Andrew John Strauss OBE (born 2 March 1977) is a former English cricketer who played all formats of the game internationally, captaining England in all formats. He played county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club domestically.

Andrew Strauss
OBE

Strauss being interviewed at the end of the Lord's Test match v Pakistan in August 2010
Personal information
Full name	Andrew John Strauss
Born	(1977-03-02) 2 March 1977 (age 41) Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Nickname	Levi, Mareman, The Captain, Straussy, Muppet, Lord Brocket
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Opening batsman, England Test and ODI captain, Director of Cricket
International information
National side	England (2003–2012)
Test debut (cap 624)	20 May 2004 v New Zealand
Last Test	16 August 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 180)	18 November 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	26 March 2011 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	14
T20I debut (cap 9)	12 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	15 March 2009 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–2012	Middlesex
2011	? Somerset (on loan)
2002	Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
2007–08	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 100 127 4 241 Runs scored 7,037 4,205 73 17,046 Batting average 40.91 35.63 18.25 42.72 100s/50s 21/27 6/27 0/0 46/74 Top score 177 158 33 241* Balls bowled – 6 - 132 Wickets – – – 3 Bowling average – – – 47.33 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – 0/3 – 1/16 Catches/stumpings 121/– 57/– 1/– 228/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2017

A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favoured scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots. Strauss was also known for his fielding strength at slip or in the covers. He became the Director of Cricket for England cricket team in 2015, shortly before the sacking of Peter Moores.

Strauss made his first-class debut in 1998, and his One Day International (ODI) debut in Sri Lanka in 2003. He quickly rose to fame on his Test match debut replacing the injured Michael Vaughan at Lord's against New Zealand in 2004. With scores of 112 and 83 (run out) in an England victory, and the man of the match award, he became only the fourth batsman to score a century at Lord's on his debut and was close to becoming the first Englishman to score centuries in both innings of his debut. Strauss again nearly scored two centuries (126 and 94 not out) and was named man of the match in his first overseas Test match, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in December 2004. Strauss suffered a drop in form during 2007, and as a result he was left out of the Test squad for England's tour of Sri Lanka, and announced that he was taking a break from cricket. After a poor tour for England, Strauss was recalled into the squad for the 2008 tour of New Zealand and subsequently re-established himself in the side with a career-best 177 in the third and final Test of that series, and a further three centuries in 2008.

Having deputised for Michael Vaughan as England captain in 2006, Strauss was appointed on a permanent basis for the 2008–09 tour of the West Indies following Kevin Pietersen's resignation. He enjoyed success with three centuries, and retained the captaincy into 2009. Strauss captained the England team to a 2–1 victory in the 2009 Ashes, scoring a series total of 474 runs, more than any other player on either side, including 161 in England's first victory in an Ashes Test at Lord's in 75 years. He held the record for most catches by an outfield player for England – going past Botham and Cowdrey at Lords against South Africa in 2012 – until he was in turn overtaken by Alastair Cook. He relinquished the Test captaincy and retired from all forms of professional cricket on 29 August 2012, following his 100th test, which concluded a series defeat by South Africa that saw the England Test team lose their number one ranking. He left the job the second most successful captain of the English modern era in terms of wins, second only to his old opening partner Michael Vaughan. At the end of his retirement press conference he received an unprecedented round of applause from the assembled media.