"is followed in a 3-episode series while pursuing a possible career as a professional boxer under the guidance of trainers Barry McGuigan and his son Shane McGuigan. ""Biggie"", Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson make appearances in the documentary where Flintoff is preparing for a boxing match. Andrew Flintoff Andrew ""Freddie"" Flintoff (born 6 December 1977) is an English former international cricketer and current broadcaster. Playing primarily for Lancashire, Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all rounders, serving as a fast bowler, middle order batsman and talented slip fielder. Flintoff was consistently rated"
"confirmed it would not return for the 2014 season. The show features a range of regular cricket-related programming features. Studio guests include past and present cricketers, and musicians with an interest in cricket. Aside from results, previews and commentary on ongoing cricket, there are a number of regular studio features on the show, including ""Ready Steady Freddie"", a segment featuring prominent England all-rounder Andrew ""Freddie"" Flintoff competing against professionals in a number of different sports. Freddie has competed against Ricky Hatton at boxing, Joey Barton at football, and has played table tennis, tenpin bowling, archery, baseball, basketball and darts against"
"the inaugural winner of the ICC Award for one-day player of the year, and the Professional Cricketers' Association player of the year. He also became a father when his fiancée Rachael Wools gave birth to Holly on 6 September. They now have a second child, Corey, who was born during the series in India in 2006. Freddie briefly returned home from the tour to see his son for the first time. Following the Test series in South Africa in December 2004 and January 2005, Flintoff flew home for surgery on his left ankle, leading to worries he might not regain"
"with Colin still playing for Whittingham Cricket Club near Preston. During his innings of 167 against the West Indies at Edgbaston in July 2004, one six off Jermaine Lawson was hit high into the Ryder Stand and was almost caught by his father, who fumbled the ball and dropped it. Colin Flintoff remarked ""If I'd taken it he'd have been the first Test batsman to be caught out by his dad!"" Flintoff's cousin is John-Paul Flintoff, an author, broadcaster and journalist whose grandparents have ""Flintoff Way"" named after them in Preston. Flintoff has written several books: His career has been"
"subject of a number of TV films and documentaries. In ""Freddie Flintoff: Hidden Side of Sport"" broadcast on the BBC One in 2012, he talks candidly in moving interviews with Steve Harmison, Vinnie Jones and Ricky Hatton and others about the serious effects of depression. He confronts his own issues as captain of England under pressure and under fire at the top of his game. Freddie reveals the stigma attached to talking about depression in the face of an often unforgiving public. In the documentary ""Flintoff: From Lord's to the Ring"" in 2012 broadcast on Sky 1, the cricket champion"
"a dozen wickets in the Caribbean at under 30 apiece, followed by a hat-trick in the final ODI series, becoming only the third English bowler ever to do so. In February 2009, the Chennai Super Kings of the Indian Premier League bought Flintoff for US$1,550,000 – $600,000 above his base price of $950,000. This makes him the highest-ever-paid IPL player, alongside compatriot Kevin Pietersen, and surpasses Mahendra Singh Dhoni's $1,500,000. But Flintoff did not find success at the tournament, held in South Africa due to General Elections, as after a difficult first few matches he was sent home for surgery"
"His wife gave birth to a son, Corey, shortly before the second Test on 9 March. On the field, Flintoff was seen as a great success during the drawn series with India, with a 212-run victory in Mumbai. His contributions with both bat and ball ensured that he was named as the player of the series, with many commentators seeing Flintoff as someone who not only worked better under the responsibility but was also viewed as a great influence of an inexperienced side, which included many debutants, such as Alastair Cook, Owais Shah and Monty Panesar. Flintoff amassed four fifties"
"Freddie Calthorpe Frederick Somerset Gough Calthorpe (27 May 1892 – 19 November 1935), styled The Honourable from 1912, was an English first-class cricketer. Born in London, Calthorpe (""pronounced with the first syllable rhyming with 'tall' and not with 'shall'"") was a member of the Gough-Calthorpe family, the son of Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, who inherited the title of 8th Baron Calthorpe in 1912. Freddie Calthorpe was educated at Repton and Jesus College, Cambridge. Calthorpe played cricket for Sussex, Cambridge University, Warwickshire and England. He captained England in his only four Test matches: on the first ever Test tour of the West"
