Former Australian international Andrew Symonds dies in car crash

Publish Date: Sunday, 15 May 2022, 11:15AM

Cricket Australia are mourning the death of Andrew Symonds after he died in a car crash overnight, according to reports.

Symonds was 46-years-old. According to reports Symonds was involved in an accident outside Townsville last night.

It's another tragic death for the Australian cricket community following the shock passing of Shane Warne in March. Symonds, a former teammate of Warne, attended his memorial at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Symonds played 26 tests, 198 ODIs and 14 Twenty20 internationals for Australia and was part of two World Cup winning sides.

He made his ODI debut in 1998 and played for more than a decade for his country. He retired from all cricket in 2012.

In absolute shock. Andrew Symonds Rest in Peace. Love and support to all his family and friends.
— Andrew Voss (@AndrewVossy) May 14, 2022

Andrew Symonds was one of the most entertaining one-day cricketers I had the pleasure to watch during my childhood and into my teenage years.

Probably the batsman who would best fit the definition of 'fearless' at the crease.

Terrible to hear of his death this morning. RIP.
— Alexander Grant (@AlexGrantOz) May 14, 2022

Andrew Symonds always left us wanting more. We were lucky to witness him for a moment at the height of his powers. A flawed genius, he was slowly drifting back into cricket’s fraternity after years in exile. My heart breaks for his wife and children. Go well Roy. pic.twitter.com/PdrBKuF2LZ
— Naveen Razik (@naveenjrazik) May 14, 2022

This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is republished here with permission

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