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Michael Di Venuto’s first Championship century for Derbyshire failed to revive a rain-haunted fixture with Worcestershire.Rival captains Graeme Hick and Tim Munton agreed to play when the umpires might have abandoned without a ball being bowled, but a one-innings contest drifted into stalemate.Worcestershire were unable to bowl out the visitors and the alternative of a run-chase was passed up when Derbyshire batted on until after tea before declaring at 222 for eight.Worcestershire were left with 25 overs to consider a near-impossible target of 223 and opted for the draw as openers Philip Weston and Anurag Singh put on an undefeated 52 before an early close at 5.30pm.So a small crowd could not reflect on Di Venuto’s performance. The 27-year-old Australian made 108 – including a second 50 from only 56 balls – but Derbyshire were in no mood to risk a similar response from Hick.Di Venuto’s command – he hit Stuart Lampitt for three fours in passing 50 and 100 – was a class above anything else on a pitch which offered some assistance to the Worcestershire seamers.The Australian batted with considerable force, mostly off the back foot, in cutting, driving and pulling 19 fours while dominating stands of 94 with Luke Sutton and 59 with Rob Bailey.But Derbyshire lost two early wickets in three balls from Alamgir Sheriyar and faltered in the afternoon when Steve Rhodes held a thin edge from Sutton (42) and dived a long way to take a leg-side deflection by Di Venuto. David Leatherdale then prospered with three for 23.

The West Indies Cricket Board today announced the names of 14 of the16 players who will form the West Indies “A” team to tour the UnitedKingdom and Canada later this summer.Discarded West Indies opening batsman, Daren Ganga was named as theteam’s provisional captain. The remaining two spots will go to eitherRyan Hinds, Wavell Hinds or Chris Gayle. In the event that WavellHinds is chosen, he will replace Ganga as captain.The inclusion of Darren Powell, who was earlier selected to be amongthe latest inductees to the Shell Cricket Academy located at St.George’s University in Grenada, now means that a replacement will haveto be named and shortly. The next set of young cricketers to attendthe cricket academy will be enrolled later this week.The West Indies selectors will await the conclusion of the currentseries between India and the West Indies to name the remaining twopersons for the “A” team’s tours of the United Kingdom and Canada.The squad is a mixture of youth and experience and will place on showa number of players who are on the verge of making their internationaldebuts for the West Indies. Meanwhile, there are a number of playerswho will also be trying to revive their international careers.The release from the WICB did not name a management team for thesquad, but one is expected to be named shortly.The full squad reads: Daren Ganga, Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, MarlonBlack, Dwayne Bravo, Gareth Breese, Keith Hibbert, Reon King, JermaineLawson, Runako Morton, Donovon Pagon, Darren Powell, Lendl Simmons,Devon Smith.

Five days of cricket with a good weather forecast starts on Wednesday.Skipper Mark Alleyne explains “we always enjoy coming to Gloucester andreally enjoy the Festival atmosphere at Archdeacon Meadow”.Jack Russell, undoubtedly still the best wicket keeper in the world, adds “Iam really looking forward to locking horns with Essex. We have not playedthem for a few seasons and they have a competitive side so it should be agood contest.”The 4-day match starts on Wednesday at 11.00am and Sunday’s match will start at 2.00pm, to allow time to watch the Football World Cup Final. TVs will also be available for viewing at the ground on Sunday.

ANDY FLOWER: RECORD IN ALL FIRST-CLASS CRICKETComplete Andy Flower records in all First-Class cricket.
(Up to end of English season 2002)
Andrew Flower, born Cape Town, 28 April 1968
Left-hand bat, wicket-keeper, occasional right-arm slow-medium paceor off-break bowler
Career: 1986/87-2002

Abbreviations:Man – Manicaland MCD – Mashonaland Country DistrictsMash – Mashonaland Mid – MidlandsMat – Matabeleland Pres – President’s XIZim – Zimbabwe/ZimbabweansGrounds:Alex – Alexandra Sports Club OG – Old Georgians Sports ClubBAC – Bulawayo Athletic Club OH – Old Hararians Sports ClubHSC – Harare Sports ClubCapital letters for team names denotes a Test match.* indicates not out innings.+ indicates wicket-keeper or (after an innings) retired hurt.When there is a figure or a dash in the Ct (caught) column but not in the St (stumped)column, this indicates that Andy Flower did not keep wicket in that innings.No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1986/87 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total1 ZCU Pres v West Indies B (8) 13 239 – – — #414/6d(HSC, 21-23 Oct – drawn) — — –1986/87 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 13 13 13.00 – – – – –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1987/88 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total2 Zim B v Sri Lanka B (7) 1 #108 1 – — 356/5d(HSC, 22-24 March – lost) (1) 10 2441987/88 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 11 10 5.50 – – 1 – –Career 2 3 0 24 13 8.00 – – 1 – –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1988/89 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total3 Zim v Lancashire (3) 20 275 1 #86(HSC, 8-11 April – won) — 19/0 1 2061988/89 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 20 20 20.00 – – 2 –Career 3 4 0 44 20 11.00 – – 3 – –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1989/90 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalFrom the start of this season, Flower became a regular member of the Zimbabwean team,starting as a specialist batsman and later taking over the wicket-keeping gloves fromDave Houghton. Coaching commitments in Holland meant that he did not play for theZimbabwe team in England in 1990, the warm-up tour for the ICC Trophy in Holland,which Zimbabwe won.)4 Zim v Young West Indies (3) 39 #344/9d – — 396(HSC, 10-13 Oct – drawn) (3) 44* 156/35 Zim v Young West Indies (3) 0 #106 1 — 438(HSC, 24-26 Oct – lost) (3) 1 