Professional Details
Role | Batter |
Bats | left handed . opener |
Bowls | left-arm medium . Faster |
Teams played for
England Middlesex Somerset
Personal Details
Name | Andrew Strauss |
Gender | Male |
Birth | 2 Mar 1977 |
Birth Place | Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Nationality | English |
Sir Andrew John Strauss OBE (born 2 March 1977) is an English cricket administrator and former player, currently 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. Strauss was also known for his fielding strength at slip or in the covers.