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  Andrew Symonds information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Andrew Symonds (born June 9, 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer.
Symonds is sometimes branded as a one-day international 'specialist' as he has, to date, failed to bring a great first-class record into the Test arena.
Symonds has the 3rd highest score in the history of the Twenty20 Cup hitting a 43-ball 112 for Kent Spitfires against Middlesex Crusaders on July 2nd, 2004.
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  Andrew Symonds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Symonds (born 9 June 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer, of West Indian heritage.
Symonds is sometimes branded as a One-day International 'specialist' as his ODI record with both ball and bat are far better than that of his Test match averages.
Symonds has the fifth highest score in the history of the Twenty20 Cup hitting a 43-ball 112 for Kent Spitfires against Middlesex Crusaders on July 2nd, 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andrew_Symonds   (811 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Symonds earlier smashed 104 in 103 balls, his second one-day hundred, to lead Australia to 269 for six after Pakistan’s attack had threatened to peg back the world champions.
Andrew Symonds crafted an unbeaten 104 and Michael Kasprowicz grabbed five wickets to script a 10-run victory for Australia against Pakistan in an one-day International at Lord’s on Saturday.
Symonds then hooked the first ball off the last over, from Akhtar, for six and two balls later stepped outside his leg-stump to cut a four to go to 99 before a two took him to his hundred.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040905/asp/sports/story_3720222.asp   (730 words)

  
 Queensland Cricket - Symonds - player profile - main
Last summer was a huge one for Symonds as he thrashed three centuries the 156 v New Zealand boasted eight sixes; his 151 in the second VB Series Final came from 127 balls; and the unbeaten 103 added Bangladesh to his hit list.
Symonds announced himself to the international market during a stint at the English county Gloucestershire when he was 20.
The 2005-06 ING Cup summer was a quiet one for Symonds, who made only four appearances, and he was unable to replicate his international form or the domestic returns of the previous season.
www.qldcricket.com.au /default.asp?PageID=320   (1055 words)

  
 Andrew Symonds poised for test return - Sports - International Herald Tribune
Symonds will likely fill the vacancy left by the shock retirement of his mate Damien Martyn, leaving uncapped batsman Adam Voges, simultaneously called into the Australian squad, to wait a little longer for his test debut.
Symonds admitted Monday to having recently pulled his baggy green Australian test cap out of its drawer at his home and asked himself whether he would ever wear it again.
The words were a significant encouragement for Symonds whose performances in limited overs cricket have been outstanding but who has yet to make the best of his sparce outings in tests.
www.iht.com /articles/ap/2006/12/11/sports/AS_SPT_CRK_Australia_England_Symonds.php   (612 words)

  
 Queensland Cricket - Symonds - player profile - main
Arriving with Australia 4-86 in their first match against Pakistan, Symonds batted with Ponting, his supportive captain, to stabilise the innings and then battered at a rarely seen level as he toyed with Waqar, Wasim and Shoaib to blast his maiden one-day century.
Last summer was a huge one for Symonds as he thrashed three centuries the 156 v New Zealand boasted eight sixes; his 151 in the second VB Series Final came from 127 balls; and the unbeaten 103 added Bangladesh to his hit list.
Symonds announced himself to the international market during a stint at the English county Gloucestershire when he was 20.
www.bulls.com.au /default.asp?PageID=320   (1055 words)

  
 Ponting spills on Symonds - Cricket - Sport - theage.com.au
Andrew Symonds watches from the pavilion in Cardiff the day he was cut from the team for drinking.
AUSTRALIAN captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that Andrew Symonds was so affected by alcohol before the infamous one-day match against Bangladesh in June that he fell over at training and tried to justify his condition by telling coach John Buchanan he had played in such a state before.
Ponting told Symonds he would not be in the XI to play Bangladesh.
www.theage.com.au /news/cricket/ponting-spills-on-symonds/2005/10/22/1129775998447.html   (466 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport | England ready for crucial Test, says Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff will lead England out at the WACA tomorrow having told his side they are playing one of the biggest matches of their careers in the crucial third Ashes Test.
Queenslander Symonds, who has not played a Test for a year after averaging only 19 in his previous 10 appearances, has been chosen as the man to replace Damien Martyn after his shock decision to retire from all cricket last week.
Symonds won the vote ahead of uncapped batsman Adam Voges because he has the ability to provide extra options in attack by bowling medium-pace and off-spin.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/12/13/ucnfli13.xml   (893 words)

