England great Andrew Flintoff once again stole the show on a cricket field, but for a reason, he would not like. With Edgbaston stands full of colorful spectators on the NatWest T20 Finals Day, Flintoff too came out dressed great singer Elvis Presley before edging out commentator David Lloyd in a sing-off ahead of the final between Birmingham Bears and Notts Outlaws.
However, the memorable day turned out to be an embarrassing one for the England legend when he took a tumble near the boundary rope while singing and walking back as he enthralled the crowd with his impersonation of Elvis. But as soon as he fell, he stood up with his arms wide open as if nothing happened, much to the delight of the sell-out crowd.
Here is a clip of that incident:
We ❤️ you @flintoff11 #FinalsDay #Blast17 pic.twitter.com/M4OOWUqNbk
— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) September 2, 2017
A two-time Ashes winner, Flintoff represented England in over 200 international games, scoring more than 7000 runs in addition to picking up 400 wickets.
Meanwhile, the Notts Outlaws thrashed Birmingham Bears by 22 runs to win their maiden T20 title. Batting first, the Outlaws rode on a magnificent 132-run stand between Brendan Taylor (65) and Samit Patel (64 not out) to post a daunting 190-4 after being reduced to 30 for 3.
In reply, the Bears were destroyed by Harry Gurney’s 4-17 as they finished their innings on 168-8 with Sam Hain top-scoring for them with 72. The win on Saturday (September 2) means the Notts now hold both of England’s domestic limited-overs trophies after their One-Day Cup success at Lord’s in July.