Andrew Strauss is a left-handed opening batsman for the national cricket team of England and for the Middlesex County Cricket Club. He is currently the skipper of the English National Cricket Team.http://cricketarchive.com/PCA/Players/7/7005/7005.htmlhttp://cricket.yahoo.com/player-profile/Andrew-Strauss_3515

Strauss made his one day international cricket debut in 2003 against Sri Lanka and he had his test match debut in 2004 against New Zealand and made a century in his first test match. His name was added to the Lord's honours board for scoring a century on his test debut.http://cricket.yahoo.com/player-profile/Andrew-Strauss_3515

Strauss has currently scored 18 test centuries and 17 fifties with the career best of 177 runs and 3 ODI centuries and 18 fifties with best batting score of 152 runs.http://cricketarchive.com/PCA/Players/7/7005/7005.htmlhttp://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20387.html

Strauss captained the English cricket team to capture the 2009 Ashes series with 2–1 victory against the Australian cricket team.http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20387.html Throughout the series he scored a total of 474 runs.http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20387.html

• Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2005

• Awarded the MBE in 2005

• Middlesex cap: 2001

• ODI debut : on 18 November, 2003 vs Sri Lanka

• Test Match debut : on 20 May, 2004 vs New Zealand

• Batting style : Left-handed

• Current ODI Batting Average : 32.34 http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20387.html

• Current Test Batting Average : 44.62 http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20387.html

• Best Test Batting Score : 177 runs http://cricketarchive.com/PCA/Players/7/7005/7005.html

• Best ODI Batting Score : 152 runshttp://cricketarchive.com/PCA/Players/7/7005/7005.html