![]() He showed sporting prowess from a very early age. He spent the early part of his childhood in Charters Towers, northern Queensland, where his father taught at the private fee paying All Souls St Gabriels School, which Symonds attended. His sister, Louise Symonds, who was also adopted, was a contestant on the Australian Gladiators television series in 2008. Symonds was adopted by parents Ken and Barbara at three months of age and they moved to Australia when he was a toddler. One of Symonds' birth parents was of an Afro-Caribbean background, while the other was believed to be of Scandinavian descent. In 2022, Symonds died in a single-vehicle car crash about 50 km (31 mi) outside Townsville, Queensland. Symonds eventually retired from all forms of cricket in February 2012, to concentrate on his family life. His central contract was then withdrawn, and many cricket analysts speculated that the Australian administrators would no longer tolerate him, and that Symonds might announce his retirement. In June 2009, he was sent home from the 2009 World Twenty20, his third suspension, expulsion or exclusion from selection in the space of a year. He was also notable for his exceptional fielding skills.Īfter mid-2008, Symonds spent significant time out of the team, due to disciplinary reasons, including alcohol. ![]() Symonds played as a right-handed, middle order batsman and alternated between medium pace and off-spin bowling. Symonds was a part of the team that won both the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and four years later the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Commonly nicknamed "Roy", he was a key member of two World Cup winning squads. Andrew Symonds (9 June 1975 – ) was an Australian international cricketer, who played all three formats as a batting all-rounder.
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