Andrew John Bichel (born 27 August 1970) is a former Australian cricketer, who played 19 Test matches and 67 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1997 and 2004. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler, but was also a hard-hitting lower-order batsman.

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Andy Bichel

Personal information
Full name	Andrew John Bichel
Born	(1970-08-27) 27 August 1970 (age 53) Laidley, Queensland, Australia
Nickname	Bic
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Australia (1997–2004)
Test debut (cap 371)	25 January 1997 v West Indies
Last Test	12 December 2003 v India
ODI debut (cap 130)	5 January 1997 v West Indies
Last ODI	1 February 2004 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992/93–2007/08	Queensland
2001–2004	Worcestershire
2005	Hampshire
2006–2007	Essex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 19 67 186 235 Runs scored 355 471 5,860 2,491 Batting average 16.90 20.47 26.51 20.58 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 9/23 1/5 Top score 71 64 148 100 Balls bowled 3,337 3,257 37,197 11,433 Wickets 58 78 769 320 Bowling average 32.24 31.57 25.98 26.13 5 wickets in innings 1 2 36 4 10 wickets in match 0 0 7 0 Best bowling 5/60 7/20 9/93 7/20 Catches/stumpings 16/– 19/– 91/– 73/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur
Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2017

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Bichel represented Queensland in the Australian domestic competitions.^[1] He also played for Worcestershire, Hampshire and Essex in English county cricket.

Since retiring from playing, Bichel has been a coach and a selector. He is a cousin of Chris Sabburg.

Bichel was born to parents of German ancestry,^[2] married Dion in 1997 and they have two children.

As well as Queensland's state team, he has played for the English Counties Essex, Hampshire and Worcestershire,^[3] where he had successful sessions on Essex with the bat and ball.^[4][5]

At the start of the 2004–05 Australian summer, Bichel was not offered a contract by the Australian Cricket Board, an indication that the Board did not believe he would represent Australia in that season.^[8] His performances in the domestic competition, however, continued to be at the same high standards as before and it was clear that he wanted to make another return to the international scene.^[9] Bichel's performances at State level during the 2004–05 domestic season earned him the Domestic Player of the Year award at the 2005 Australian cricket awards.^{[citation needed]}

However, he announced his retirement on 9 February 2009, saying he never fully recovered from his shoulder injury.^[10][11]

Chennai Super Kings, the IPL Champions of 2010 season, acquired Andy Bichel's services as a bowling coach for the team's youngsters for IPL 2011 season. He was later the coach of Papua New Guinea.^[12] On 11 November 2011, it was announced that Andy Bichel would join the Cricket Australia selection panel.^[13][14]

In 2014 it was announced that Bichel had partnered Tangalooma Island Resort to be an official brand ambassador.^[15]

Bichel has been well credited for his art in the fast bowling coaching landscape. His mantra of 'FTOO' is preached throughout Queensland Cricket.^{[citation needed]}