Andrew Flintoff
On scorecards: A Flintoff
In-game rating: 87/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Andrew Flintoff played 79 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2009. The first came against South Africa at Trent Bridge, with a score of 17 and 1 wicket, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 2009.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,695 runs at 32.7 in 74 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 167 from 191 balls against West Indies at Edgbaston in 2004, in a match England won. The best bowling is 5 for 58 against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2004.
In all: 5 hundreds, 26 fifties, 3 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 35.2 across 40 Tests; away it was 28.7 across 39 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against South Africa: 935 runs at 32.2 in 19 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 10 Tests and 429 runs at 35.8. Andrew Flintoff captained England in 11 Tests, winning 2 and losing 7. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. England won 30 of the Tests Andrew Flintoff played and lost 25, with 24 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 79 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | 191 | West Indies | Edgbaston | 2004 | Won |
| 142 | 146 | South Africa | Lord's | 2003 | Lost |
| 137 | 163 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 2002 | Won |
| 102* | 224 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2004 | Drawn |
| 102 | 132 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 2005 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/58 | 16.2 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2004 | Won |
| 5/78 | 34 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 2005 | Drawn |
| 5/92 | 27 | Australia | Lord's | 2009 | Won |
| 4/44 | 19 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2005 | Drawn |
| 4/50 | 28 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2001 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 8/156 against Pakistan (2005).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 19 | 935 | 32.24 | 1/5 | 48 | 37.42 |
| Australia | 15 | 906 | 33.56 | 1/6 | 50 | 33.20 |
| West Indies | 12 | 682 | 42.63 | 2/3 | 31 | 25.58 |
| India | 11 | 473 | 26.28 | 0/6 | 29 | 37.52 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 232 | 19.33 | 0/1 | 27 | 32.85 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 459 | 45.90 | 1/4 | 19 | 31.79 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 125 | 20.83 | 0/1 | 13 | 31.46 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 15.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 33 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 2,007 | 35.21 | 3/14 | 109 | 36.11 |
| Away | 39 | 1,838 | 28.72 | 2/12 | 117 | 29.69 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 150 | 18.75 | 0/0 | 6 | 47.67 |
| 2000s | 74 | 3,695 | 32.70 | 5/26 | 220 | 32.38 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 10 | 429 | 35.75 | 1/3 | 31 | 32.81 |
| Edgbaston | 8 | 550 | 50.00 | 1/3 | 22 | 33.86 |
| Trent Bridge | 7 | 300 | 25.00 | 1/1 | 17 | 44.76 |
| Kennington Oval | 5 | 296 | 42.29 | 0/3 | 12 | 36.83 |
| Headingley | 5 | 254 | 28.22 | 0/3 | 9 | 43.00 |
| Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 3 | 205 | 41.00 | 0/3 | 7 | 40.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1998 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2009 at Kennington Oval
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