  
 The News - International
PERTH: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds knows he has just about run out of chances at Test level, but he won’t be putting undue pressure on himself to perform should he get the nod for the third Ashes Test against England at the WACA Ground, starting on Thursday.
Symonds and uncapped West Australian batsman Adam Voges are vying for the last place in the Australian side that is looking to regain the Ashes with a win in Perth.
Symonds said he had received some timely advice from Australian coach John Buchanan, who also coached Queensland and knows the big-hitting all-rounder better than most.
www.thenews.com.pk /daily_detail.asp?id=35278   (272 words)

  
 Symonds silences tormentors - Cricket - Sport - theage.com.au
Andrew Symonds' teammates and Australia's selectors will have hoped the all-rounder's three wickets on Wednesday would have made him more relaxed about Test cricket.
In little more than an hour, Symonds yesterday laid to rest — or rather, belted into submission — almost two years of torment over whether he was good enough to excel at cricket's toughest level, with a blistering 72 off 54 balls.
Symonds later continued his finest Test to date with wickets five and six in South Africa's collapse.
www.theage.com.au /news/cricket/symonds-silences-tormentors/2005/12/29/1135732694424.html   (722 words)

  
 Andrew Symonds - his early years of development at Wanderers Cricket, Townsville.
Ken said Andrew was a natural sportsman, had shown obvious ball skills from the age of three or four and pestered him constantly to bowl ball after ball.
Now Andrew Symonds, the man has an opportunity to show the world how the years of fun and family games have contributed to his batting skills.
Symonds is not a stranger to international competition having fielded for injured Australian, Tom Moody, in the 1998 One Day match against Pakistan.
www.wandererscricket.com /roy_earlyears.html   (379 words)

  
 PointCricket Columns - Andrew Symonds - The dark horse
Andrew Symonds is arguably the most useful cricketer of the modern day one day international cricket.
Symonds did struggle to cement his place in the Australian side in the early part of his career.
Symonds is predominantly a front foot player who favours the leg-side and hits the cricket ball with extreme power.
www.pointcricket.com /columns072106.asp   (706 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Cricket - Symonds set to miss World Cup
Star Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds looks set to miss the World Cup after surgery on Sunday morning revealed the injury to his bicep tendon was worse than expected.
Symonds tore the muscle during Friday's shock loss to England and his probable absence from the West Indies tournament is a massive blow to Australia's planning as they aim for an unprecedented third straight World Cup victory.
Symonds, with his bludgeoning batting, brilliant fielding and ability to bowl both spin and medium pace, was a pivotal part of Australia's plans and his likely absence will force a major rethink.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200702/s1839885.htm   (820 words)

  
 Wanderers' most successful player, Australian One-Day International all-rounder, Andrew Symonds visited the new ...
Wanderers' most successful player, Australian One-Day International all-rounder, Andrew Symonds visited the new Wanderers' Clubhouse for the first time when he was in Townsville to assist coaching at the Ian Healy Cricket Academy.
Andrew was very impressed with progress that Wanderers had made since he played for the Club.
As you can see by the photo on the left, Andrew has donated a signed picture of himself to be placed on the Clubhouse wall and he has also promised to send an Australian One-Day shirt signed by himself, also for mounting on the wall.
www.wandererscricket.com /Roy_returns.html   (188 words)

  
 Hayden, Symonds punish England. 27/12/2006. ABC News Online
Symonds, who went to the crease with a mediocre Test average of 18 in 11 matches, howled with delight and excitedly flung himself into Hayden's arms to celebrate his maiden Test century.
Skipper Andrew Flintoff removed Ponting cheaply when the Aussie skipper attempted to pull from well outside the off-stump only to sky a catch to Alastair Cook at mid-wicket.
Andrew Symonds spoke to Grandstand after scoring his maiden Test ton against England at the MCG.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200612/s1818663.htm   (902 words)

  
 The Ashes: Symonds joins Hayden to leave England in fresh tatters | Ashes | Guardian Unlimited Sport
As Hayden filled his boots and Andrew Symonds completed a maiden century at times measured and at others manic, Australia had England on the ropes.
The Australians may still find that the pace bowling of Shane Watson, their preferred all-rounder, will serve them better than Symonds' mix of spin, cut and medium swing but the latter is going to be hard to shift after this.
Symonds hits the ball with the power of a steam hammer, particularly on the drive, but contrasts it with the most delicate of glances and touch singles.
sport.guardian.co.uk /ashes2006-07/story/0,,1979249,00.html   (750 words)