"of the Ryder Stand. A man stood to claim the catch and dropped it – it was Flintoff's father. Over the course of England's record-breaking summer, he hit a half-century in all seven victorious Tests against New Zealand and the West Indies. On returning to the one-day game as an all-rounder in September he fell agonisingly short of a third one-day century, caught on 99 against India, though he went on to hit a further century in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 pool match against Sri Lanka two weeks later. At the end of the season he was named as"
"Geoffrey Lowndes William Geoffrey Lowndes Frith Lowndes (born William Geoffrey Lowndes Frith; 24 January 1898 – 23 May 1982), known as Geoffrey Lowndes, was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University, Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Lowndes was a right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm medium-fast. Lowndes was a son of William Frith, also a cricketer, who changed his surname and that of his issue from Frith to Frith Lowndes (to ""use the surname of Lowndes in addition to and after that of Frith"") in July 1906. He was educated at New College, Oxford, and made his First-class"
"Community Primary School and Ribbleton Hall High School (subsequently renamed City of Preston High School [now closed]) where he performed well academically, passing nine GCSEs, but he did not want to stay in education and left school at 16. As a boy he played cricket for the Lancashire Schools under-11s and under-15s teams and he was also a keen chess player. He then played for 2½ years in the England under-19 team. Flintoff was captain of the England Under-19 team for their ""Test"" match tour to Pakistan in 1996/7 and at home against Zimbabwe in 1997. He made his Test"
"Andrew Flintoff, who had not played cricket since July, was named captain. India selected their squad at the same time as announcing their squad for the 2006–07 DLF Cup. Spinner Anil Kumble, with 264 ODIs under his belt, was not selected, which was made headline news by cricket website Cricinfo. New Zealand selected a preliminary squad of 30, before cutting it down to 14 on 7 September. Scott Styris was included despite missing a county match with Middlesex due to injury; Shane Bond, Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori had all recovered from injuries and were included, while Michael Mason was"
"Frederic Wilson Frederic Bonhôte Wilson (21 September 1881 – 19 January 1932), known as Fred or Freddy, was a sporting journalist and, in his youth, a cricketer who played in first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University and amateur teams between 1902 and 1906. He was born and died in London. Wilson was educated at Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a successful schoolboy cricketer, playing in the Eton v Harrow match at Lord's in both 1899 and 1900, and in the second of these matches he scored 79 and 24 as a middle-order right-handed batsman and took"
"season with the Heat, he announced his retirement again. Since his retirement, Flintoff has been involved with numerous projects, including designing his own fashion range and becoming the face of the brand Jacamo, winning the first series of the Australian version of ""I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"", and being part of Sky One's sports-based comedy panel show ""A League of Their Own"". He now presents ITV game show ""Cannonball"", which debuted on 2 September 2017. Flintoff's father Colin was a plumber and factory maintenance worker and the captain of Dutton Forshaw second XI cricket team. Andrew attended Greenlands"
"Fred Ridgway Frederick Ridgway (10 August 1923 – 26 September 2015), known as Fred Ridgway, was an English professional cricketer who played in five Test matches for the England cricket team on the 1951–52 tour of India. Ridgway played county cricket as a fast bowler for Kent County Cricket Club between 1946 and 1961. Ridgway was born at Stockport in Cheshire on 10 August 1923. As a county cricketer, Ridgway, although not appearing a likely successful pace bowler because of his slight build, was the mainstay of Kent County Cricket Club's opening attack for a decade after World War II,"
"announced that Freddie will be the new host of Top Gear alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris. Filming for the 27th series of the BBC Two show will begin in early 2019. Flintoff married Rachael Wools Flintoff on 5 March 2005 at the 30 Pavilion Road Hotel in Knightsbridge, London. They have three children: a daughter, Holly (born 6 September 2004); and two sons – Corey (born 9 March 2006), and Rocky (born 7 April 2008). He has the names Rachael, Holly, Corey and Rocky tattooed on his left shoulder. Flintoff's father, Colin, and his brother, Chris, both played cricket,"
"first over in Australia's run-chase. He managed all this despite a shoulder injury early in the second innings. England won the game by just two runs, and saved their hopes of regaining the Ashes. Flintoff was named 'Man of the Match' and captain Michael Vaughan subsequently dubbed the match ""Fred's Test"" in honour of his achievement. Flintoff scored a century during England's crucial win at Trent Bridge. He took five wickets on the fourth day of the final Test match, enabling England to go off for bad light and helping them eventually to secure a draw and regain the Ashes."
