Andrew Symonds

Andrew Symonds (born June 9, 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer.

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June 9 - 1975 - Birmingham - England - Australia - Cricket

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Symonds is a talented powerful right-handed batsman, and he can also bowl off spin or medium pace. He is an outstanding fieldsman as well, able to take catches well and with lightning quick throws and excellent reflexes; some may consider him almost the 'perfect cricket package'.

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Bowl - Off spin

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Since making his debut for the Queensland state team in the 1994-1995 season, Symonds has scored over 10,000 runs in first-class cricket. He has scored almost fifty centuries at this level of the game.

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Queensland state team - 1994 - 1995 - First-class cricket

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He made his one-day international debut for Australia in 1998. He opted to represent Australia despite being eligible for both England (his country of birth) and West Indies (through his parents).

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1998 - England - West Indies

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In March 2004, he made his long-awaited Test debut in Australia's tour of Sri Lanka after showing great form in ODI cricket in 2003.

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2004 - Sri Lanka - 2003

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As an ODI player, he is known for scoring runs at an excellent strike rate of over 90, with a highest score of 143 not out. Symonds is sometimes unfairly branded as a one-day international 'specialist' as he has, to date, failed to bring a great first-class record into the Test arena.

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In English county cricket he initially played for Gloucestershire before later appearing for Kent. In July 2005 he signed for Lancashire for the rest of the season having finished duties as part of Australia's ODI squad.

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Gloucestershire - Kent - Lancashire

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