Andrew was arguably the most explosive all-rounder in cricket for a decade. He made 238 appearances for Australia between 1998 and 2009 in Test and limited overs matches.
He featured in the 2003 and 2007 World Cup wins, was five times a Sheffield Shield champion with Queensland, and in all formats around the world scored over 35,000 runs and took more than 700 wickets in a 19-year career.
More than all of those statistics, though, he was all about excitement: the prototype big-hitting, world-class athletic fielding jack (and master) of all trades.
Players with that sort of skillset are worth millions nowadays. Andrew possibly was a bit before his time although he did command a record contract when he signed up for the early version of the Indian Premier League.
From first to last he remained a generally laidback larrikin, sometimes pursued by controversy, yet always a great team man, keenly aware and respectful of his origins, and the ultimate crowd-pleasing entertainer.
Andrew was a classic early example of a local youngster becoming a beneficiary of the pathway created when the Gold Coast became a grade cricket club in 1990. A foundation member of the Gold Coast District Cricket Club (the Dolphins), he played in their early premiership-winning sides and was, and remains, an inspiration to all players aspiring to become state and international representatives.
