Former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in road accident

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46-year-old former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident.

  • The Symonds car accident happened in Townsville, Queensland.

  • Symonds, who was the best all-rounder player in world cricket, played the first international match of his career against Pakistan in November 1998.

  • Symonds made his Test debut in March 2004 against Sri Lanka.

  • Andrew Symonds was a key part of Australia's 50-over World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007.

  • Symonds is also remembered for the infamous "Monkeygate" scandal.

  • Symonds cricket career

  • He has scored 5088 runs in 198 matches in ODIs and has also taken 133 wickets during this period.

  • Symonds played 26 matches in his Test career in which he scored 1462 runs and also took 24 wickets.

  • Symonds scored 11099 runs in 424 List A matches and also took 282 wickets.

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