1026 Zim v Young West Indies (4) 8 #106 1 — 344(HSC, 31 Oct-2 Nov – lost) (3) 43 1827 Zim v England A (6) 28 #290 3 – — 366(HSC, 3-8 March – lost) (3) 15 118 – – — 43/08 Zim v England A (7) 37 403 1 – — #529/9d(BAC, 10-15 March – drawn) — 1 – — 133/59 Zim v England A (3) 36 #149 1 1 — 377/9d(HSC, 24-29 March – drawn) (3) 78 296/71989/90 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 11 1 329 78 32.90 – 1 8 1 –Career 9 15 1 373 78 26.64 – 1 11 1 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1990/91 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalFlower scored his maiden first-class century for Zimbabwe B against Pakistan B, whenhe also captained his team for the first time in first-class cricket. As was to bethe case so often throughout his career, he made his runs with little support.10 Zim v Pakistan B (3) 50 #436 1 – — 204(BAC, 8-13 Oct – won) (4) 14* 65/2 3 – — 29511 Young Zim v Pakistan B (5) 121* 187 1 — #469(Alex, 16-19 Oct – drawn) — – — 86/312 Zim v Pakistan B (3) 19 #252 1 – — 421(HSC, 22-27 Oct – lost) (6) 1 14413 Zim v Glamorgan (4) 16 253/8d – – — #320/6d(BAC, 2-4 April – won) (4) 4 296/8 – – — 225/6d14 Zim v Worcestershire (4) 22 157 1 – — #377/4d(HSC, 8-10 April – drawn) (5) 63 276/71990/91 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 9 2 310 121* 44.28 1 2 7 – –Car. 14 24 3 683 121* 32.52 1 3 18 1 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1991/92 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total15 Zim v Australia B (4) 20 193 2 – — #483(BAC, 16-19 Sept – lost) (4) 17 309 – – — 20/016 Zim v Australia B (4) 3 #239 – – — 383(HSC, 21-25 Sept – lost) (4) 6 179 – – — 36/11991/92 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 0 46 20 11.50 – – 2 – –Car. 16 28 3 729 121* 29.16 1 3 20 1 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1992/93 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalZimbabwe were awarded Test status in July 1992. Flower had reached just the rightlevel of maturity as a player to fit in with success.17 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (7) 59 #456 1 – — 307(HSC, 18-22 Oct – drawn) (6) 1* 146/4d18 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (7) 81 219 – – — #325/3d(BAC, 1-5 Nov – drawn) — 197/1 1 – — 222/5d19 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (6) 14 283/9d 4 – — #335(HSC, 7-12 Nov – lost) (6) 9 137 – 1 — 262/5d1992/93 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 1 164 81 41.00 – 2 6 1 –Car. 19 33 4 893 121* 30.79 1 5 26 2 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1992/93 (India) bat Score Total bowl TotalA magnificent batting double in the one-off Test match brought Flower to the attentionof the cricket world and launched his outstanding record against India in Test cricket.20 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (5) 115 322 1 1 — #536/7d(Delhi, 13-17 March – lost) (5) 62* 2011992/93 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 1 177 115 177.00 1 1 1 1Car. 20 35 5 1070 121* 35.66 2 6 27 3 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1993 (England) bat Score Total bowl TotalFlower took over the captaincy of Zimbabwe from Houghton from this tour onwards.21 Zim v President’s XI (5) 1 #160 3 1 — 460/7d(Scarborough, 1-3 Sep – D) — 279/222 Zim v Surrey (5) 11 221/9d 1 – — #304/7d(The Oval, 8-10 Sep – D) (1) 82 196/6 2 1 — 189/9d1993 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 3 0 94 82 31.33 – 1 6 2 –Car. 22 38 5 1164 121* 35.27 2 7 33 5 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total23 Mash XI v Western Province (5) 43 116 1 – — #310/6d(HSC; 12-14 Oct – lost) (5) 8 246 – 1 — 143/4dM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 23 40 5 1215 121* 34.71 2 7 34 6 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total24 Zim v Bank of Khyber XI (6) 103*+ #405/5d – (5) 6.1 1 9 0 254/3(Peshawar, 26-28 Nov – D) –25 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (5) 63 289 4 – — #423/8d(Karachi, 1-6 Dec – L) (5) 21 134 – – — 131/3d26 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (5) 12 254 1 – — #245(Rawalpindi, 9-14 Dec – L) (5) 0 187 2 – — 24827 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (3rd) (5) 62* 230 – — #147(Lahore, 16-21 Dec – D) — – — 174/11993/94 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 6 2 261 103* 65.25 1 2 7 – 6.2 1 9 0 –Car. 27 46 7 1476 121* 37.84 3 9 41 6 –No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalThis season the Logan Cup was elevated to first-class status.28 Mash v MCD (4) 35 140 – (7) 2.4 1 1 1 #210(Harare South, 14-16 Jan – D) — – (6) 11 1 31 0 203/629 Mash v Mash Under-24 (3) 9 75 1 – — #284(HSC, 11-13 Feb – lost) (3) 59 253 – – — 45/030 Mash v Mat (3) 85 #358 2 – — 214(HSC, 4-6 March – drawn) (3) 40* 160/3d 1 – — 253/931 Mash XI v Warwickshire (6) 113 296/9d – – (7) 1 0 5 0 #396/5d(OH, 12-14 March – drawn) — 138/4 2 — 165/9d1993/94 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 8 1 392 113 56.00 1 2 7 1 14.4 2 37 1 37.00 1/1 – -Car. 31 52 8 1817 121* 41.29 4 11 47 6 14.4 2 37 1 37.00 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total32 Mash v Mat (4) 134* #344/7d 3 – — 178(BAC, 16-18 Sept – won) — 76/1 4 – — 24133 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (5) 26 319/8 1 — #383(HSC, 11-16 Oct – drawn) –34 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (5) 50 #462/9d – — 218(Quuens, 20-24 Oct – drawn) 1 — 193/435 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (5) 10 375 3 — #402(HSC, 26-31 Oct – drawn) – — 89/3M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 35 56 9 2037 134* 43.34 5 12 59 6 14.4 2 37 1 37.00 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Australia) bat Score Total bowl Total36 Zim v Tasmania (5) 0* 141/3d 2 – — #257/5d(Devonport, 18-20 Dec – D) (5) 53* 156/5 – 1 — 136/3d37 Zim v Queensland (5) 139* #294/6d – — 223/5d(Maryborough, 29-31 Dec – L) (7) 31 129 1 — 201/61994/95 (AUSTRALIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 3 223 139* 223.00 1 1 3 1 –Car. 37 60 12 2260 121* 47.08 6 13 62 7 14.4 2 37 1 37.00 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl TotalFlower was the first Zimbabwean captain to lead his team to victory in Test cricket,and he played the