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Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff (born 6 December 1977) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Brisbane Heat. He has also competed as a professional boxer. A former England Test international, Flintoff has also played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. A tall (6' 4") fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket. Following his debut in 1998, he became an integral player for England, serving as both captain and vice-captain of the team. However, he suffered regular injuries throughout his international career, often due to his heavy frame and bowling action. During the period 2007–09 he played in only 13 of England's 36 Test matches, but nevertheless remained a core member of the England squad, being selected whenever available. On 15 July 2009, he announced his retirement from Test cricket at the conclusion of the 2009 Ashes series, on 24 August, and although he made himself available for future commitments in One Day International and Twenty20 International matches, it was reported on 7 September 2009 that he had developed deep vein thrombosis after surgery to his knee, and on 16 September 2010, he announced his retirement from all cricket. He then had one professional boxing engagement on 30 November 2012 in Manchester, beating American Richard Dawson on a points decision. In May 2014, Flintoff came out of retirement after five years to play Twenty20 cricket for Lancashire again. On 15 March 2015, Flintoff won the first series of the Australian version of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. ==Early life== Flintoff's Father Colin was a plumber and factory maintenance worker and the captain of Dutton Forshaw second XI cricket team. Andrew attended Greenlands County Primary School and Ribbleton Hall High School (now City of Preston High School)〔("Flintoff The Early Years" at ''The Daily Telegraph'' ). Retrieved 5 July 2015〕 where he performed well academically, passing 9 GCSEs, but he did not want to stay in education and left school at 16. As a boy he played cricket for the Lancashire Schools under-11s and under-15s teams and he was also a keen chess player. He then played for 2½ years in the England under-19 team.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Flintoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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