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The expected withdrawal of Andrew Symonds for next month’s tour of India has the allrounder Shane Watson thinking about what would be his greatest challenge. Symonds, who was sent home from the one-day series against Bangladesh for going fishing, is waiting to start formal counselling sessions as part of his Cricket Australia rehabilitation and it is highly unlikely he will be picked in the Test squad towards the end of this week.Watson has won support from James Sutherland, Cricket Australia’s chief executive, who admitted Symonds could be lost to the game. “I don’t think that’s impossible,” Sutherland said on ABC radio when asked if Symonds might never play for Australia again.”I think the message the Australian players have sent is that we want Andrew Symonds in our team, but we want Andrew Symonds absolutely committed and wanting to be there. They’re really asking him that question. If he can’t answer that question, it may well be that he’s lost to the team.”Sutherland said being without Symonds would be a “great loss”, but there were other young talents who could fill his place. “People like Shane Watson may well get the opportunity they’ve yearned for for so long in his absence,” he said.Watson is the most convenient contender for the No. 6 spot and his all-round skills would give Australia options, including playing another spinner. However, Simon Katich and David Hussey, the batsmen who are part-time bowlers, may also come into contention, especially if fitness concerns remain over Matthew Hayden (heel) and Ricky Ponting (wrist).”There is absolutely no doubt that, if I get the call-up, this would be the biggest challenge I could face as a cricketer,” Watson told the Sydney Morning Herald. “We’ve only won once there in 30-odd years as it is, and there are obviously other considerations as well this time around. I would love to go, but I am not going to spend too much time worrying about selection, like I used to. If it happens, it happens.”Watson said the team was “wishing the best” for Symonds, “but if there is an opportunity there, hopefully I can take it with both hands”. “The leadership group have made a difficult decision [to send Symonds home from Darwin], but the message they were trying to convey was that they needed everyone at 100% to set a good example to the young guys.”After missing the first game in Darwin with a leg problem, Watson picked up 29 and 27 as an opener as well as 2 for 8 in the final encounter. The last of his three Tests came against West Indies in 2005-06, when he partially dislocated his shoulder and was replaced by Symonds.

Bermuda’s coach Gus Logie has struggled to get a squad together for the tri-series in Canada which also involves the hosts and West Indies. On Wednesday Logie was fighting to try and find 14 players, after only nine turned up to training, and although a squad has been named it highlights the problems faced by Bermuda.Allrounder Lionel Cann and offspinner Delyone Borden have been called up, but it has been a real battle for Logie. “I know most of them are available. Right now we are training with nine guys. We’ve asked a couple of others to make themselves available,” he told the .Logie says that part of the problem is managing everyone’s expectations of what Bermuda can achieve, especially with them facing West Indies in a full ODI for the first time. Their recent form hasn’t been good; they lost all their matches in the ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers and also lost their ODI series against Netherlands.”As far as some people are concerned we should win every game we play – no matter who the opposition is,” Logie said. “But I think batting 50 overs would be an achievement, scoring 200 runs would be an achievement.”If they continue to perform, who knows what will happen. A good performance against a side like the West Indies and they will be talked about on the world stage again.”Squad Irving Romaine (capt), Rodney Trott, Stephen Outerbridge, Jekon Edness, Stefan Kelly, Dwayne Leverock, Ryan Steede, Tamauri Tucker, George O’Brien, Oronde Bascome, Kyle Hodsoll, Chris Douglas, Delyone Borden, Lionel Cann

The ICC has changed the result of the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan in 2006 from an English victory to a draw, following pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board during the annual ICC meeting in Dubai.”The board decided the result of the match should be altered. The change is from an England win as a result of Pakistan’s refusal to play to the match being termed abandoned as a draw,” the ICC said. “The board’s decision is based on the view that in light of the unique set of circumstances the original result was felt to be inappropriate.”Inzamam-ul-Haq, who was Pakistan’s captain during the Test, welcomed the ICC’s decision. “I am very happy about it. This decision and the fact that we were cleared of ball-tampering charges proves that we were correct in our stance,” he said. “This proves that what happened there was because of one man (Darrell Hair). It is sad that he is still there.”The Test was originally awarded to England by umpire Darrell Hair after Pakistan did not come out to field after tea on the fourth day, following accusations of ball-tampering.Pakistan had, at the time, been in a strong position in the match, having secured a first-innings lead of 331 and removed four England batsmen second-time around. There was nothing at stake in the series, with England already leading 2-0 after wins at Headingley and Old Trafford, but the eventual forfeiture was the first in the history of Test cricket. The removal of England’s win could affect their standing in the ICC Test Championship – they are currently third on 110 points, one ahead of their next opponents, South Africa, on 109.The result had huge off-field ramifications as well. Hair went on to be suspended from the ICC elite panel, and though that decision was overturned last year when he took his employers to the High Court in London, the initial decision formed the basis of Pakistan’s appeal for a rethink of the result.

