Andrew Strauss
Key facts
Full Name: Andrew John Strauss
Born: March 2 1977, Johannesburg, South Africa
County: Middlesex
Other Teams: England, Northern Districts
Test Debut: England v New Zealand, Lord's, May 20-24 2004
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v England, Dambulla, Nov 18 2003
T20 Debut: England v Australia, Southampton, June 13 2005
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium
International Stats
Batting Overview
View more| Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Best | Average | 50s | 100s | Caught | Stumped | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
127 | 126 | 8 | 4206 | 158 | 35.64 | 27 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 81 |
|
Test
Test |
92 | 163 | 6 | 6490 | 177 | 41.33 | 26 | 19 | 109 | 0 | 55.97 |
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Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
4 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 33 | 18.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114.06 |
|
First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
213 | 374 | 19 | 14869 | 0 | 41.88 | 65 | 37 | 198 | 0 | 93.96 |
Bowling Overview
View more| Matches | Overs | Innings | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best | 5 wkts | 10 wkts | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
127 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Test
Test |
92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
213 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 91 | 2 | 45.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Debut Overview
| Team | Venue | Batting runs | Bowling runs | Against | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
England | Dambulla | 3.0 | Sri Lanka | 18 November 2003 | |
|
Test
Test |
England | Lord's | 195.0 | New Zealand | 20 May 2004 | |
|
Twenty20
Twenty20 Twenty20 World Cup |
England | The Rose Bowl | 18.0 | Australia | 13 June 2005 | |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
Middlesex | Southampton | 95.0 | Hampshire | 31 August 1998 |
Domestic Stats
Batting Overview
View more| Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Best | Average | 50s | 100s | Caught | Stumped | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
127 | 126 | 8 | 4206 | 158 | 35.64 | 27 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 81 |
|
Test
Test |
89 | 157 | 6 | 6340 | 177 | 41.98 | 25 | 19 | 107 | 0 | 56.76 |
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Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
15 | 15 | 0 | 282 | 60 | 18.8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 116.52 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
110 | 194 | 11 | 7812 | 0 | 42.68 | 36 | 17 | 82 | 0 | 200.35 |
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National League
National League |
86 | 82 | 5 | 2093 | 127 | 27.18 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 77.89 |
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Trophy
Trophy |
19 | 18 | 0 | 682 | 163 | 37.88 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 76.28 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
210 | 368 | 19 | 14719 | 0 | 42.17 | 64 | 37 | 196 | 0 | 95.59 |
Bowling Overview
View more| Matches | Overs | Innings | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best | 5 wkts | 10 wkts | Strike rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
127 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Test
Test |
89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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County Championship
County Championship |
110 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 91 | 2 | 45.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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National League
National League |
86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Trophy
Trophy |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
210 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 91 | 2 | 45.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Debut Overview
| Team | Venue | Batting runs | Bowling runs | Against | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ODI
International Odi ODI World Cup ODI Natwest Trophy |
England | Dambulla | 3.0 | Sri Lanka | 18 November 2003 | |
|
Test
Test |
England | Lord's | 195.0 | New Zealand | 20 May 2004 | |
|
Domestic Twenty20
Domestic Twenty20 |
Middlesex | The Oval | 52.0 | Surrey | 13 June 2003 | |
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County Championship
County Championship |
Middlesex | Southampton | 95.0 | Hampshire | 31 August 1998 | |
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National League
National League |
Middlesex | Lord's | 3.0 | Kent | 27 July 1997 | |
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Trophy
Trophy |
Middlesex | Lord's | 56.0 | Notts | 21 June 2000 | |
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First Class
County Championship Other First Class Test |
Middlesex | Southampton | 95.0 | Hampshire | 31 August 1998 |
Biography
Strauss is a determined left-handed opening batsman who boasts a superb temperament and excels off the back foot through the off side. A relative latecomer to the international arena - he made his first appearance for England at the age of 26 - Strauss wasted little time in making an impression on Test debut against New Zealand in May 2004 after being called up in place of injured skipper Michael Vaughan. A mix-up with Nasser Hussain prevented the left-hander from recording centuries in both innings at Lord’s but scores of 112 and 83 ensured the Middlesex opener kept his place when Hussain...
