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It was a contrast from a gripping fourth day, as the last passage of play in the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand proved to be the least exciting of all. Predictably, the match drifted to a draw, though New Zealand earned themselves a deserved 1-0 series-win.New Zealand lost Jamie How before lunch for 8, but his was the only wicket to fall as Jesse Ryder (39) and Aaron Redmond (30) guided their team to a predictable, if rather dull, draw. It was the first time Bangladesh have managed to avoid defeat in eight Tests against New Zealand.However, when play began this morning, New Zealand were in a commanding position. Bangladesh, who resumed on the perilous position of 13 for 3, soon found themselves reduced to 44 for 6 as New Zealand’s spinners continued to threaten. Jeetan Patel got the first breakthrough, trapping Mehrab Hossain jnr lbw with a straight delivery.Bangladesh focussed on defence throughout the first hour with the run rate hovering at two runs-an-over. Vettori then picked up his fourth victim, as Tamim Iqbal push meekly at one just outside his off stump, induce an edge to Ross Taylor. Not for the first time in the series, Tamim fell soon after establishing himself at the crease, for 24.The situation worsened when Mushfiqur Rahim departed without any addition to the score. He fended a short ball from Iain O’Brien off his glove, offering a simple chance to Brendon McCullum down the leg side.At that stage, the game swung heavily in favour of New Zealand as the follow-on target of 163 was still 119 away. But Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Mortaza set about resurrecting the innings. They showed that the pitch was still good for batting. Defence was still a priority, but both managed to punish the bad balls without difficulty. They put on 78 for the seventh wicket – a partnership that looked to have saved the team.However, as has been so common in this series, the loss of a few quick wickets once again gave New Zealand another chance of an unlikely victory. Shakib was adjudged lbw trying to sweep a straight delivery from Vettori with the score at 122, still 41 short of the follow-on.But Mortaza continued punishing the wayward deliveries to give Bangladesh hope, and together with Abdur Razzak the pair took the score to 155, before he was caught at silly mid-off while fending off a short ball from Iain O’Brien. Mortaza finished on 48, hitting seven fours and two sixes.This gave the New Zealanders one last chance, but Razzak and Shahadat Hossain took their team to safety. And after Shahadat became O’Brien’s third victim of the innings, Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashrufal declared at 169 for 9, still trailing by 93 runs – only the third declaration by a Bangladesh captain in Test cricket.The pick of the bowlers were Vettori and O’Brien. The former maintained a perfect line and length, finishing with 5 for 66 off 19 overs while O’Brien troubled the batsmen with his short rising deliveries, ending with 3 for 31.Vettori picked up the Man-of-the-Match award for his five-wicket haul and was also adjudged the Man of the Series.

Former Manchester City man Paul Stewart reckons both Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling’s places will be under threat following the arrival of Jack Grealish.

Grealish became City’s first major signing of the window when he broke the British record for the most expensive player last Thursday.

His £100m move from Aston Villa means Guardiola now has nine attacking players at his disposal, which could become 10 if Harry Kane follows his England colleague through the door at the Etihad Stadium.

But his arrival means someone’s place in the side could become under threat, with Grealish’s price-tag surely meaning he’ll be a regular starter under Guardiola.

Guardiola has already confirmed that some of his squad want to leave, one of which being Bernardo Silva, but when asked who he expects to miss out on being a starter next season, Stewart gave a perhaps surprise answer given his form.

He exclusively told Football FanCast:

“He did himself proud at the EUROs, Sterling. But I can see him or Mahrez being the ones that are at most risk of not playing because Grealish can drift in from either side and as you said, he will play.”

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Como prometido pela diretoria, os jogadores do Fluminense receberam o pagamento de metade dos direitos de imagem que estavam atrasados em 2017. A outra metade será paga ainda neste maio de maio. Em entrevista ao “Globoesporte.com”, Diogo Bueno, VP de Finanças do clube das Laranjeiras, explicou que foi preciso contrair dois empréstimos, totalizando R$ 36 milhões.

– Tivemos um soluço nos direitos de imagem, mas está resolvido. Estamos quitando tudo em maio. A gente fez duas operações em instituições financeiras. Em uma, gente reduziu a taxa de juros pela metade. E, na outra, reduziu em 1/3. Nesse processo de reestruturação, a gente quitou dívidas maiores. Quito dívida cara e fico com dívida mais barata, assim, meu compromisso mensal diminui. Me sobra mais caixa. Fizemos redução drástica no custo do dinheiro do clube – explicou o vice de finanças Diogo Bueno.

Desde que assumiu a presidência do clube das Laranjeiras, em dezembro de 2016, Pedro Abad e a diretoria trabalham visando a reestruturação financeira do clube. De acordo com Diogo Bueno, os anos de 2015 e 2016, com várias contratações, deixaram um “legado negativo” muito grande. Na virada para 2017, 33 jogadores deixaram o clube, o que resultou em uma economia anual de R$ 15 milhões.

O balanço orçamentário de 2016, divulgado no início de maio, deixou claro as dificuldades que o Fluminense enfrentará na questão financeira. Além das dívidas terem crescido, as receitas diminuíram, levando em conta o uso de receitas extraordinárias, como a luva de cotas televisivas (R$ 80 milhões).

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AB de Villiers shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on his seventh Test century, and instead took pleasure in England’s discomfort

Andrew Miller at The Oval10-Aug-2008
AB de Villiers batted beautifully with the tail to boost South Africa’s hopes of a 3-0 series win © Getty Images
AB de Villiers shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on his seventh Test century, and instead took pleasure in England’s discomfort, after their apparently serene progression towards a consolation victory in the fourth Test at The Oval was interrupted by some doughty lower-order resistance. Having at one stage envisaged a target of little more than 100, England were left chasing an awkward 197, thanks to de Villiers’ 97 and a series-best 34 from Paul Harris.”Nineties like this, I don’t really count them,” said de Villiers. “Putting the team out of trouble is all I wanted to do, because I’m a team player and I always will be. My target was a lead of 250 for the boys, so I came up short by about 50 runs which was very disappointing, but my hundred wasn’t really an issue. To score 97 is as good as 150 today, and I’m very happy to have given the boys a chance to pull through.”De Villiers came to the crease early on the fourth day, following the dismissal of Jacques Kallis for 9, at which stage South Africa were precariously placed, with a slender lead of 16, and only six wickets remaining. Fearlessness, however, has been a hallmark of de Villiers’ cricket – as England well remember from his debut series against them in 2004-05.On that occasion, he was asked to open the batting, keep wicket, and bat as a specialist No. 6, all in the space of four furiously contested matches, but he maintained his composure throughout, and when he reverted to his original opener’s role for the final match of the rubber at Centurion, he signed off on his home ground with scores of 92 and 109, his maiden Test hundred.That experience, one suspects, has made de Villiers pretty phlegmatic about his cricket, and today he looked after his team by looking after No. 1 first and foremost. His approach to batting with the tail was lifted straight from the Steve Waugh manual, as the confidence he brought to his own innings rubbed off on his team-mate, Harris, with whom he added an invaluable 95 for the eighth wicket.”I knew after Harry got to 20-odd he was looking pretty comfortable at the wicket, so I gave him a bit of freedom to express himself, and back his ability,” said de Villiers. “He proved me right, because he batted well. He can definitely stick around, so I just waited for him to get to 10 or 15, and get comfortable. That’s when I started to focus on my own batting and get the runs where we could get them.”It was a tough test of Kevin Pietersen’s rookie captaincy, and on this occasion he didn’t quite nail his tactics, particularly when he called for the new ball yet posted only one slip when de Villiers was on strike. A wild swish whizzed through the vacant third slip for four, and the moment to break through was lost.
Stuart Broad kept England ahead of the game with career-best figures © Getty Images
“They were pretty negative to me which was expected,” said de Villiers. “But it’s a tough one because the new ball goes pretty quickly off the bat and you can score 50 in no time if the fielders are in the wrong spaces. Then again, I saw just one or two slips, so I had a go outside off and it worked in my favour. As soon as they put a slip in there, it would have obviously have changed my gameplan.”De Villiers’ fine performance eventually came to an end when he lost his composure – and his leg stump – with Monty Panesar bowling into the leg-side rough. “It was disappointing to get out at that stage, but I wanted just to try and keep scoring,” he said. “We had Andre Nel at the other end who’s a real tailender, so I’d have liked to take most of the strike and keep the scoreboard ticking over.”Nevertheless, the target that South Africa have set is a sufficient challenge to leave England’s batsmen with one or two doubts in their minds overnight. “I’m happy with a 197 lead,” said de Villiers. “It’s given us a good chance tomorrow. Our bowlers haven’t really been where we know they can be in this series, and tomorrow would be a good time to hit their straps and bowl like we know they can. If we can get a couple of early ones, I don’t see why we can’t push through.”Nevertheless, England’s leading wicket-taker in the innings, Stuart Broad, remained optimistic about his side’s chances of wrapping up their consolation win. “The wicket was pretty good to bat on,” said Broad. “There was a bit in it for the seamers and Monty [Panesar] but doesn’t deteriorate massively. It’s also a quick-scoring ground, so if we get our heads down we should knock it off.”Though Broad’s figures of 3 for 44 were unremarkable, they were nonetheless his best to date in Test cricket, and another small progression in a year in which his international career has really begun to take off. Though he missed the last Test at Edgbaston because he was jaded, his return as part of a five-man attack has enabled him to bed into the junior allrounder role, and has removed that extra pressure to take wickets that had hampered him during the early part of the summer.”You get more of a role in a four-man attack, but right now I’m being used as the fourth seamer in a five-man attack and that’s about creating pressure to get my wickets,” he said. “I’m thoroughly enjoying it, and though I’d love to become a strike bowler and a new-ball bowler for England, you’ve got to earn that right. There’s always a starting place, so hopefully I’ll start to nip out a few wickets and move up the pecking order a bit.”Some sympathetic handling from his new captain, Pietersen, has also aided his development. Broad was called back into the attack towards the end of South Africa’s first innings – when the obvious option would have been James Anderson or Steve Harmison – and he responded with two quick scalps. Today, he performed the same trick, with two in 11 balls, to once again bring an end to South Africa’s resistance.”I’m pleased to have picked up five wickets in the game, and I hope that’ll get me on a bit of a role,” he said. “I’m due a haul at some stage, so hopefully that’ll come next year. What has stood me in good stead, though, is that after 10 ODIs I had about five wickets, and I was thinking how am I going to get international wickets? But after 30 I’ve got 40-odd now. I’m used to not taking wickets at the start of my international career, so I’m not panicking. Today is a start.”

The last domestic tournament on the Zimbabwe calendar, the Faithwear Cup, starts in Harare on Tuesday

Cricinfo staff23-May-2008The last domestic tournament on the Zimbabwe calendar, the Faithwear Cup, starts in Harare on Tuesday.Matches in the one-day competition was moved from Bulawayo at short notice. Officially, the reason given was that there was no electricity at the Bulawayo Athletics Club ground, but a source told Cricinfo: “The borehole pump at BAC broke down last year and has not been repaired and it has made it difficult for the ground staff to water the outfield, they use a hosepipe to water the centre wicket.”It was also suggested that it had been done because of financial concerns at the costs of transporting teams to the city. “If the matches were held in Bulawayo, it meant Zimbabwe Cricket paying for accommodation for players from Easterns, Northerns, Southerns plus umpires. However, in Harare, ZC will have to accommodate only Westerns players since players from the other provinces have homes in Harare.”Although there will be monetary savings by hosting all games in one centre, there is the risk of mounting social unrest following March’s presidential elections.”To motivate the sides and raise the level of competition, we decided to award bonus points,” Lovemore Banda, the board’s media manager, explained. “Effectively, each match has a bonus point on offer. If the side that wins the match does so with a run-rate that is a set percentage higher than that of the losing team, it gets the bonus point.”However, if the losing side keeps the margin between it and the winner to less than that percentage, it gets the bonus point. What that means is that, on one hand, a team doing well is encouraged to go for victory emphatically while, on the other, the one struggling is encouraged to minimise the margin.”

ألمح أحد لاعبي فريق ريال مدريد، لإمكانية رحيله عن صفوف النادي الملكي، وذلك بعد نهاية موسم 2021/2022.

وكان الدولي الإسباني فرانشيسكو إيسكو، متوسط ميدان ريال مدريد، قد أعلن رحيله عن الملكي بجانب الظهير الأيمن البرازيلي مارسيلو، فضلًا عن الجناح الويلزي جاريث بيل، حيث تنتهي عقودهم في 30 يونيو المُقبل.

وتوجد شكوك حول إمكانية استمرار الدولي الإسباني داني سيبايوس داخل ريال مدريد، خاصة في ظل عدم مشاركته كثيرًا، مع تبقي عام واحد فقط على نهاية عقده، حيث ينتهي في 30 يونيو 2023.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فيديو | أول لقاء بين بنزيما ومبابي بعد اتهامات الخيانة بسبب ريال مدريد

وكتب سيبايوس عبر حسابه الرسمي بمنصة التواصل الاجتماعي “تويتر”: “إنها نهاية موسم كان رائعًا وفريدًا ولا يُنسى”.

وأضاف: “شخصيًا، كان الأمر صعبًا جدًا في البداية، لكنه انتهى بشكل لا يصدق، دون أدنى شك، تهانينا لجميع لمشجعي ريال مدريد الذين آمنوا دائمًا بهذه المجموعة، حتى النهاية”.

وأتم تصريحاته قائلًا: “لقد حان الوقت الآن للانفصال والاستمتاع بما حققناه، والبدء في التفكير في التحديات الجديدة!، شكرًا لكم جميعًا.. هلا مدريد!”.

Se acaba una temporada que ha terminado siendo maravillosa,única e inolvidable.Empezó siendo muy difícil pero termina de una manera insuperable.Enhorabuena a todos los madridistas que siempre han creído en este grupo.Ahora es momento de desconectar y disfrutar de lo conseguido!🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/z2GMyU6qTE — Daniel Ceballos (@DaniCeballos46) May 30, 2022

Leeds United have been handed a potentially significant boost in their pursuit of Hertha Berlin forward Matheus Cunha.

What’s the story?

The Whites have been linked with a move for the 22-year-old throughout this summer as Marcelo Bielsa looks to strengthen his first-team squad ahead of the upcoming campaign.

And Leeds may be encouraged to make a formal offer for Cunha following some intriguing comments made by Hertha’s newly-appointed sporting director Fredi Bobic.

“If he wants to move on, it will only happen if the price is right,” Bobic revealed in an interview with BuliNews. “It’s simple: either you commit completely and dig in – or you bring up something else that makes sense.

“I had the feeling that the agent thought that was great. That was a clear statement, he can deal with that. And it’s not like there are 20 clubs lining up right now.”

Bielsa will be buzzing

Although Bobic appeared to be relatively content with how the talks with Cunha’s agent had gone, he refused to rule out an imminent exit and suggested the Brazilian can depart the capital club for the right price.

Previously, reports have claimed Hertha will demand £26 million for their prized asset over the coming months after he enjoyed a stellar 2020/21 campaign.

Despite the continued struggles of the Bundesliga outfit, Cunha bagged eight goals and provided a further eight assists in just 28 appearances last season, catching the eye of several sides.

His standout displays saw former Hertha manager Bruno Labbadia dub the South American wizard as “something special”, and it’s easy to undersand why Bielsa is reportedly keen to bring Cunha to West Yorkshire.

The Samba star’s versatility has seen him play on the left-hand-side, as a number 10 and even up-front, making him an ideal fit for Leeds’ fluid system.

Lining up alongside the likes of Raphinha, Jack Harrison and Patrick Bamford next season would make for a daunting prospect for any Premier League defence, and it’s a forward line that every Leeds fan is surely desperate to see.

And, in other news…Imagine him and Raphinha: Leeds can form dream duo in “phenomenal” EURO 2020 sensation 

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

Fulham are reluctant to pay Steve Cooper’s compensation fee in order to bring him to Craven Cottage this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Football League World, who claim that Shahid Khan is not currently prepared to pay the £3m compensation fee it would require to get Cooper out of his current contract with Swansea City.

Sky Sports reported on Sunday that Scott Parker is set to leave the west London side in the next 48 hours before taking over at Fulham’s Championship rivals AFC Bournemouth, meaning that the Cottagers are set to be managerless with pre-season due to start in a matter of weeks.

Khan must pay

While it is understandable that Khan may not want to pay such a large amount of money in order to appoint Parker’s successor at Craven Cottage this summer, when taking into account Cooper’s record in the Championship with Swansea, in addition to sorting out the managerial situation at Fulham well before pre-season starts and the transfer window ends, there should be enough evidence to convince the club’s owner to cough up for the Swans boss.

Indeed, having taken over from a Graham Potter led Swansea side who had finished the previous campaign in 10th, Cooper has since guided the Welsh team to consecutive top-six finishes in the Championship, with improvements both in points and performance in the play-offs having been made each year.

The Welshman has also gained a reputation for developing young players, something that is undoubtedly helped by winning the U17 World Cup with England, as well as earning praise for the tactical diversity of his Swansea side.

And, with it seeming a near certainty that Parker will be moving onto pastures new this summer, considering Cooper’s record, it could be easily argued that the 41-year-old is actually an upgrade on the outgoing Fulham coach, with his appointment appearing to do no harm at all to the Cottagers’ hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League next season.

As such, if Khan does not pay up for the Swansea City manager this summer, and, for whatever reason, Fulham should fail in their promotion push next term, the owner’s decision would undoubtedly be looked back on as one of his worst in his time at the club, as well as one that would leave fans fuming.

In other news: Khan must ruthlessly axe “unbelievable” £21k-p/w flop, he’s let Fulham down for years

At the start of another bright sunny morning at the County Ground in Taunton, Somerset Head Groundsman Phil Frost was working hard alongside his team to make sure that the ground is in peak condition for the first home match of the season against

Richard Walsh16-Apr-2002At the start of another bright sunny morning at the County Ground in Taunton, Somerset Head Groundsman Phil Frost was working hard alongside his team to make sure that the ground is in peak condition for the first home match of the season against Glamorgan in the Benson and Hedges Cup on April 30th.Phil, who won the coveted Groundsman of the Year Award for a record breaking number of times in 2001 told me: "It’s all looking very good at the moment. The early season net wickets and the wickets out in the middle have all played well, but it is always so much easier when it is dry. We have been very lucky with the weather this season so far."Phil Frost continued: "The pitch for the Glamorgan game in a fortnight is virtually ready, and we are now keeping it dry. It should be a typical Taunton wicket, and after the Hampshire friendly match on Wednesday we will put the main covers over it."