"the pundits. ""Flintoff,"" wrote Peter Roebuck some time later, ""is a fine cricketer who has never quite worked out how he takes wickets or scores runs. Torn between hitting and playing, pounding and probing, he has performed below his highest capabilities."" On England's tour of India, Flintoff started the series well. In the first warm-up match against the Mumbai Cricket Association, he scored exactly 100. It was his first century for England since the Fourth Test of the 2005 Ashes. His batting did not follow with similar successes in India and the West Indies, but his bowling remained strong, with"
"for future commitments in One Day International and Twenty20 International matches, it was reported on 7 September 2009 that he had developed deep vein thrombosis after surgery to his knee. On 16 September 2010, he announced his retirement from cricket. He then had one professional boxing fight on 30 November 2012 in Manchester, beating American Richard Dawson on a points decision. In May 2014, Flintoff came out of retirement after five years to play Twenty20 cricket for Lancashire again, before being signed by Brisbane Heat to play in the Australian Big Bash League for the 2014–15 season. After a poor"
"Freddie Knott Frederick Hammett Knott (30 October 1891 – 10 February 1972), known as Freddie Knott, was an English amateur cricketer. Knott played for Oxford University Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club in the years before the First World War. He played occasionally after the war, including once for Sussex in 1926. Knott was considered one of cricket's brightest schoolboy talents at Tonbridge School but had a more disappointing time at Oxford. He also played varsity rugby union and was a fine all-round sportsman, later becoming a scratch golfer. He served in the British Army in both World Wars"
"bowling and achieving the rare feat of making both Lord's Honours Boards. On 23 August 2009, England defeated Australia at The Oval to seal a 2–1 series win, with Flintoff notably running out the Australian captain Ricky Ponting, ensuring Flintoff ended his England career on a high. On 16 September 2010, Flintoff retired from all forms of professional cricket, having consulted medical advisers. He continued to play recreationally for Penwortham Cricket Club alongside his brother Chris Flintoff. Flintoff came out of retirement in May 2014, returning to Lancashire to play Twenty20 only. He featured in the final of the competition,"
"Andrew Flintoff at Old Trafford. He left cricket in 1997 after one senior season and signed for rugby union club West Hartlepool, where he played as a wing or fullback. He later moved to Cardiff and Newcastle Falcons. While at Newcastle the club won the 2001 Tetley Bitter Cup, in the final of which he was a replacement, and reached the final of the European Shield. Botham made his début for the England under-21 team in 1997 against France, and then played in the SANZAR tournament in South Africa in 1998. He was called up to the senior England squad"
"it has been supposed his first name was William, but this is based on an error arising from confusion with the much later cricketer William Lambert. Lamborn's nickname among his fellow players was ""The Little Farmer"", which does at least give some clues concerning his size and occupation. Lamborn seems to have been something of a sensation in his apparently short career for he was a most unorthodox bowler. He was a right arm underarm spin bowler with a low, flighted delivery and what has been described as a ""twist from off to leg"" (i.e., an off-break). The natural way"
"northern suburbs of Perth. After finishing school he won a scholarship to the Australian Cricket Academy, where his contemporaries included Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie. Hussey has the nickname ""Mr Cricket"", due to his encyclopaedic knowledge of his sport. He has repeatedly stated that he dislikes the nickname finding it ""a bit embarrassing"". England rival Andrew Flintoff and Graeme Swann's brother Alec were reportedly responsible for coining it. The sobriquet appeared on the back of his shirt in the Twenty20 international against South Africa in 2006, in which all the players displayed their nicknames. During the 2007 Twenty20 against England,"
"Francis Ford (cricketer) Francis Gilbertson Justice Ford (14 December 1866 in Paddington, London – 7 February 1940 in Burwash, East Sussex, England) was a cricketer. Francis Ford was educated at Repton School and King's College, Cambridge. He played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club, Cambridge and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1886 and 1899 as a useful left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He also played five Test matches for England on their tour to Australia in 1894-95. Ford, who was nicknamed ""Stork"" on account of his height, was part of a large cricketing family, with his father"
"bit of advice that was invaluable, and which occurred to me many a time afterwards, in the strenuous, hard grind of a Test match"". The unusual surname originated with their father, who was born Albert William Rought Whitta. His maternal grandfather William Rought left him the family hatters and furriers business in Brandon on the condition that he adopted the surname Rought. He became Albert William Rought-Rought. Rodney Rought-Rought Rodney Charles Rought-Rought (17 February 1908 – 5 May 1979) was an English cricketer who played 34 first-class matches between 1930 and 1937. He was born in Brandon, Suffolk and died"
"Little Bennett ""Little"" Bennett (first name and dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for London Cricket Club in the 1740s and 1750s. He was almost certainly the brother of the player known as Tall Bennett. Their first names are not recorded anywhere and they are consistently referred to as ""Little"" and ""Tall"", their heights seemingly the only differentiating factor. Little Bennett also played for All-England teams and was prominent in the single wicket variety of the sport, which was hugely popular in the 1740s. Like his brother, he was publicly acclaimed as a great batsman."
