Brooke Marshall is Andrew Symonds’ ex-wife.
On May 14th, 2022, he was killed in a car accident.
Andrew Symonds, born on June 9, 1975, in England was an Australian cricketer who batted in all three formats. He was an important member of two world championship teams.
Andrew and Brooke were only married for a year, from 2004 to 2005.
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According to News.com.au, the former couple met at the Anglican School, where they both received their primary education. They married 11 years later, on April 24, 2004, at St John’s Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane.
During the nuptials, Marshall said, “He’s no. 1 and he makes me feel that way too. He might have a rough exterior but he’s a softie inside and knows how to look after his girl.”
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Symonds revealed in his 2006 book, ‘Roy: Going for Broke’, that he was on the verge of retiring from cricket in order to save his marriage.
“I seriously thought about stepping down from it and cricket altogether. My reasoning was that if there was any chance of rebuilding my marriage then perhaps I was better off without cricket,” he stated.
“I spoke at length with Brooke and (psychologist) Phil Jauncey, and Phil said that while giving up cricket would have shown commitment, I needed to ask myself whether I was prepared to lose the two things I loved because if things didn’t work out with Brooke I would have nothing.
I decided if we were going to make the most of a second chance it would have to involve cricket because that was one of the few things I could rely upon to give us a future.”
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He continued saying, “sorry Brooke had to deal with what she did and if I had my time again I would do things differently, but I believe you learn a lot more from your mistakes than your successes and I have emerged a changed person”.
Andrew Symonds married Laura Symonds in 2014, the couple has 2 children.
