Flintoff bids adieu to test cricket
Andrew Flintoff, one of the best all rounders of England has announced his retirement from International Test Cricket. He bids adieu to test cricket with elegance playing a key role in winning the Ashes for England for the second time in four years.
ENGLAND’S ONE of the best all-rounders of modern times Andrew Flintoff bids adieu to test cricket with elegance playing a key role in winning the Ashes for England for the second time in four years.
The 31 year old 6.3 feet tall Flintoff was often compared with another legendary all-rounder Ian Botham for his superb bowling and batting skills. Before the advent of the 2009 Ashes series, he announced that he will quit International Test Cricket after the Ashes and continue to play for England in one days and Twenty20 cricket. Playing his last test series against arch rival Australia in his home country, Flintoff gave splendid performance both with the ball and bat and mesmerised millions of cricket lovers even in his last match.
Although he was suffering with knee injury but he was instrumental in the run out of Aussie captain Ricky Ponting who was looking dangerous in the fifth and final test match of the series. In the second match of the series he played a key role and enabled England to take decisive 1-0 lead in the series. Describing Andrew Flintoff as unbelievable England captain Andrew Strauss said, “He was on his knees physically, but he still produced a moment like that. For a while there it looked like it was going to be a close-run thing and there were times during the day I wondered if we'd do it. We are going to miss Fred - an incredible player for England, a great advert for the game of cricket and it won't be the same without him.”
In his illustrious career Flintoff has played 79 test matches scoring 3845 runs with an average of 31.77 runs. He scored five centuries and 26 fifties and took 226 wickets in his test career spanning from 1998 to 2009. In the famous Ashes series of 2005, he scored 402 runs and took 24 wickets and went on to win the man of the series award.
Flintoff’s amazing display in the cricketing field fetched him numerous prestigious wards, some of these include NBC Denis Compton Award 1997, Walter Lawrence Trophy 1999, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2004, ICC One-Day Player of the Year 2004, PCA Player of the Year 2004 and 2005, ICC Player of the Year 2005 and BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2005. He was also conferred with the prestigious MBE in 2005.
Kudos to you Andrew Flintoff for your fighting spirit.
Although he was suffering with knee injury but he was instrumental in the run out of Aussie captain Ricky Ponting who was looking dangerous in the fifth and final test match of the series. In the second match of the series he played a key role and enabled England to take decisive 1-0 lead in the series. Describing Andrew Flintoff as unbelievable England captain Andrew Strauss said, “He was on his knees physically, but he still produced a moment like that. For a while there it looked like it was going to be a close-run thing and there were times during the day I wondered if we'd do it. We are going to miss Fred - an incredible player for England, a great advert for the game of cricket and it won't be the same without him.”
In his illustrious career Flintoff has played 79 test matches scoring 3845 runs with an average of 31.77 runs. He scored five centuries and 26 fifties and took 226 wickets in his test career spanning from 1998 to 2009. In the famous Ashes series of 2005, he scored 402 runs and took 24 wickets and went on to win the man of the series award.
Flintoff’s amazing display in the cricketing field fetched him numerous prestigious wards, some of these include NBC Denis Compton Award 1997, Walter Lawrence Trophy 1999, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2004, ICC One-Day Player of the Year 2004, PCA Player of the Year 2004 and 2005, ICC Player of the Year 2005 and BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2005. He was also conferred with the prestigious MBE in 2005.
Kudos to you Andrew Flintoff for your fighting spirit.
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