innings we are ever going to see on a cricket field\". The management though made it clear that they were unhappy with his fitness and weight. Freddie, as he was popularly called though made a comeback in the tour of South Africa. He struggled with both the bat and ball though scoring only 259 runs in 19 Test innings and picking up only 13 wickets. He endured a horror tour of India in 2001 with the bat managing only 8 runs in the Test series and was reduced to tears in the dressing room at one stage. It was the tipping point of his career and Flintoff managed to finish the tour on a high when he defended 11 runs in the last over of the final ODI at Mumbai running out Anil Kumble and dismissing Javagal Srinath. He took off his shirt in celebration, through both joy and relief.
He showed semblance of his powerful batting in the next tour of New Zealand scoring a rampant 137, his first Test ton. Flintoff's best efforts with the bat came during summer of 2003, when he plundered 423 runs at an exceptionally good rate against South Africa. Flintoff had remodelled his bowling action and continued to be a vital part of the bowling attack despite very little in the wickets column to show for his efforts. His first five wicket haul came during the 2004 tour of West Indies where he ended up with figures of 5/58 at Bridgetown to lead England to a fine victory.
The summer of 2004 was a golden period for both England and Flintoff. He scored 603 runs and picked up 24 wickets as England white washed both New Zealand and West Indies. It was the summer of 2005 though that firmly established Flintoff in the Bothamesque mould. He not just scored runs and picked up wickets but also inspired his team to a greater degree of success as England stunned the undisputed champions of cricket and got the Ashes back after a period of 19 years. After flopping at Lord's, Flintoff established his reputation with 68 & 73 at Birmingham. More than the runs, the speed and the timing were crucial for the ultimate success. It was followed by his first ever Ashes hundred and ended with his first ever five wicket haul to re-create history. Flintoff joined the rest of the team in being honoured with MBE's.
Flintoff was named as the England skipper for the tour of India in early 2006 and was praised for his on-field tactics as England managed a 1-1 draw. His success though was short-lived. He skippered England to one of their disastrous Ashes tours of Australia and ended up losing 5-0. He did better in the triangular series with a surprise finals victory over the hosts.
Flintoff was mired in controversy during the World Cup, 2007, Flintoff was involved in drinking beige and had to be rescued from a falling pedalo. The incident came to be known as the Fredalo incident. He was stripped of his vice-captaincy and played a minor role as England crashed out early. Flintoff suffered a series of injuries right through his career. He managed to surmount energy for more conquest of the Aussies in 2009, but that was the last time one saw Flintoff in his whites. Flintoff announced his retirement from all forms of the game in September, 2010. He then turned to Professional Boxing in 2012 and beat American Richard Dawson.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Future generations might look at Andrew Flintoff's career figures and wonder what all the fuss was about. In Tests he averaged 31 with bat and 32 with ball. For all the talk of his fearsome fast bowling, there were only three five-fors among his 226 wickets. His one-day figures were good without being outstanding, and his Lancashire ones nothing special. But what the stats don't show is his presence, and the uplifting effect Flintoff at his finest had on his team-mates and crowds. The game treasures few things more than an all-action allrounder: Flintoff became one of English cricket's iconic figures and his presence helped to gain the game popularity in the country at the start of the 21st century.
"Freddie" was selected for England in 1998 as much on promise as performance, and underperformed at first, not helped by problems with weight and attitude. Juggernauting in and bowling at 90mph was inevitably a strain: his knees and ankles took multiple poundings from pitches and surgeons' scalpels.
His bowling was always wholehearted and occasionally magnificent, when he probed away outside off with a hint of reverse swing at high pace. As a batter, he was always correct and powerful, if sometimes hesitant against quality spin.
It wasn't until the New Zealand tour early in 2002 that he finally scored a Test century or took more than four wickets in a match. He looked established at last - but then another injury kept him out of the 2002-03 Ashes, although he was fit enough for the World Cup that followed in South Africa, where he was the most economical bowler on view.
That kicked off Flintoff's golden period - three home seasons when he was at his princely peak. In 2004 he bowled at his fastest - and also smacked a rollicking Test-best 167 against West Indies at Edgbaston, when one of his seven sixes was memorably dropped by his father in the stands. And then there was the crowning glory of 2005, when he bestrode the Ashes series and was undoubtedly the leading cricketer in the world. The photograph of him consoling Brett Lee after England narrowly beat Australia at Edgbaston became the image that captured one of the great Test series.
After that, Flintoff's body started rebelling. To make matters worse he was horribly miscast as captain in Australia in 2006-07, sometimes looking forlorn as his team sank to a 5-0 whitewash. And England's 2007 World Cup campaign will be best remembered for Flintoff's embarrassing tumble from a pedalo after a late-night drinking session.
He coaxed one last big effort out of his creaking joints in 2009, demolishing the Aussies at Lord's before virtually ensuring the return of the urn with the pinpoint run out of Ricky Ponting at The Oval. In September 2010 came the increasingly inevitable announcement that the body couldn't take it. One of cricket's nearly-greats had gone.