Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff’s son Rocky Flintoff scored a tremendous century while playing for England Lions against Cricket Australia XI. Rocky, who scored 108 runs in 127 balls in Brisbane, did this feat in the presence of his father and team coach Andrew Flintoff.
Andrew Flintoff’s legacy
Who doesn’t know former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff? Everyone was crazy about his lethal bowling and rapid batting. Andrew Flintoff played 79 Tests, 141 ODIs and 7 T20 matches in his career. In Tests, Flintoff scored 3845 runs and took 226 wickets. In ODIs, he scored 3394 runs and took 169 wickets. In T20, he took 5 wickets apart from 76 runs.
He was one of the best all-rounders of his time. Now his 16-year-old son Rocky Flintoff is also making his mark. Rocky is currently on a tour of Australia. Rocky scored a tremendous century against Cricket Australia XI while playing for the England Lions. He did this feat in Brisbane.
Andrew Flintoff’s son century
Rocky batted at number 9 and scored 108 runs facing 127 balls. In this inning, he hit 6 sixes and 9 fours. The most interesting thing is that he did this feat in front of his father. Andrew Flintoff was present on the field. Actually, Flintoff is the coach of the England Lions. The score of the England Lions was 161 runs for 7 wickets. After this, Rocky Flintoff batted brightly and took his team to 316 runs.
In contrast, Rocky Flintoff had not been successful in the earlier game. He managed to score 19 runs in the first innings and 4 runs in the second innings against Cricket Australia XI. England Lions lost that game by 7 wickets.
The career of Rocky Flintoff
Rocky Flintoff has scored 87 runs in 4 first-class matches in his career so far. Besides this, Rocky has played 7 List A matches, in which he has scored 167 runs with the help of a single half-century. The century that Rocky has scored is very special for him because this is his first century on the big stage in front of his father’s eyes.
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