Aussie great Andrew Symonds passed away in a car accident

Australian cricket great Andrew Symonds has died following a single-car accident outside Townsville on Saturday night.

Symonds, who was a cult hero during the peak of his international playing career and one of the most skilled allrounders Australian cricket has seen, was 46.

Symonds represented Australia in 26 Tests, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is. He was a part of Australian team which clinched the 2003 & 2007 Cricket World Cups. He scored 1462 runs in Tests, 5088 runs in ODIs and 337 runs in T20 International Cricket. He also picked 165 International wickets with his right arm medium and off-break bowling styles. He recorded 8 centuries and 1 fifer in International cricket.

The Aussie all-rounder later went on to play IPL for Deccan Chargers under Adam Gilchrist and was part of a champion team in 2009 in South Africa.

A police statement said they were investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, some 50 kilometres from Townsville, where Symonds lived.

“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.

“The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.”

According to a News Corp report, Symonds’ family issued a statement “confirming his passing, and appreciated peoples’ sympathy and best wishes, and asked that their privacy be respected”.

Source: Cricket Australia