  
 Symonds: I let myself down » 7DAYS General and Local News, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds has apologised after being handed a two-match suspension and fined for being out “later than was appropriate” ahead of Saturday’s NatWest Series clash with Bangladesh.
Symonds, who had apologised to his team-mates, said: “I know no-one has to accept this but I apologise to everyone for what I have done.
Ponting said Symonds was aware he had let himself and the rest of the team down.
www.7days.ae /2005/06/20/symonds-i-let-myself-down.html   (375 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds brings gusto to whatever he does, whether firing down offbreaks or mediums, hurling his ungainly bulk round the field or vigorously ruffling the bowler's hair at the celebration of a wicket.
His impact to the limited-overs outfit was shown this summer after he ripped the tendon from his arm playing a fierce drive and the team struggled to its worst losing streak in a decade.
Faced with the axe, he cracked a huge six at the MCG to open his scoring in a pressure-relieving 72 from 54 balls, which included a ground record five maximums, but was dropped on the Bangladesh tour after struggling for reliable impact in the previous series against South Africa.
content-aus.cricinfo.com /australia/content/player/7702.html   (888 words)

  
 'All-rounder Watson has competition in Symonds'
English-born Symonds and Shane Watson were named on Tuesday in Australia's 15-man World Cup squad for the contentious all-rounder position ahead of Ian Harvey and Greg Blewett.
While admitting the selection of Symonds could be a gamble based on his poor batting form, Hohns said selectors believed the big Queenslander was a potential match- winner.
Symonds was stunned to hear he got into the final squad when informed on Tuesday.
thatscricket.oneindia.in /specials/wc2003/news/watson_symonds.html   (402 words)

  
 globeandmail.com: Andrew Symonds of Australia poised for test return
Symonds will likely fill the vacancy left by the shock retirement of his mate Damien Martyn, leaving uncapped batsman Adam Voges, simultaneously called into the Australian squad, to wait a little longer for his test debut.
Symonds admitted Monday to having recently pulled his baggy green Australian test cap out of its drawer at his home and asked himself whether he would ever wear it again.
Symonds said Australia's 2-0 lead in the five-test series might make it easier, if he starts at Perth, to give expression to his natural game.
www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/story/RTGAM.20061211.wsptauss11/BNStory/Front/home?tag=of   (585 words)

  
 ICC Champions Trophy 2006 - Andrew Symonds 's Profile
Andrew Symonds is a powerful right hand batsman, handy bowler and dynamic fieldsman.
Having been born and raised in England before his family moved to Australia, Symonds faced the unusual dilemma early in his career of choosing whether a potential future at international level rested with England or with Australia.
He was presented with the option of accepting a place in an England A team in 1995 but declined, deciding instead that he would prefer to test out his chances of international selection (through his performances with Queensland in domestic competition) in his adopted country.
www.paktribune.com /sports/icc2006/playerprofile.php?id=330&countryid=12   (176 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Cricket: Injury to Australia's Andrew Symonds worse than feared after surgery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Symonds suffered the injury, while batting during last Friday's loss to England in Sydney, Australia.
Kountouris said the surgery went well, but the recovery time means Symonds will struggle to be fit in time for the World Cup, which begins mid-March in the Caribbean.
Symonds, 31, has played 161 one-day internationals and starred in Australia's 2003 World Cup win in South Africa, its second world limited-overs title in a row.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Cricket/2007/02/04/3522638-ap.html   (280 words)

  
 Now or never | Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Captain Ricky Ponting attempted to bolster Symonds' fragile Test-match confidence yesterday by urging him to relax and let his natural instincts flow in today's third Test at the WACA.
Symonds, included after Australia decided to release Adam Voges and make Mitchell Johnson 12th man, has admitted Test cricket has "messed" with his mind.
One-day superman Symonds thought he had finally come of age as a Test cricketer in a breakthrough Boxing Day Test last summer where he blazed 72 and grabbed match figures of 5-56 against South Africa.
www.news.com.au /mercury/story/0,22884,20924503-13222,00.html   (584 words)

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