Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff MBE (born 6 December 1977) is an English former international cricketer and current broadcaster. Playing primarily for Lancashire, Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all rounders, serving as a fast bowler, middle order batsman and talented slip fielder. Flintoff was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket. Flintoff later in his career played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, and Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.

Andrew Flintoff
MBE

Flintoff at the Adelaide Oval in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Flintoff
Born	(1977-12-06) 6 December 1977 (age 40) Preston, Lancashire, England
Nickname	Freddie, The King
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (1998–2009)
Test debut (cap 591)	23 July 1998 v South Africa
Last Test	20 August 2009 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 154)	7 April 1999 v Pakistan
Last ODI	3 April 2009 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	11
T20I debut (cap 2)	13 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	19 September 2007 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–2010; 2014	Lancashire (squad no. 11, 26)
2009	Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 11)
2014–2015	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 26)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA Matches 79 141 7 282 Runs scored 3,845 3,394 76 6,641 Batting average 31.77 32.01 12.66 29.78 100s/50s 5/26 3/18 0/0 6/34 Top score 167 123 31 143 Balls bowled 14,951 5,624 150 9,416 Wickets 226 169 5 289 Bowling average 32.78 24.38 32.20 22.61 5 wickets in innings 3 2 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 5/58 5/19 2/23 5/19 Catches/stumpings 52/– 47/– 5/– 106/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2017
Boxing career
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	1
Wins	1
Wins by KO	0
Losses	0

Following his debut in 1998, he became an integral player for England, and was England's "Man of the Series" during the successful 2005 Ashes series. He later served as both captain and vice-captain of the team. However, he suffered regular injuries throughout his international career, often due to his heavy frame and bowling action. During the period 2007–09 he played in only 13 of England's 36 Test matches, but nevertheless remained a core member of the England squad, being selected whenever available.

On 15 July 2009, he announced his retirement from Test cricket at the conclusion of the 2009 Ashes series on 24 August. Although he made himself available for future commitments in One Day International and Twenty20 International matches, it was reported on 7 September 2009 that he had developed deep vein thrombosis after surgery to his knee.

On 16 September 2010, he announced his retirement from cricket. He then had one professional boxing fight on 30 November 2012 in Manchester, beating American Richard Dawson on a points decision.

In May 2014, Flintoff came out of retirement after five years to play Twenty20 cricket for Lancashire again, before being signed by Brisbane Heat to play in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2014–15 season. After a poor season with the Heat, he announced his retirement again.

Since his retirement, Flintoff has been involved with numerous projects, including designing his own fashion range and becoming the face of the brand Jacamo, winning the first series of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and being part of Sky One's sports-based comedy panel show A League of Their Own. He now presents ITV game show Cannonball, which debuted on 2 September 2017.