sydney andrew symonds who has died aged 46 was widely considered one of the most skilled allrounders australian cricket has seen routinely thumping runs and taking wicketsaffectionately nicknamed roy he was also a rebela look at some of his memorable career moments following his death in a car crashsymonds came into his own at the 2003 oneday world cup with his maiden international century in australias tournamentopening win against pakistan not just a breakthrough knock but a truly memorable oneread alsoflamboyant australia cricketer andrew symonds dies in car accidentformer australian test cricketer and twotime world cup winner andrew symonds has died following a car accident in queensland cricket australia confirmed on sunday police said the accident occurred in hervey range 50 km from townsville on saturday night the car symonds was driving left the roadandrew symonds australian allround great loved by teammatesandrew symonds who died on saturday night in a car crash aged 46 was instantly recognisable on the cricket field with a mop of dreadlocks poking out from his baggy green cap and lips gleaming with white zinc creamutterly devastated cricket world pays tribute to andrew symondsandrew symonds sudden death triggered an outpouring of emotional tributes in the cricketing world with a host of past and present players including his australian teammates and international stars expressing shock and disbelief at the tragic newsharbhajan singh and andrew symonds during the sydney test on january 5 2008 photo by ezra shawgetty imageshis selection in the squad let alone the starting xi was the subject of intense speculation leading into the event but he delivered the goodsstriding to the crease in south africa with australia struggling at 864 he guided them to 3108 with a masterly 143 not out from 125 balls including 18 fours and two sixesthe innings was all the more astonishing given it came against pakistans vaunted attack of wasim akram waqar younis shoaib akhtar and shahid afridi as he announced himself to the worldharbhajan singh and andrew symonds played together for mumbai indians in 2011 toi photoamong his 41 test innings few were finer than his 156 against england in 2006after damien martyns shock retirement in the middle of the ashes series and with shane watson injured symonds was given a chance to bat at number six and he grabbed it with both hands at the melbourne cricket groundjoining fellow queenslander and good friend matthew hayden in the middle with the team at 845 the pair added 279 runs for the sixth wicketin typical fashion a counterpunching symonds brought up his first test century with a six to demonstrate he had not only the skill but the mindset for big redball occasionssymonds enjoyed a lengthy career in english county cricket playing for kent lancashire and surreybut it was his stint with gloucestershire that etched his name into the history books when he used short boundaries to whack a world record 16 sixes during an unbeaten 254 in 1995 against glamorgan as a 20yearoldthe bighitting feat was