Andrew Strauss
English cricketer · United Kingdom · Athletes · Born 1977 · age 49
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Something wrong?Sir Andrew John Strauss is an English cricket administrator and former player, formerly the Director of Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He played county cricket for Middlesex, and captained the England national team in all formats of the game.
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Strauss was added to the Lord's honours board for scoring a century on his Test debut
Strauss batting against Bangladesh at Lord's
Strauss is caught by Michael Clarke chasing 129 to win the fourth Test
England celebrate in Trafalgar Square after winning the Ashes
Strauss batting for Somerset against the touring Indians in July 2011![An innings-by-innings breakdown of Strauss' Test match batting career, showing runs scored (blue and orange bars) and career batting average (red line). An image showing a 10 innings moving average is also available. Both are current as at 14 January 2012.[193]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Andrew_Strauss_test_batting_career_v1.png)
An innings-by-innings breakdown of Strauss' Test match batting career, showing runs scored (blue and orange bars) and career batting average (red line). An image showing a 10 innings moving average is also available. Both are current as at 14 January 2012.[193]![A match-by-match breakdown of Strauss' One Day International batting career, showing runs scored (blue and orange bars) and career batting average (red line). An image showing a 10 match moving average is also available. Both are current as at 23 January 2012.[195][196] and 7 times according to Howstat,{{cite web|url = http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOverview_ODI.asp?PlayerID=3148|title = Player Profile (One Day Internationals)|access-date =24 January 2012|publisher = Howstat Computing Services}} as at 24 January 2012. In the match against South Africa held on 11 February 2005, Cricinfo records a score of 0* but also confirms that he did not face a delivery. Howstat records that Strauss \"did not bat\" in this match, which is why the innings does not appear in his ODI batting graph. This explains the apparent discrepancy between the data table and batting graph with regard to innings in which Strauss was not out. His score of 74* in 12 April 2006 match against India is counted as a 'not out' innings by both Cricinfo and Howstat as he was not dismissed, but his innings actually ended when he retired hurt."},"name":{"wt":"ODI-not-out"},"group":{"wt":"Note"}},"i":0}}]}">[Note 1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Andrew_Strauss_ODI_batting_career_v1.png/500px-Andrew_Strauss_ODI_batting_career_v1.png)
A match-by-match breakdown of Strauss' One Day International batting career, showing runs scored (blue and orange bars) and career batting average (red line). An image showing a 10 match moving average is also available. Both are current as at 23 January 2012.[195][196] and 7 times according to Howstat,{{cite web|url = http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOverview_ODI.asp?PlayerID=3148|title = Player Profile (One Day Internationals)|access-date =24 January 2012|publisher = Howstat Computing Services}} as at 24 January 2012. In the match against South Africa held on 11 February 2005, Cricinfo records a score of 0* but also confirms that he did not face a delivery. Howstat records that Strauss \"did not bat\" in this match, which is why the innings does not appear in his ODI batting graph. This explains the apparent discrepancy between the data table and batting graph with regard to innings in which Strauss was not out. His score of 74* in 12 April 2006 match against India is counted as a 'not out' innings by both Cricinfo and Howstat as he was not dismissed, but his innings actually ended when he retired hurt."},"name":{"wt":"ODI-not-out"},"group":{"wt":"Note"}},"i":0}}]}">[Note 1]Teams 4
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Sir Andrew John Strauss is an English cricket administrator and former player, formerly the Director of Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He played county cricket for Middlesex, and captained the England national team in all formats of the game. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favoured scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots. He was also known for his fielding strength at slip or in the covers. He is currently the managing director of Mindflick, a performance psychometric organisation.
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