Factbox: Andrew Flintoff

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has announced his retirement. Here's his vital stats.

Factfile on Andrew Flintoff after the England all-rounder announced he was retiring from all cricket on Thursday:

Full named: Andrew Flintoff

Birthdate: December 06, 1977

Birthplace: Preston, England.

Test record

(78 Tests for England, one Test for ICC World XI)

Batting (matches, innings, not outs, runs, highest score, average, 100s, 50s, caught):

79 130 09 3,845 167 31.77 05 26 52

Bowling (matches, balls bowled, runs conceded, wickets, best bowling in an innings, best in match, average, five wickets in an innings)

79 14,951 7,410 226 5-58 8-156 32.78 03

One-Day International record

Batting (matches, innings, not outs, runs, highest score, average, 100s, 50s, caught):

141 122 16 3,394 123, 32.01 03 18 47

Bowling (matches, balls bowled, runs conceded, wickets, best bowling in an innings, average, five wickets in an innings)

141 5,624 4,121 169 5-19 24.38 02

1995: Makes Lancashire debut

1998: Makes Test debut against South Africa at Trent Bridge

2002: Scores maiden Test century, 137 against New Zealand at Christchurch.

2003: Plays in World Cup after injury means he doesn't bat or bowl in preceding Ashes series.

2004: Named as one of Wisden Almanack's Five Cricketers of the Year.

2004: In July, scores 167 in second Test against West Indies at Edgbaston.

2005: Enjoys superb Ashes series, scoring 402 runs and taking 24 wickets.

2006: In March, captains England in the absence of the injured Michael Vaughan to 1-1 Test series draw in India.

2006: Continues as captain for drawn home Test series against Sri Lanka but misses rest of season through injury.

2006: In September named captain for Ashes tour of Australia where England are thrashed 5-0.

2007: Dropped from the England team to face Canada in St Lucia, and stripped of the vice-captaincy, at the World Cup after staying out late drinking and riding a pedalo in the early hours.

2007: Has fourth ankle operation.

2008: In July, returns to England Test side to face South Africa after more than a year out injured.

2009: Joins Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings but returns to England for knee surgery.

2009: In July returns to England side for opening Test draw against Australia in Cardiff. Aggravates the knee injury he sustained during the IPL and announces plans to retire from Test cricket after end of Ashes before the second Test at Lord's.

2009: Takes five for 92 as England beat Australia in a Test at Lord's for the first time since 1934.

Bows out of Tests at The Oval, running out Australia captain Ricky Ponting as England win by 197 runs to regain the Ashes 2-1.

Undergoes surgery on right knee.

2010: In August, his return from injury delayed as he misses Lancashire 2nd XI's one-day game against Yorkshire and then announces he will miss the rest of the English season.

2010: On September 16, announces his retirement from all cricket.