decisive part in that epic match with the bat.38 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (5) 156 #544/4d 1 – — 322(HSC, 31 Jan-4 Feb – won) — 2 – — 15839 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (5) 14 #174 2 – — 260(Queens, 7-9 Feb – lost) (5) 8 146 – – — 61/240 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (3rd) (5) 37 243 1 – — #231(HSC, 15-19 Feb – lost) (4) 35 139 4 – — 25041 Mash v MCD (3) 22 #188 – (5) 7 2 13 1 182(HSC, 10-12 March – won) (3) 103 421 1 (5) 14 9 36 1 16142 Mash v Mash Under-24 (3) 77 #258 – (5) 2 0 3 0 157(HSC, 24-26 March – won) (5) 15 347/6d 1 (5) 2 0 5 0 28343 Mash XI v Northamptonshire (5) 24 83 1 (5) 6 1 13 1 #276/7d(HSC, 4-6 April) (5) 57* 417/4 1 — 2231994/95 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM10 15 2 768 156 59.07 3 3 26 – 31 12 70 3 23.33 1/13 – -Car. 43 71 13 2808 156 48.41 8 15 76 7 52 14 116 4 29.00 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total44 Mash XI v Tasmania (3) 28 #293 1 – — 311/6d(HSC, 3-5 Oct – drawn) (5) 57 296/7d – 1 — 162/345 ZCU Pres v Tasmania (3) 82 403/9d 3 – — #196(BAC, 9-11 Oct – drawn) — 1 – — 309/446 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (3) 7 #170 1 – — 346(HSC, 13-16 Oct – lost) (5) 63 283 1 – — 108/347 Mash v Young Mash (5) 9 457/6d – (6) 5 0 24 0 #262(HSC, 17-19 Nov – won) (2) 9* 59/0 – — 25048 Mash v MCD (5) 1 #133 – (5) 8 1 23 0 279(Harare South, 8-10 Dec – L) (5) 28 352 – — 207/81995/96 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 9 1 284 82 35.50 – 3 7 1 13 1 47 0 — — – -Car. 48 80 14 3092 156 46.84 8 18 83 8 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total49 Zim v New Zealand Academy XI (5) 73 #274/7d – – — 213/1d(Whangarei, 6-8 Jan – drawn) — 207/4d – – — 109/150 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (5) 6 196 3 – — #230/8d(Hamilton, 13-17 Jan – D) (5) 58* 208/6 1 – — 222/5d51 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (5) 35 326 3 – — #251(Auckland, 20-24 Jan – D) (4) 45* 246/4 1 – — 441/5d1995/96 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 2 217 73 72.33 – 2 8 – –Car. 51 85 16 3309 156 47.95 8 20 91 8 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1996 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total52 MCC v South Africa A (6) 70 391/7d 1 – — #204(Shenley, 10-12 July – D) – – — 490/4d1996 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 70 70 70.00 – 1 1 – –Car. 52 86 16 3379 156 48.27 8 21 92 8 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl TotalAfter the World Cup at the end of the 1995/96 season, Flower resigned the captaincyof the national team, to be replaced by Alistair Campbell.53 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (4) 2 145 1 – — #349(Colombo Pre, 11-14 Sep – L) (5) 0 12754 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (5) 3 #141 2 1 — 350/8d(Colombo SSC, 18-21 Sep – L) (5) 31 235 – – — 30/01996/97 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 0 36 31 9.00 – – 3 1 –Car. 54 90 16 3415 156 46.14 8 21 95 9 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total55 Mash v Mat (5) 61 314 1 – — #118(BAC, 4-6 Oct – won) — 85/2 — 279M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 55 91 16 3476 156 46.34 8 22 96 9 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total56 Zim v Combined XI (5) 100* #307/7d – – — 236/8d(Sahiwal, 12-14 Oct – drawn) (5) 0 203/8d 1 – — 238/957 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (5) 11 #375 1 1 — 553(Sheikhapura, 17-21 Oct – D) (5) 18 241/758 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (6) 16 #133 4 – — 267(Faisalabad, 24-26 Oct – L) (6) 23 200 – – — 69/01996/97 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 1 213 100* 42.60 1 1 6 1Car. 58 97 17 3689 156 46.11 9 23 102 10 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total59 Mash v Mat (6) 4* #503/4d 3 – — 448(Alex, 15-17 Nov – D)60 Mash v Mat (5) 73* #477/6d – – — 69/4d(BAC, 22-24 Nov – W) — forfeit 3 – — 19561 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (5) 112 #376 1 – — 406(Queens, 18-22 Dec – D) (5) 14 234 – – — 204/662 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (5) 6 215 2 – — #156(HSC, 26-30 Dec – D) — – – — 195/31996/97 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 6 2 270 112 67.50 1 2 10 – –Car. 62 102 19 3898 156 46.96 10 24 111 10 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1997 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total63 MCC v Pakistan A (5) 14 362 – — #119(Shenley, 9-11 July – W) — 18/0 – — 2571997 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 14 14 14.00 – – – –Car. 63 103 19 3912 156 46.57 10 24 111 10 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total64 Mash v Mash A (4) 201 485/8d 1 1 — #181(Harare South, 28-29 Aug – W) — – – — 15865 Mash v Mat (4) 116 #307 3 – — 129(OH, 4-5 Sept – W) — 2 – (4) 1 1 0 0 14266 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (3) 8 #298 2 – — 207(HSC, 18-22 Sept – D) (3) 20 311/9d 2 – — 304/867 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (3) 39 #461 – – — 403(Queens, 25-29 Sept – D) (3) 7 227/8d – – — 275/8M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 67 109 19 4303 201 47.81 12 24 121 11 65 15 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total68 Zim v Sri Lanka Board XI (5) 101* #311/6d 2 – — 313/8d(Matara, 2-5 Jan – D) –69 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (4) 8 140 – – — #469/9d(Kandy, 7-11 Jan – L) (5) 67 338 – – — 10/270 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (5) 8 #251 3 – — 225(Colombo SSC, 14-18 Jan – L) (6) 105* 299 2 – — 325/51997/98 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 2 289 105* 96.33 2 1 7 – –Car. 70 114 21 4592 156 49.37 14 25 128 11 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total71 Zim v New Zealand A (4) 3 #67 2 – — 271/8d(Dunedin, 8-10 Feb – L) (5) 1 19572 Zim v Canterbury (5) 13 422/8d 2 2 — #100(Timaru, 13-16 Feb – W) — 1 – — 26673 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (5) 2 #180 3 – — 411(Wellington, 19-22 Feb – L) (6) 6 250 – – — 20/074 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (5) 65 #170 2 – — 460(Auckland, 26-28 Feb – L) (5) 83 2771997/98 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 