RIP Andrew Symonds
Former Australian cricket star Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident.
Police released a statement saying they were investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from Townsville, last night.
Australian cricket legend Andrew Symonds has tragically died aged 46 after a car crash.
The all-rounder was involved in a single-car accident near the city of Townsville at around 11pm on Saturday, May 14 (local time). Early reports suggest that his car rolled after leaving the road near the Alice River Bridge.
Police and cricket sources confirmed the former international cricketer had died. He was 46.
“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,” the statement read.
“Emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant, however, he died of his injuries.
“He was an entertainer with the bat when it came to cricket and as you say he was an imposing guy, he was a big lad. He was, I believe, a very good rugby league player as a young kid as well ... hit the ball a long way and just wanted to entertain.
“He was in a way a little bit of an old-fashioned cricketer. Would not have been out of place playing in probably the ’70s or ’80s.
“That hundred he got at the MCG was probably his defining moment ... he was out there with his mate Matty Hayden. I remember he jumped up, leapt in the air when he hit I think a four or a six back over the bowler’s head, and he jumped up on ‘Haydos’ and I think he nearly squashed Haydos’ nose ...
“That was a great moment, not just for Symmo, but for cricket, that you could see that the passion and the friendship were there. And to score your first hundred, because he wasn’t really considered a Test cricketer. Everyone sort of had him earmarked as a white-ball player, but he wanted to prove to the world he could play Test cricket, and he did that day at the MCG.”
Former Australian cricket star Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident.
Police released a statement saying they were investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from Townsville, last night.
Australian cricket legend Andrew Symonds has tragically died aged 46 after a car crash.
The all-rounder was involved in a single-car accident near the city of Townsville at around 11pm on Saturday, May 14 (local time). Early reports suggest that his car rolled after leaving the road near the Alice River Bridge.
Police and cricket sources confirmed the former international cricketer had died. He was 46.
“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,” the statement read.
“Emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant, however, he died of his injuries.
“He was an entertainer with the bat when it came to cricket and as you say he was an imposing guy, he was a big lad. He was, I believe, a very good rugby league player as a young kid as well ... hit the ball a long way and just wanted to entertain.
“He was in a way a little bit of an old-fashioned cricketer. Would not have been out of place playing in probably the ’70s or ’80s.
“That hundred he got at the MCG was probably his defining moment ... he was out there with his mate Matty Hayden. I remember he jumped up, leapt in the air when he hit I think a four or a six back over the bowler’s head, and he jumped up on ‘Haydos’ and I think he nearly squashed Haydos’ nose ...
“That was a great moment, not just for Symmo, but for cricket, that you could see that the passion and the friendship were there. And to score your first hundred, because he wasn’t really considered a Test cricketer. Everyone sort of had him earmarked as a white-ball player, but he wanted to prove to the world he could play Test cricket, and he did that day at the MCG.”
