Andrew Symonds, who played 26 Tests, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is for Australia, and was one of the greatest players, died in a car accident on Saturday night (May 14).
The Australian and World cricket community suffered another tragic loss as the former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds passed away on May 14. He was one of the greatest cricketers in the world and was a massive part of Australia’s invincibility in the 2000s.
Symonds was involved in a car accident on Saturday night outside Townsville in Queensland, where he lived. A statement released the Queensland Police stated:
“Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from Townsville that’s taken the life of a 46-year-old man last night.
“Early information indicates, shortly after 11pm the car was being driven on Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge when it left the roadway and rolled.
“Emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant, however, he died of his injuries.”
Symonds was a two-time World Cup champion, having been part of Australia’s undefeated title runs in 2003 and 2007. He was also a key member of Australia’s Test team. He played 26 Tests, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is in his international career spanning from 1998 to 2009. He scored 6887 runs in international cricket with eight hundreds and 42 fifties. He also had 165 wickets to his name.
This was the third death in the Australian cricket family following the passing of Shane Warne and Rodney Marsh earlier this year in March. Tributes have flooded in for the cricketer as many of his former teammates and friends are devastated.
Symonds was an incredible middle order batter, he could bowl everything and was one of the best fielders to ever set foot on the cricket field. He was the ideal modern day cricketer, an ultimate all-rounder.