7 0 173 83 24.71 – 2 10 – –Car. 74 121 21 4765 156 47.65 14 27 138 13 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total75 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (5) 44 #321 2 – — 256(Queens, 14-18 March – D) (6) 100* 302/4d 2 – — 258/676 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (5) 1 #277 2 – — 354(HSC, 21-25 March – L) (5) 49 268 1 1 — 192/71997/98 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 10 1 585 201 65.00 3 – 7 2 –Car. 76 125 22 4959 201 48.14 15 27 145 14 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total77 ZCU Pres v Plascon Academy (4) 36 194 – — #358/7d(Sunrise, 21-23 Aug – W) (4) 167* 307/4 – — 137/2d78 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (5) 30 #221 2 – — 280(HSC, 7-10 Oct – W) (5) 41* 293 2 – — 173M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 78 129 24 5233 201 49.83 16 27 149 14 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total79 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (5) 0 238 2 – — #296(Peshawar, 27-30 Nov – W) (5) 17* 162/3 2 – — 10380 Zim v Lahore City CA (5) 1 #394 1 – — 287/9d(Lahore, 4-7 Dec – L) (3) 1 239/6d 2 – — 350/981 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (5) 60* #183 1 – — 325/9d(Lahore, 10-14 Dec – D) — 48/01998/99 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 2 79 60* 26.33 – 1 8 – –Car. 81 134 26 5312 201 49.18 16 28 157 14 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total82 Mash v Mat (5) 1 #243 1 – — 232(BAC, 5-7 Jan – D) — 333/2d – 1 — 278/683 ZCU Pres v England A (4) 194* 493 1 – — #267(Kwekwe, 26-29 Jan – D) — – – — 327/71998/99 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 6 3 469 194* 156.33 2 – 6 1 –Car. 83 136 27 5507 201 50.52 17 28 159 15 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1999 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total84 MCC v Sri Lanka A (5) 8* 102/4d 1 – — #188/9d(Shenley, 17-20 Aug – D) (6) 32 201/8 1 – — 169/9d1999 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 1 40 32 40.00 – – 2 – –Car. 84 138 28 5547 201 50.42 17 28 161 15 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total85 ZIMBABWE v AUSTRALIA (Only) (5) 28 #194 3 – — 422(HSC, 14-17 Oct – L) (6) 0 232 – – — 5/0M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 85 140 28 5575 201 49.77 17 28 164 15 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (South Africa) bat Score Total bowl Total86 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only)(5) 13 #192 1 – — 417(Bloemfontein, 29-1 Nov – L) (5) 39 2121999/2000 (SOUTH AFRICA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 52 39 26.00 – – 1 – –Car. 86 142 28 5627 201 49.35 17 28 165 15 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl TotalWith the sudden resignation of Alistair Campbell, Flower took over as Zimbabwecaptain again.87 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only)(5) 8 #102 2 – — 462(HSC, 11-14 Nov – L) (5) 14 14188 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (5) 86 #286 4 – — 428(Queens, 18-22 Nov – D) (5) 15* 136/389 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (5) 74 #174 3 – — 432(HSC, 26-30 Nov – L) (6) 129 292 1 – — 38/490 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (5) 14 #218 4 – — 231(HSC, 4-8 Dec – D) (5) 70* 197/7d 1 – — 36/11999/2000 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 10 2 438 129 54.75 1 3 18 – –Car. 90 150 30 6037 201 50.30 18 31 180 15 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (West Indies) bat Score Total bowl Total91 Zim v West Indies Board XI (5) 13 #428 1 – — 198(St George’s, 4-6 March – D) — 24/092 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st) (5) 113* 236 2 – — #187(Port-of-Spain, 16-20 Mar-L) (5) 5 63 2 – — 14793 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (2nd) (5) 66 #308 4 – — 339(Kingston, 24-28 March – L) (5) 10 102 – – — 75/01999/2000 (WEST INDIES) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 1 207 113* 51.75 1 1 9 – –Car. 93 155 31 6244 201 50.35 19 32 189 15 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2000 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total94 Zim v Essex (5) 30 #315 3 – — 249(Chelmsford, 11-14 May – D) — 75/0d95 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) (5) 24 #83 1 – — 415(Lord’s, 18-21 May – L) (6) 2 12396 Zim v Yorkshire (5) 47 #235 – — 124(Leeds, 24-27 May – W) (5) 15 68 3 – — 14797 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (2nd) (5) 42 285/4d – – — #374(Nottingham, 1-5 June – D) — 25/1 5 – — 14798 Zim v West Indians (5) 0 275/8d – – — #407(Arundel, 10-12 June – D) — 108/1 – 1 — 200/5d99 Zim v Gloucestershire (5) 24 #568 4 – — 167(Gloucester, 16-19 June – W) (4) 116* 258/2d – – — 135100 Zim v British Universities (6) 0 441/6d – — #261/8d(Cambridge, 21-23 June – D) –2000 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM7 10 1 300 116* 33.33 1 – 16 1 –Car. 100 165 33 6544 201 49.20 20 32 205 16 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalFlower was controversially stripped of the captaincy after the England tour,with Heath Streak taking over.101 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (5) 29 #350 2 – — 338(Queens, 12-16 Sept – L) (5) 22 119 – – — 132/3102 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (5) 48 #166 2 1 — 465(HSC, 19-23 Sept – L) (5) 65 370 – – — 74/2M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 102 169 33 6708 201 49.32 20 33 209 17 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (India) bat Score Total bowl TotalThis tour began the period of the best batting form of Flower’s career.103 Zim v Nat. Cricket Academy (5) 0 #322/6d 1 – — 323/6d(Indore, 8-10 Nov – D) (4) 119*+ 320/5d – – — 42/1104 Zim v Board Pres XI — 236/5d – – — #314/5d(Faridabad, 13-15 Nov – W) (4) 94 262/6 1 – — 183/2d105 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (5) 183* #422/9d 1 – — 458/4d(Delhi, 18-22 Nov – L) (5) 70 225 – – — 190/3106 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (5) 55 #382 1 – — 609/6d(Nagpur, 25-29 Nov – D) (5) 232* 503/6d2000/01 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 7 3 753 232* 188.25 3 3 4 – –Car. 106 176 36 7461 232* 53.29 23 36 213 17 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total107 