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Full name Grant William Flower
Born December 20, 1970, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 37 years 211 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Cheshire,Essex,Essex 2nd XI,Leicestershire,Marylebone Cricket Club,Mashonaland,Mashonaland A,Mashonaland Under-24s,Young Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height
5 ft 10 in
Education St George's College, Harare
Relations Brother - A Flower
Batting and fielding averages
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
219
212
18
6536
142*
33.69
9677
67.54
6
40
86
0
First-class
180
307
23
10683
243*
37.61
23
58
169
0
List A
331
314
27
9632
148*
33.56
11
62
127
0
Twenty20
27
19
4
333
40
22.20
324
102.77
0
0
30
2
6
0
Bowling averages
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
219
154
5420
4187
104
4/32
4/32
40.25
4.63
52.1
2
0
0
First-class
180
12331
5504
163
7/31
33.76
2.67
75.6
3
0
List A
331
8392
6221
177
4/32
4/32
35.14
4.44
47.4
3
0
0
Twenty20
27
8
154
215
13
3/20
3/20
16.53
8.37
11.8
0
0
0
Career statistics
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
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Mar 14, 2004 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1989/90
Last First-class
Middlesex v Essex at Lord's, Jun 6-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1990/91
Last List A
Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford, Jul 16, 2008 scorecard
Essex v Northamptonshire at Chelmsford, Jul 7, 2008 scorecard
Profile
The younger brother of Andy Flower, Grant is 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 has the stubborn temperament needed to play long innings, but he is also a powerful hitter when required. He is also a brilliant fielder anywhere close to the wicket, and a handy left-arm spinner at one-day level, although his bowling action has been questioned occasionally. After an impressive start to international cricket, including 82 on his debut against India in October 1992 and an unbeaten double-hundred in Zimbabwe's first ever Test win, his average in both forms of the game has gradually crept down. Asked to burden the batting on the 2003 England tour after his brother Andy's retirement, he failed to lead his side out of trouble, except for matchwinning 96 not out at Trent Bridge in the NatWest Series. A broken thumb ruled him out of the 2003-04 Australian tour, meaning that for the first time in 15 years, the name `Flower' will not be on a full Zimbabwe team scoresheet. He emerged during the dispute between the Zimbabwe board and the rebel players as spokesman for the latter, speaking his mind with courage. An introverted but amiable character, he is a fitness fanatic and spends hours in the gym. In 2004 he announced his retirement from international cricket, although that had already in effect been sealed by the dispute between the rebels and the ZCU, and signed a contract with Essex, where Andy had already established himself.
Geoffrey Dean September 2006
