Andrew Symonds age: How old was Andrew Symonds?

The retired Australian worldwide cricketer, died of a car accident, on Saturday night May 14, 2022, outside Townsville in northern Queensland.

It is understood that he was driving up a Hervey Range near Alice River Bridge when the car turned left and rolled, he was the only one in the car.

He was born on 9 June 1975. Symonds was adopted by Ken and Barbara. He was a vital member of two World Cup-winning squads.

Symonds played as a right-handed, middle-order batsman and rotated between medium pace and off-spin bowling.

He was also known for his extraordinary fielding skills. He had two kids; his ex-wife Brooke Symonds and his current wife Laura. There are Chloe Symonds and Billy Symonds. Chloe is his daughter and eldest child, and Billy is his son.

Symonds decided to go after an international career for Australia. He first appeared internationally on 10 November 1998, when he played in a One Day International (ODI) for Australia against Pakistan at Lahore.

As an ODI player, he is known for scoring runs at an excellent strike rate of over 90, with the highest score of 156. He secured his place in the team in Australia’s opening match of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, being given a lifeline before the start of the tournament.

In the first match against Pakistan, Symonds scored 143* to guide Australia from 4/86 to 8/310, and Australia went on to a heavy victory and won all their matches to claim the World Cup. Symonds became consistently effective and a core member of the ODI team.

In March 2004, Symonds made his long-awaited Test appearance on Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka after showing great form in One Day International cricket in 2003, and he took the place of Simon Katich, who had scored a century and unbeaten fifty in Australia’s previous Test.

Tests were in favour of Katich. He was recalled in November 2005 following the injury to Shane Watson, as Australia’s search for an all-rounder continued. After five Tests, with a batting average of 12.62 and a bowling average of 85.00, his position in the team was under a cloud until the 2005 Boxing Day Test.

On the first day of the match, he was out caught behind for a golden duck. Then, with his batting average threatening to drop under 10 and bowling average pushing 100, Symonds took 3/50 in the South African first innings before blasting 72 off 54 balls in the second innings (including a new Australian record for the fastest Test fifty—40 balls) and taking 2/6.

For his achievements in 2005, he was named to the World ODI XI by the ICC.

Andrew Symonds age: How old was Andrew Symonds?

Andrew Symonds was 46 years old at the time of his death.