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (Only)(5) 79 340/6d 1 – — #487/7d(Wellington, 26-30 Dec – D) — 60/2 2 – — 153/4d2000/01 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 79 79 79.00 – 1 3 – –Car. 107 177 36 7540 232* 53.47 23 37 216 17 66 16 163 4 40.75 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl TotalA hand injury sustained while keeping wicket in the Second Test against India putFlower out of the two Test matches against West Indies and the triangular tournamentthat preceded it, the first international matches he has missed for Zimbabwe sincemaking his debut in 1991/92.108 Mashonaland v CFX Academy (4) 69* #253/3d – — forfeit(HSC, 16-18 Feb – W) — forfeit 1 (6) 5 2 10 0 188109 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (6) 2 #171 – — forfeit(HSC, 2-4 March – W) (5) 33 66/5d 1 — 122110 Mashonaland v Manicaland (5) 24 205 – (5) 2 0 8 0 #205(HSC, 9-11 March – W) (5) 0 115/8 – (3) 4 1 8 0 114111 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (5) 74 #194 1 — 115(HSC, 23-25 March – W) (6) 4* 225/5d – — 19112 Mashonaland v Midlands (5) 18 #357/7d – — 92(Kwekwe, 30 Mar-1 Apr – W) (5) — 3 — 222113 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st) (5) 73 457 2 – — #257(Queens, 19-22 Apr – W) — – – — 168114 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (2nd) (5) 23 421/9d 1 1 — #254(HSC, 26-30 Apr – W) — 100/2 3 – — 266115 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (5) 51 #173 3 – — 318(Queens, 7-10 June – L) (6) 83 328 – – — 184/2116 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (5) 45 315 1 – — #237(HSC), 15-18 June – W) (8) 8* 157/6 4 – — 2342000/01 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM11 18 3 671 83 44.73 – 6 24 2 11 3 26 0 –Car. 116 191 38 8047 232* 52.59 23 42 236 18 77 19 189 4 47.25 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalFlower enjoyed probably his greatest match in the First Test against South Africa atHarare Sports Club, where he scored two centuries in a match for the first time andbecame only the second player in Test history to score more than half his team’s totalruns in a match. He almost made it a double-century in the second innings but, aftera lucky escape himself on 198, he was left stranded on 199 by a dubious lbw decisionagainst Zimbabwe’s last batsman.117 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (1st)(5) 142 286 1 – — #600/3d(HSC, 7-11 Sept – L) (5) 199* 391 – — 79/1118 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (2nd)(5) 67 #419/9d 1 1 — 519/8d(Queens, 14-18 Sept – D) (5) 14* 96/3M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCar. 118 195 40 8469 232* 54.63 25 43 238 19 77 19 189 4 47.25 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Bangladesh) bat Score Total bowl Total119 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st) (5) 28 431 2 – — #107(Dhaka, 8-12 Nov – D) — – – — 125/3120 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (2nd) (5) 114* #542/7d 1 – — 251(Chittagong, 15-19 Dec – W) — 11/2 – 1 — 3012001/02 (BANGLADESH) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 2 1 142 114* 142.00 1 – 3 1 –Car. 120 197 41 8611 232* 55.19 26 43 241 20 77 19 189 4 47.25 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total121 Zim v Board XI (5) 51* #319/6d – – — 269/4d(Colombo PS, 21-23 Dec – L) (6) 25* 169/5d 2 – — 223/5122 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (5) 42 184 3 – — #586/6d(Colombo SSC, 27-31 Dec – L) (5) 10 236123 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (5) 8 #236 1 – — 505(Kandy, 4-7 Jan – L) (5) 11 175124 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (5) 6 236 2 – — #418(Galle, 12-15 Jan – L) (5) 3 212/2d – – — 212/2d2001/02 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 8 2 156 51* 26.00 – 1 8 – –Car. 124 205 43 8767 232* 54.11 26 44 249 20 77 19 189 4 47.25 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (India) bat Score Total bowl TotalFlower was now removed from the position of wicket-keeper, Tatenda Taibu takingover the job. As a result, he moved up to number four in the batting order.125 Zim v President’s XI (4) 94 340 1 — #361/3d(Vijayawada, 15-17 Feb – D) — – — 154/1126 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (4) 3 #287 1 — 570/7d(Nagpur, 21-25 Feb – L) (4) 8 182127 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (4) 92 #329 – — 354(Delhi, 28 Feb-4 March – L) (4) 0 146 1 — 1462001/02 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 197 94 39.40 – 2 3 –Car. 127 210 43 8964 232* 53.67 26 46 252 20 77 19 189 4 47.25 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total128 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (4) 114 362/8d 2 (5) 3 0 9 0 #483(HSC, 5-8 April – W) (4) 156* 340/3d – — 218/3d2001/02 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 3 692 199* 230.66 4 1 4 1 3 0 9 0 –Car. 128 212 44 9234 232* 54.96 28 46 254 20 80 19 198 4 49.50 1/1 – -No. Own Team Ct St No. O M R W Opp.2002 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total129 Essex v Cambridge University (3) 20 #370/8d – – — 139(Cambridge, 20-22 Apr – L) (2) 1 245/4d 1 – — 218130 Essex v Gloucestershire (5) 91 379 2 – — #379(Chelmsford, 24-27 Apr – D) — – – — 195/4d131 Essex v Nottinghamshire (5) 4 #130 2 – — 213(Nottingham, 8-10 May – L) (5) 25 270 1 – — 188/3132 Essex v Worcestershire (5) 45 373 – – — #367(Worcester, 15-18 May – W) (5) 47 135/5 1 – — 140133 Essex v Derbyshire (4) 8 168 2 – — #158(Chelmsford, 26-29 May – W) (4) 55* 193/4 2 – — 199134 Essex v Northamptonshire (5) 103* 497/7d 1 – — #632(Northampton, 31May-3Jun -W) (3) 92* 291/6 1 – — 155135 Essex v Northamptonshire (5) 85 #498/9d 3 – — 204(Ilford, 12-15 June – W) — 68/1 1 – — 361136 Essex v Gloucestershire (5) 3 325 – – — #383(Gloucester, 26-29 June – W) (4) 13 381/7 1 – — 322/7d137 Essex v Glamorgan (5) 16 #283 – – — 311(Swansea, 3-6 July – L) (5) 33 139 1 – — 112138 Essex v Worcestershire (5) 41 #197 1 – — 373(Southend, 10-13 July – L) (5) 17 257 – – — 62/2139 Essex v Middlesex (4) 0 441 1 — #538(Southgate, 18-21 July – D) — 53/1 – (8) 6 0 19 0 426/4d140 Essex v Glamorgan (4) 5 #231 – – — 575(Chelmsford, 24-27 July – D) (3) 172* 514/4d -141 Essex v Derbyshire (4) 10 #268 2 – — 301(Derby, 7-10 Aug – W) (4) 75 324 1 – — 151142 Essex v Indians (3) 59 279 2 — #516(Chelmsford, 14-17 Aug – D) (3) 23*+ 186/3 – — 327/6d143 Essex v Durham (4) 6 271 3 – — #259(Colchester, 21-25 Aug – W) (4) 27 322/6 1 – — 332144 Essex v Middlesex (4) 32 278 2 1 — #295(Chelmsford, 4-7 Sept – W) (4) 43* 111/4 3 – — 93M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM16 29 6 1151 172* 50.04 2 6 35 1 6 0 19 0 –Car. 144 241 50 10385 232* 54.37 30 52 289 21 86 19 217 4 54.25 1/1 – -RECORD SEASON BY SEASONM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5I 10M1986/87 1 1 0 13 13 13.00 – – – – –1987/88 1 2 0 11 10 5.50 – – 1 – –1988/89 1 1 0 20 20 20.00 – – 2 –1989/90 6 11 1 329 78 32.90 – 1 8 1 –1990/91 5 9 2 310 121* 44.28 1 2 7 – –1991/92 2 4 0 46 20 11.50 – – 2 – –1992/93(Z) 3 5 1 164 81 41.00 – 2 6 1 –1992/93(I) 1 2 1 177 115 177.00 1 1 1 1 –1993 (E) 2 3 0 94 82 31.33 – 1 6 2 –1993/94(P) 4 6 2 261 103* 65.25 1 2 7 – 6.2 1 9 0 –1993/94(Z) 5 8 1 392 113 56.00 1 2 7 1 14.4 2 37 1 37.00 1/1 – -1994/95(A) 2 4 3 223 139* 223.00 1 1 3 1 –1994/95(Z) 10 15 2 768 156 59.07 3 3 26 – 31 12 70 3 23.33 1/13 – -1995/96(Z) 5 9 1 284 82 35.50 – 3 7 1 13 1 47 0 –1995/96(NZ) 3 5 2 217 73 72.33 – 2 8 – –1996 (E) 1 1 0 70 70 70.00 – 1 1 – –1996/97(SL) 2 4 0 36 31 9.00 – – 3 1 –1996/97(P) 3 6 1 213 100* 42.60 1 1 6 1 –1996/97(Z) 5 6 2 270 112 67.50 1 2 10 – –1997 (E) 1 1 0 14 14 14.00 – – – –1997/98(SL) 3 5 2 289 105* 96.33 2 1 7 – –1997/98(NZ) 4 7 0 173 83 24.71 – 2 10 2 –1997/98(Z) 6 10 1 585 201 65.00 3 – 17 2 1 1 0 0 –1998/99(P) 3 5 2 79 60* 26.33 – 1 8 – –1998/99(Z) 4 6 3 469 194* 156.33 2 – 6 1 –1999 (E) 1 2 1 40 32 40.00 – – 2 – –1999/00(SA) 1 2 0 52 39 26.00 – – 1 – –1999/00(Z) 5 10 2 438 129 54.75 1 3 18 – –1999/00(WI) 3 5 1 207 113* 51.75 1 1 9 – –2000 (E) 7 10 1 300 116* 33.33 1 – 16 1 –2000/01(I) 4 7 3 753 232* 188.25 3 3 4 – –2000/01(NZ) 1 1 0 79 79 79.00 – 1 3 – –2000/01(Z) 11 18 3 671 83 44.73 – 6 24 2 11 3 26 0 –2001/02(B) 2 2 1 142 114* 142.00 1 – 3 1 –2001/02(SL) 4 8 2 156 51* 26.00 – 1 8 – –2001/02(I) 3 5 0 197 94 39.40 – 2 3 –2001/02(Z) 3 6 3 692 199* 230.66 4 1 4 1 3 0 9 0 –2002 (E) 16 29 6 1151 172* 50.04 2 6 35 1 6 0 19 0 –144 241 50 10385 232* 54.37 30 52 289 21 86 19 217 4 54.25 1/1 – -RECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5I 10MZimbabwe 73 121 22 5462 201 55.17 16 25 145 10 73.4 19 189 4 47.25 1/1 – -England 28 46 8 1669 172* 43.92 3 8 60 4 6 0 19 0 –Australia 2 4 3 223 139* 223.00 1 1 3 1 –South Africa 1 2 0 52 39 26.00 – – 1 – –West Indies 3 5 1 207 113* 51.75 1 1 9 – –New Zealand 8 13 2 469 83 42.63 – 5 21 2 –India 8 14 4 1127 232* 112.70 4 6 8 1 –Pakistan 10 17 5 553 103* 46.08 2 4 21 1 6.2 1 9 0 –Sri Lanka 9 17 4 481 105* 37.00 2 2 18 1 –Bangladesh 2 2 1 142 114* 142.00 1 – 3 1 –144 241 50 10385 232* 54.37 30 52 289 21 86 19 217 4 54.25 1/1 – -RECORD ON ZIMBABWEAN GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5I 10MAlexandra 2 2 2 125 121* — 1 – 4 – –Bulawayo AC 10 13 3 590 134* 59.00 1 5 25 1 –Harare South 3 4 0 265 201 66.25 1 – 1 1 21.4 3 55 1 55.00 1/1 – -Harare SC 43 78 12 3010 156 45.60 7 14 84 7 50 15 129 3 43.00 1/13 – -Kwekwe SC 2 2 1 212 194* 212.00 1 – 4 – –Old Hararians 2 2 0 229 116 114.50 2 – 7 – 2 1 5 0 –Queens SC 10 18 3 828 112 55.20 2 6 20 1 –Sunrise 1 2 1 203 167* 203.00 1 – – – –73 121 22 5462 201 55.17 16 25 145 10 73.4 19 189 4 47.25 1/1 – -LOGAN CUP RECORD (FOR MASHONALAND)M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5I 10M1993/94 3 5 1 228 85 57.00 – 2 4 – 13.4 2 32 1 32.00 1/1 – -1994/95 3 5 1 351 134* 87.75 2 1 9 – 25 11 57 2 28.50 1/13 – -1995/96 2 4 1 47 28 15.66 – – – 13 1 47 0 –1996/97 3 3 2 138 73* 138.00 – 2 7 – –1997/98 2 2 0 317 201 158.50 2 – 6 1 1 1 0 0 –1998/99 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 – – 1 1 –1999/2000 -2000/01 5 8 2 224 74 37.33 – 2 6 11 3 26 0 –2001/02 1 2 1 270 156* 270.00 2 – 2 3 0 9 0 –20 30 8 1576 201 71.63 6 7 35 2 66.4 18 171 3 57.00 1/1 – -RECORD AGAINST OTHER LOGAN CUP TEAMSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct/St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCFX Academy 1 1 1 69 69* — – 1 1 5 2 10 0 –Manicaland 1 2 0 24 24 12.00 – – – 6 1 16 0 –Mashonaland A 3 5 1 506 201 126.50 3 – 4 1 3 0 9 0 –Mash Country D 3 5 0 189 103 37.80 1 – 1 42.4 14 104 3 34.66 1/1 – -Matabeleland 8 10 5 592 134* 118.00 2 4 24 1 1 1 0 0 –Midlands 1 1 0 18 18 18.00 – – 3Young Mash/U24 3 6 1 178 77 35.60 – 2 2 – 9 0 32 0 –20 30 8 1576 201 71.63 6 7 35 2 66.4 18 171 3 57.00 1/1 – -CENTURIES1 121* Young Zimbabwe v Pakistan B (Alexandra Sports Club, Harare) 1990/912 115 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Delhi) 1992/933 103* Zimbabweans v Bank of Khyber XI (Peshawar) 1993/944 113 Mashonaland XI v Warwickshire (Old Hararians Sports Club, Harare) 1993/945 134* Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1994/956 139* Zimbabweans v Queensland (Maryborough) 1994/957 156 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Harare Sports Club) 1994/958 103 Mashonaland v Mashonaland Country Districts (Harare Sports Club) 1994/959 100* Zimbabweans v Combined XI (Sahiwal) 1996/9710 112 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (Queens Sports Club) 1996/9711 201 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (Harare South Country Club) 1997/9812 116 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Old Hararians Sports Club) 1997/9813 101* Zimbabweans v Board XI (Matara) 1997/9814 105* ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo) 1997/9815 100* ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Queens Sports Club) 1997/9816 167* ZCU President’s XI v Plascon Cricket Academy (Sunrise Sports Club, Harare) 1998/9917 194* ZCU President’s XI v England A (Kwekwe Sports Club) 1998/9918 129 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (Harare Sports Club) 1999/200019 113* ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (Port-of-Spain) 1999/200020 116* Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (Gloucester) 200021 119* Zimbabweans v National Cricket Academy (Indore) 2000/0122 183* ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Indore) 2000/0123 222* ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Nagpur) 2000/0124 142 ) ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Harare Sports Club) 2001/0225 199*)26 114* ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (Chittagong) 2001/0227 114 ) Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (Harare Sports Club) 2001/0228 156*)29 103* Essex v Northamptonshire (Northampton) 200230 172* Essex v Glamorgan (Chelmsford) 2002TWO CENTURIES IN A MATCH142 and 199* ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Harare Sports Club) 2001/02114 and 156* Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (Harare Sports Club) 2001/02CENTURY AND FIFTY IN THE SAME MATCH115 and 62* ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Delhi) 1992/9374 and 129 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (Harare Sports Club) 1999/2000183* and 70 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Delhi) 2000/0155 and 232* ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Nagpur) 2000/01103* and 92* Essex v Northamptonshire (Northampton) 2002TWO FIFTIES IN THE SAME MATCH65 and 83 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (Auckland) 1997/9851 and 83 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Queens Sports Club) 2000/01MATCH DOUBLE OF 100 RUNS AND FIVE DISMISSALS134* and 7 catches Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1994/95116 and 5 catches Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Old Hararians Sports Club) 1997/988 and 105*; 5 catches ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo) 1997/98DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BATSMANbowled 25 13.09lbw 32 16.76caught 86 45.03caught by wicketkeeper 37 19.37caught and bowled 3 1.57stumped 4 2.09run out 4 2.09TOTAL 191 100.00%DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BOWLERbowled 1 25.00lbw – –caught 3 75.00caught by wicket-keeper – –caught and bowled – –stumped – –TOTAL 4 100.00%BEST CAREER BOWLING FIGURES1/1 (2.4-1-1-1) Mashonaland v Mashonaland Country Districts (Harare South) 1993/94FOUR OR MORE DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS5 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (Nottingham) 20004 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (Harare Sports Club) 1992/934 (3 ct, 1 st) Zimbabweans v World XI (Scarborough) 19934 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Karachi) 1993/944 (all ct) Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1994/954 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Harare Sports Club) 1994/954 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Faisalabad) 1996/974 (2 ct, 2 st) Zimbabweans v Canterbury (Timaru) 1997/984 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (Queens Sports Club) 1999/20004 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (Kingston) 1999/20004 (all ct) Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (Gloucester) 2000FIVE OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A MATCH7 (all ct) Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1994/956 (5 ct, 1 st) Essex v Middlesex (Chelmsford) 20025 (4 ct, 1 st) ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (Harare Sports Club) 1992/935 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Harare Sports Club) 1994/955 (all ct) Mashonaland v Matabeleland (Old Hararians Sports Club) 1997/985 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo) 1997/985 (3 ct, 2 st) Zimbabweans v Canterbury (Timaru) 1997/985 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (Harare Sports Club) 1999/20005 (4 ct, 1 st) ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (Harare Sports Club) 2000/015 (all ct) ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Harare Sports Club) 2000/01

Worcestershire County Cricket Club has announced that Graeme Hick will not be leading the side on the field in 2003.Hick has captained the County for three years and has seen the team make significant progress on the field. In 2001 the side gained promotion to the First Division of the National Cricket League. In 2002 the County came second in the NCL, reached the semi-final of the B & H Cup, the quarter final of the C & G Trophy and narrowly missed out on promotion to the First Division of the Frizzell County Championship.Commenting on the decision, Director of Cricket, Tom Moody, said, "The Club feels that the time is right to move forward with the captaincy of the team. It is also felt that this would allow Graeme to concentrate on being the County and Country’s leading batsman and help the newly shaped team strive for higher honours into the future. He has already re-written many of the Club’s batting records and I have no doubt many more will be written in the future. On behalf of the club I would like to thank Graeme for his commitment to the job over the past three season."Graeme Hick has issued his own statement as follows:-"Sadly the Worcestershire County Cricket Club have asked me to relinquish the captaincy of the side although my contract as a player continues until 2004.I was particularly proud that 2002 was one of our best seasons for years and, building on that solid groundwork, I was looking forward to leading the team in 2003 with every prospect of achieving the promotion that narrowly eluded us this year. Therefore, I was surprised and disappointed to be told so soon after the close of the season that my services were no longer required and at no time did I have the opportunity to express my ideas as Captain to the Committee. Thus when I received the call informing me that a decision had already been made its abruptness came as something of a shock.The 2003 season holds enormous promise. The team has worked incredibly hard and it has forged a great spirit, both of optimism and determination, which I believe will win us promotion. They deserve it! I would like to take this opportunity to thank the players for their efforts and support during my captaincy.It has been a tremendous honour and privilege to have captained Worcestershire. I would like to have led the team to success next year and to have retired on a high note. However, that task now falls to whoever is appointed in my place. I wish him well and I shall give him all my support."The Club hope to announce a replacement in the near future.