"Fred Trueman Frederick Sewards Trueman, OBE (6 February 19311 July 2006) was an English cricketer, mainly active from 1948 to 1968, who played for Yorkshire and England. He had professional status and later became a popular author and broadcaster. He was born in Stainton, West Riding of Yorkshire, and died in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire. He appeared in 603 first-class matches, including 67 Test matches, as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm fast. Generally acknowledged to have been one of the greatest bowlers in cricket's history, Trueman deployed a genuinely fast pace and was widely known as ""Fiery"
"and that further surgery would be required. He was thus ruled out for the entire series against Pakistan. Despite injury concerns, Flintoff was later named for the ICC Champions Trophy, where he played as a specialist batsman, not as an all-rounder. After his previous stint as captain in the Test series against India, Flintoff returned as captain of the England team for the eagerly anticipated 2006-07 Ashes series in Australia. The series turned out to be a humiliating one for Flintoff, leading his side to five straight losses and thus losing the Ashes after having held them for the shortest"
"Dorset. Freddie Calthorpe Frederick Somerset Gough Calthorpe (27 May 1892 – 19 November 1935), styled The Honourable from 1912, was an English first-class cricketer. Born in London, Calthorpe (""pronounced with the first syllable rhyming with 'tall' and not with 'shall'"") was a member of the Gough-Calthorpe family, the son of Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe, who inherited the title of 8th Baron Calthorpe in 1912. Freddie Calthorpe was educated at Repton and Jesus College, Cambridge. Calthorpe played cricket for Sussex, Cambridge University, Warwickshire and England. He captained England in his only four Test matches: on the first ever Test tour of the"
"William Frith (English cricketer) William Frederick Lowndes Frith (8 July 1871 – 6 October 1956) was an English cricketer. Frith's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Wandsworth, London. He changed his name to William Frederick Lowndes Frith-Lowndes (to ""use the surname of Lowndes in addition to and after that of Frith"") in July 1906. Frith made his first-class debut for London County against Cambridge University in 1901. He played a further first-class match for the London County in 1902 against Leicestershire. He scored 4 runs and took a single wicket for the cost of 23 runs."
"Fred Lillywhite Frederick Lillywhite (7 July 1829 – 15 September 1866) was a sports outfitter and cricketing entrepreneur, who organised the first overseas cricket tour by an English team and published a number of reference works about cricket. Lillywhite was born in Hove, Sussex on 7 July 1829. He was the third son of (Frederick) William Lillywhite (1792–1854), the Sussex bowler known as the ""Nonpareil"" (""unrivalled""); younger brother of the batsman and umpire John Lillywhite (1826–74); and cousin of James Lillywhite (1842–1929) who captained England in the first Test match played against Australia in Melbourne in 1877. Fred and John"
"as rector of Stanton St Quintin, also in Wiltshire. He then retired to Shoreham where he died in 1937. Frederic Price (cricketer, born 1852) Frederic William Stephen Price (26 February 1852 – 22 December 1937) was an English clergyman and schoolmaster, and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and an England XI. He was born in Lutterworth, Leicestershire and died at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. In some sources and on census returns, his first name is spelled ""Frederick"". Price was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. As a cricketer, he was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium"