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Full name Andrew Flower
Born April 28, 1968, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Current age 40 years 115 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Essex,Marylebone Cricket Club,Mashonaland,South Australia
Nickname Petals
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Coach
Height
5 ft 10 in
Education Vainona High School
Relations Brother - GW Flower
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
63
112
19
4794
232*
51.54
10636
45.07
12
27
543
20
151
9
ODIs
213
208
16
6786
145
35.34
9097
74.59
4
55
141
32
First-class
223
372
69
16379
271*
54.05
49
75
361
21
List A
380
366
45
12511
145
38.97
12
97
254
48
Twenty20
21
20
2
595
83
33.05
481
123.70
0
4
70
8
6
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
63
2
3
4
0
-
-
-
8.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
213
2
30
23
0
-
-
-
4.60
-
0
0
0
First-class
223
629
270
7
1/1
38.57
2.57
89.8
0
0
List A
380
132
103
1
1/21
1/21
103.00
4.68
132.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
21
-
-
-
-
-
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Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 18-22, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Nov 16-19, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth, Feb 23, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at East London, Mar 15, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1986/87
Last First-class
Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, Sep 20-23, 2006 scorecard
List A debut
1988/89
Last List A
Durham v Essex at Chester-le-Street, Sep 17, 2006 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Surrey v Essex at East Molesey, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
The elder of two Test-playing brothers, Andy Flower was for a long time Zimbabwe's only batsman of true Test quality in all conditions. For a period of about two years from the start of 2000 he was so phenomenally consistent that he has no rival as the best player in Zimbabwe's history. His wicketkeeping, though, was sometimes less dependable, and probably suffered from the added strain of having to lead the side. He had two stints as captain, leading Zimbabwe to their first Test victory against Pakistan in 1994-95, and then becoming the first Zimbabwean to lead a Test tour of England, in 2000. An assured player of fast bowling since his early days as an opener, Flower matured into one of the best players of spin in the world, and on the Indian tour early in 2001 he made 540 runs for twice out. By then, he had gone from underrated over-achiever to a recognised star, with a spell at No. 1 in the international ratings. Opposing bowlers targeted him accordingly and after a phenomenal Test against South Africa at Harare, when he made 142 and 199 not out, he suffered a rare slump. Off the field, Flower is a keen student of Zimbabwe's history, of which he is now a notable part. He announced his retirement from international cricket after a turbulent 2003 World Cup, which started with an unprecedented protest by Flower, and his equally brave team-mate Henry Olonga, about what they called the "death of democracy" in Zimbabwe. Flower played for Essex from 2002 until 2006, and enjoyed a season in South Australia in 2003-04. He was joined at Essex by his brother Grant in 2005, and they became the first brothers to score first-class centuries for the county in the same innings against Lancashire that year. But injury ruled him out of the 2007 season, and when the offer came to become England's assistant coach, he retired and took it.
Geoffrey Dean May 2007
