Zimbabwe
Full name Grant William Flower
Born December 20, 1970, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 50 years 31 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Cheshire, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Leicestershire, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mashonaland, Mashonaland A, Mashonaland Eagles, Mashonaland Under-24s, Young Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Coach
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education St George's College, Harare
Relation Brother - A Flower
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 67 | 123 | 6 | 3457 | 201* | 29.54 | 10013 | 34.52 | 6 | 15 | 349 | 16 | 43 | 0 |
ODIs | 221 | 214 | 18 | 6571 | 142* | 33.52 | 9723 | 67.58 | 6 | 40 | 86 | 0 | ||
First-class | 188 | 318 | 25 | 10898 | 243* | 37.19 | 23 | 58 | 174 | 0 | ||||
List A | 366 | 345 | 37 | 10758 | 148* | 34.92 | 13 | 69 | 140 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 61 | 47 | 11 | 723 | 61 | 20.08 | 651 | 111.05 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 67 | 60 | 3378 | 1537 | 25 | 4/41 | 8/104 | 61.48 | 2.73 | 135.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 221 | 156 | 5462 | 4225 | 104 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 40.62 | 4.64 | 52.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 188 | 12511 | 5605 | 166 | 7/31 | 33.76 | 2.68 | 75.3 | 3 | 0 | |||
List A | 366 | 8962 | 6725 | 188 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 35.77 | 4.50 | 47.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 61 | 24 | 358 | 473 | 24 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 19.70 | 7.92 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 18-22, 1992 scorecard |
Last Test | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Feb 26-Mar 1, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 25, 1992 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom, Oct 17, 2010 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1989/90 |
Last First-class | Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford, Jul 20-23, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 1990/91 |
Last List A | Mashonaland Eagles v Matabeleland Tuskers at Harare, Nov 2, 2010 scorecard |
T20s debut | Sussex v Essex at Hove, Jun 22, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Mashonaland Eagles v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Nov 21, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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13 | Int XI | v Asian XI | Toronto | 12 May 2012 | Other T20 |
0* | Eagles | v Rhinos | Harare | 21 Nov 2010 | T20 |
0 | Eagles | v Tuskers | Harare | 20 Nov 2010 | T20 |
29 | Eagles | v Tuskers | Harare | 14 Nov 2010 | T20 |
2, 0/13 | Eagles | v Rocks | Harare | 13 Nov 2010 | T20 |
10, 0/5 | Eagles | v Tuskers | Harare | 2 Nov 2010 | LA |
22, 0/15 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Potchefstroom | 17 Oct 2010 | ODI # 3059 |
0/23, 13 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 15 Oct 2010 | ODI # 3057 |
6, 0/30 | Essex 2nd XI | v Lancs 2nd XI | Chelmsford | 13 Sep 2010 | Other OD |
0/48, 39 | Essex | v Somerset | Taunton | 11 Sep 2010 | LA |
The younger brother of Andy Flower, Grant was an experienced top-order batsman who began his career as an opener but then slipped down to No. 6 after success there in one-day internationals. Grant had the stubborn temperament needed to play long innings, but was also a powerful hitter when required. He was also a brilliant fielder anywhere close to the wicket, and a handy left-arm spinner at one-day level, although his bowling action was questioned occasionally.