A Symonds Profile

General Information Full name Andrew Symonds Born June 9, 1975, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Current age 35 years 233 days Major teams Australia, Deccan Chargers, Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Queensland, Surrey Playing role Allrounder Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling Style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak Career Statistics Batting & Fielding Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 26 198 14 Innings Played 41 161 11 Not Outs 5 33 4 Runs 1462 5088 337 Highest 162* 156 85* Average 40.61 39.75 48.14 Balls Faced 2256 5504 199 St/R 64.80 92.44 169.34 100's 2 6 0 50's 10 30 2 4's 154 449 33 6's 28 103 10 Catches Taken 22 82 3 Stumpings Made 0 0 0 Bowling Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 26 198 14 Innings Played 41 158 12 Balls 2094 5935 185 Runs 896 4955 277 Wickets 24 133 8 Best Inning Bowling 3/50 5/18 2/14 Best Match Bowling 5/56 5/18 2/14 Average 37.33 37.25 34.62 Economy Rate 2.56 5.00 8.98 St/R 87.2 44.6 23.1 4 Wickets 0 2 0 5 Wickets 0 1 0 10 Wickets 0 0 0 Profile Andrew Symonds was born in 9 June 1975, Birmingham, England. He is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling. Andrew Symonds is a natural, whether he bowls, bats or celebrates the loss of an opposition wicket. The temperamental player has had several run-ins with the law, but his talent overshadows his personality. Symonds could have played for England but dreamed only of wearing the baggy green. In 2004 his fantasy was fulfilled in decidedly unGabbalike surroundings: the crackling minefields of Sri Lanka. He batted gamely without looking altogether comfortable, and was dumped after two Tests. Almost two years later he received an extended run as Australia's selectors searched for an answer to Andrew Flintoff, but he couldn't consistently mirror his one-day performances. Symonds is an aggressive right-handed batsman who can also bowl off spin or medium pace, making him a good all-rounder. He is an exceptional fielder, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the fifth equal most run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the fourth highest success rate.