A 92-run opening stand between England batsmen Charlotte Edwards and Kathryn Leng proved the difference in the One-Day International played against India as compensation for their washed out Test match at Beaconsfield yesterday.India won the toss and batted first but struggled all the way losing Jaya Sharma when the score was seven as Isa Guha set about another fine example of her promise by claiming Sharma as the first of her three wickets at a cost of 28 runs.Later she added Anjum Chopra for five and Sulakshana Naik for six.Clare Connor’s slow bowling also cut a swathe through the Indian batting as she took three for 25 from 9.5 overs.India were dismissed for 118 with one ball of their innings remaining.Edwards scored 54 off 89 balls with only two boundaries while Leng scored 46 off 84.Edwards was second out when England were only 11 runs short of their target and while Claire Taylor and Melissa Reynard were also dismissed before the win was achieved, England got home comfortably to claim a six-wicket win.

The members of the press descended upon the County Ground on Wednesday morning to meet the players and take pre-season photographs.The morning started in the Colin Atkinson Pavilion where the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was on display. Somerset Chief Executive Peter Anderson welcomed those present and said that it was an honour for the club that the C and G had chosen Taunton to launch their national tour of the trophy.Mr Anderson also welcomed back Marcus Trescothick who was sitting looking relaxed amongst his county team mates after spending the majority of the winter on tour with England.Following the formalities the players went outside to face the chilly wind and pose for the group photographs, one of which was in white kit, another in NUL coloured kit and a third with C and G `winners’ caps on their heads. After the team groups the players posed for individual photographs before making themselves available for interviews.Somerset coach Kevin Shine was in buoyant mood when I spoke to him early in the morning. He told me: “The boys are fit and strong and ready to go, in fact they are as fit as they have ever been at this time of the season. We are now keeping our fingers crossed that they all stay fit before the start of the season.”When I asked Kevin about the pre season friendly matches he told me: “All of the players were up for them and took them very seriously which was what I wanted. Matt Bulbeck bowled beautifully, he had that old zip back about his action that has been missing and he is fully fit and ready to start the season.”He continued; “Now we are gearing ourselves up ready for the first county championship match against Sussex on April 24th, and taking it all very seriously.”

Somerset County Cricket Club patron, Christopher Ondaajte was absolutely delighted with the way that the match against Sri Lanka had gone at Taunton on Friday.After the close of play he told me: "It has been really fantastic for me to have been here on such a truly wonderful day and to have sponsored the first Patron’s Trophy match against Sri Lanka, the country of my birth."Mr Ondaajte continued: "I am certain that this is the start of a really thrilling one day cricket series in England, and I am delighted to have been part of it."Earlier in the day Mr Ondaajte had met the players from both sides and presented each team with an engraved silver salver and three engraved Queens Golden Jubilee Goblets, all of which had been specially commissioned, as a record of this special occasion.Following their 63 run defeat at the hands of Somerset, the Sri Lankans were back at the County Ground on Saturday morning practicing in the nets ahead of their one day match against Gloucestershire at Bristol tomorrow.

Injuries to paceman Alan Mullally and wicket-keeper Nic Pothas sees Hampshire go into their Norwich Union League Division Two match with Middlesex with their youngest side yet.Second XI keeper Iain Brunnschweiler steps in for Pothas, who strained ligaments at the back of his knee and is rested in an attempt to get him fit for the vital Championship visit to Hove on Thursday. Brunnschweiler will make his competitive first XI debut having played in tourist and university first-class games.James Adams keeps his place from that beaten by Surrey in the floodlit clash at The Oval, while James Hamblin and Lawrence Prittipaul are also included.But there is no place for John Crawley, who has been ordered by the England management to rest before the fourth and final npower Test match against India at the Oval, starting on Thursday.Team: Jason Laney, Neil Johnson, James Adams, John Francis, Will Kendall (capt), James Hamblin, Lawrence Prittipaul, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Shaun Udal, Iain Brunnschweiler (w-k), James Tomlinson.

New Zealand will have separate Test and one-day sides for their tour of Pakistan which has now been confirmed from April 18-May 12.Three One-Day Internationals and two Tests will be played, the ODIs following New Zealand’s participation in the Sharjah tournament.New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden said today a separate Test selection would be made for the tour but he didn’t know how many players would be involved. That was for the selectors to decide, he said.It was also decided, in consultation with the players, that no warm-up first-class games will be played before the Tests.New Zealand were conscious of the fact that it shouldn’t be a long tour in order to give players a week or two break before they go to the West Indies.New Zealand will play in Sharjah against Pakistan and Sri Lanka from April 9-17.New Zealand team manager Jeff Crowe visited Pakistan after New Zealand’s ODI series with England was completed and he was satisfied the security arrangements were up to requirements and the tour should proceed.Snedden said: “I am satisfied from the reports I have received that appropriate arrangements have been put in place by the Pakistan Cricket Board to ensure player safety and comfort.”The itinerary is: April 21 v Pakistan, Karachi; April 24 v Pakistan, Rawalpindi; April 27 v Pakistan Lahore; May 1-5 v Pakistan, Lahore; May 8-12 v Pakistan, Karachi.