In case anyone is in any doubt: Shane Warne is not about to return to Test action. Despite denials over a couple of weeks, Warne cannot escape the speculation he will make himself available for the 2009 Ashes, especially after Stuart MacGill’s retirement in Antigua on Tuesday.”I’ve got no interest at all at this stage,” Warne told AAP. “I’m very happily retired, I’m comfortable where I am at the moment.”Warne was back in Melbourne following his tournament-winning stint as captain-coach with the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He will be in Victoria until going to the United States in August to play poker.Last month Warne listed a long set of conditions that would lead him to “consider” lining up for the Ashes. Despite MacGill’s exit, he has not changed his mind.”I actually said I was happily retired and if Stuart MacGill broke his leg – which he hasn’t, he’s retired – and there was no other spinner in Australia and if Ricky Ponting asked me, I’d consider it,” Warne said. “If that’s coming back out of retirement, I’m not sure. I don’t think it is.”Ponting has not called Warne. “I’m sure if I rang him and said, `I’d like you to come back in South Africa and India,’ he would probably put his hand up,” Ponting said in the Courier Mail. “Warney made it pretty clear that if there was absolutely no one else around, he might consider it.”I haven’t entertained the idea of asking Shane to come out of retirement, no. He’s probably hoping I have, but I haven’t just yet.”MacGill exited the Test scene after the drawn second Test against West Indies, finishing with 208 wickets in 44 games, and Beau Casson is the leading candidate to replace him in Barbados on June 12. Warne managed 708 in 145 matches before bowing out after Australia cleanswept England in the 2006-07 Ashes.

The West Indies coach John Dyson praised his side’s fighting qualities after they hit back from a 119-run first-innings deficit to reduce Australia to 17 for 4 at stumps on the third day. Following an inspirational 118 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, West Indies finished superbly with Daren Powell and Fidel Edwards picking up two wickets.”We go out there to fight no matter what the situation of the match,” Dyson said. “When we went out to bowl this afternoon we said this is what we need to do, this is how we’re going to do it, and the two of them did it beautifully.”Both openers were removed and the extremely important wickets of Ricky Ponting (5) and Michael Hussey (1) were part of the impressive collection. Dyson said a change in the side’s attitude had helped their overall performance.”There is some good team spirit,” he said. “They are enjoying their cricket more than they have for a long time and consequently we’re seeing them play some good stuff. [Getting four of the Australian top order] was really pleasing, we could have folded but we discussed what we needed to do and the guys just executed it perfectly.”Chanderpaul set up the fightback with his century, which came after he was hit on the back of the head by a Brett Lee bouncer. Dyson said Chanderpaul was being sent for precautionary tests. “I expect him to take full part tomorrow,” he said. “We’re very confident that the scan would show no major damage.”Lee was one of the first to comfort Chanderpaul after he was hit. “What scared me was he said he couldn’t feel his hands or feet,” Lee said after play. “You don’t want to see anyone get hurt. To his credit he got back up there, and batted beautifully after that.”Dyson said Chanderpaul controlled the innings in a “beautiful fashion”, but he was also pleased with the support given by Runako Morton and Dwayne Bravo. “I want some of the less profile players to make contributions as well,” he said. “Runako got a terrific 67 and it would have been just fantastic if he had kept going and got a hundred, and the same with Bravo. It was a spectacular little innings to watch, but you just wish it went for another hour and a half.”

