England Cricket Team
Name
Andrew Flintoff
Born
December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire
Teams
Nicknamed
Freddie
Batting style
Right-hand bat
Bowling style
Right-arm fast
Career Statistics of Andrew Flintoff
Test debut
England v South Africa at Nottingham, Jul 23-27, 1998
ODI debut
England v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 7, 1999
T20I debut
England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005
Andrew Flintoff Achievements
In the Second Test against Australia at Edgbaston in August 2005 in
Ashes series, he broke Ian Botham's 1981 record of
six sixes in an Ashes Test Match with five in the first innings, and
four in the second innings, 141 runs in total. In the same test match he took a
total of 7 wickets, including the wickets of Langer and Ponting in his first
over in Australia's run-chase. England won this test match by the margin - just
2 runs. Flintoff was named 'Man of the Match' and England captain
Michael Vaughan said
the test match "Fred's Test" for his achievement.
Flintoff scored a century during England's crucial win at Trent Bridge. He took
5 wickets on the fourth day of the final test match.For his achievements
throughout the 2005 Ashes series, he was named as "Man of the Series". His
achievement also won him the inaugural Compton-Miller Medal. He was also
awarded the Freedom of the City of Preston.
In October 2005, Flintoff shared the Sir Garfield Sobers
Trophy for the ICC player of the year award with
Jacques Kallis of South Africa. In December
2005, Flintoff was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2005, the
first cricketer since Ian Botham in 1981. Flintoff was appointed an MBE for his
role in the successful Ashes side. In January 2006, Flintoff was presented with
Freedom of the City award for Preston, Lancashire.
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