Former Australia allrounder Andrew Symonds’ spouse has spoken of her household’s devastation and grief following her husband’s tragic loss of life. Symonds handed away aged 46 following a automotive accident that passed off on Saturday night time. The accident passed off about 50 kilometers exterior Townsville, Queensland the place Symonds was residing after retiring from the sport. In line with an announcement from Queensland police, ‘the automotive was being pushed on Hervey Vary Highway, close to Alice River Bridge when it left the roadway and rolled’.
He's survived by spouse Laura and younger kids Chloe and Billy. Laura and the children flew from Sydney to Townsville upon listening to the devastating information. Chatting with Courier Mail, Laura expressed her grief over the tragic loss, saying that the household is in shock. She was additionally fast to say the children, stating that she retains enthusiastic about them. Talking about her husband, she mentioned that he was ‘an especially chilled operator’ and ‘all the time had time for everybody’.
“We're nonetheless in shock – I’m simply considering of the 2 children. He was such a giant particular person and there's simply a lot of him in his children,” mentioned Laura earlier than including: “Nothing burdened him out. He was an especially chilled operator. So sensible. He was by no means good together with his telephone however he all the time had time for everybody.”
Andrew Symonds’ glittering profession:
Whereas Andrew Symonds’ profession was marred by a number of controversies, he managed to make a reputation for himself together with his performances on the sector. The previous cricketer was among the finest allrounders within the sport in 2000s. He was part of the Australian crew that gained the 50-over World Cup in 2003 and 2007. Born in England’s Birmingham, Symonds made his debut for Australia in 1998. Symonds represented his nationwide crew in 26 Checks, 198 One-Day Internationals and 14 T20Is. In Checks, he scored 1462 runs at a mean of 40.61 and picked up 24 wickets together with his helpful off-spin and medium-pace bowling. In ODIs, he scored 5088 runs and took 133 wickets.