England cricket fans are an unlucky bunch. For the past 15 years, the team has been struggling to transcend mediocrity, stumbling through the deepest troughs. Contrary to popular belief, the loss of the Ashes, and the spectacular style in which Australia routed their visitors, is not a cause to be too gloomy.The unluckiest England fans are those approaching 20. I have no memory whatsoever of England’s last Ashes victory, in Australia in 1986/87. While the 1990/91 series is similarly blurred, I do recall wondering why Graham Gooch kept letting Terry Alderman trap him leg-before in 1989.Things had not got much better by 1993, when a young, bleached-blond was set to take England by storm. At one of my first Test matches, I saw Shane Warne’s “ball of the century”. What was most amusing was the equal mixture of bemusement and terror in the eyes of the England fans. They looked as puzzled as Gatting, with the more knowing spectators realising that this man was going to be a torment.And what torment. Warne, along with the Waugh brothers, Mark Taylor and later Glenn McGrath, would dominate the Ashes Tests of my youth. But England did at least compete. They won two Tests in 1997, and still had a slim chance of squaring the rubber going into the last day of the 1998/99 series.None of those previous England teams have as much potential as that 2002. None of the Australians could possibly match the superb team they have now. This is not just a good side: at least five (Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Warne and McGrath) would walk into a World XI, with Jason Gillespie not far behind. They dominate Test cricket with swaggering ease, and are quite possibly invincible at home.What then, could England have done to prevent such a crushing defeat? It is a familiar complaint, but the injury list was a huge factor. Australia were able to select their best eleven, while Hussain’s side was a badly-botched DIY job. Missing Graham Thorpe, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Andrew Caddick and Simon Jones deprived England of six definite starters. John Crawley is more than a fringe player, while Michael Vaughan and Mark Butcher played without being fully fit. Australia would have won the Ashes even if England had been able to select their best side, but they would not have kept the urn with such ease.It is encouraging that Richard Dawson and Robert Key stood up and battled hard. Steve Harmison – in spite of his run-up jitters – also looked dangerous. Whether they will become genuine Test players remains to be seen, but they have survived the toughest possible induction into the game. Alex Tudor lacked zip, and will surely be affected by the sickening blow inflicted on him by Brett Lee. A word to commend the paceman is necessary, for he was helping Tudor with genuine concern within seconds. He blotted his copy-book by bouncing Harmison subsequently, but this was a tame effort, surely not intended to hit the batsman.So forget the nonsense about the game dying in England (just look at the crowds when South Africa tour next year) and look forward to the one-day series. It is a tough assignment, but a young England team might just be able to spring a few surprises. The Barmy Army certainly deserve a change in luck.

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.

If it’s the Eden Gardens, it seems to be a big hundred for VVS Laxman. The Hyderabadi stylist helped himself to a painfully slow unbeaten 154 as the third and final Test meandered to the tamest of draws. For his part, Sachin Tendulkar missed out on a golden opportunity to score a double hundred, being dismissed by Cuffy for 176. But the little master had the satisfaction of earning the Man of the Match award for his match-saving knock that rescued India from a precarious position of 87/4. Unsurprisingly, Harbhajan Singh’s 20 wickets were enough to win him the Man of the Series award.On the final evening, Laxman struck an unbeaten 154 as India declared their second innings at 471 for eight to salvage a draw in the third and final Test against West Indies, which enabled them to clinch the series 2-0.The fourth Test hundred of Laxman’s career came at his favoured venue – Eden Gardens – after India opted to settle for a draw rather than make a aggressive declaration and push for a whitewash on a wicket that was low and slow.The visitors, after suffering huge defeats in the first two Tests, had earlier harboured visions of a face-saving win when they took a 139-run first innings lead and reduced India to 87 for four on the fourth day.But Tendulkar forged a record 214-run fifth wicket partnership with Laxman, who batted with unusual reticence.Tendulkar, who faced 299 balls in his seven-hour knock peppered with 26 boundaries, strained his hamstring and has been ruled out of the one-day series starting on Wednesday. Punjab left-hander Dinesh Mongia replaces Tendulkar.Laxman’s second century against West Indies followed his Indian record 281 at the ground last year, which lifted India to a series-levelling win over Australia after they had followed on. It was also his second century against the West Indies, after his 130 in the fourth Test at St John’s, Antigua in May 2002.

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

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.