Andy Flower
On scorecards: A Flower
In-game rating: 92/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Andy Flower played 63 Tests for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2002. The first came against India at Harare Sports Club, with scores of 59 and 1, and the last against Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in 2002.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,580 runs at 44.5 in 39 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 232 not out from 444 balls against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in 2000. In all: 12 hundreds, 27 fifties.
At home the average was 51.8 across 32 Tests; away it was 51.3 across 31 Tests. The most runs came against India: 1,138 runs at 94.8 in 9 Tests. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 20 Tests and 1,535 runs at 51.2. Andy Flower captained Zimbabwe in 20 Tests, winning 1 and losing 10. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 7 of the Tests Andy Flower played and lost 34, with 22 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 63 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232* | 444 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2000 | Drawn |
| 199* | 470 | South Africa | Harare Sports Club | 2001 | Lost |
| 183* | 351 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2000 | Lost |
| 156 | 245 | Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | 1995 | Won |
| 142 | 200 | South Africa | Harare Sports Club | 2001 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 14 | 931 | 44.33 | 2/5 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 778 | 38.90 | 2/5 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 721 | 40.06 | 0/6 |
| India | 9 | 1,138 | 94.83 | 3/7 |
| South Africa | 5 | 566 | 70.75 | 2/2 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 238 | 79.33 | 1/1 |
| England | 4 | 200 | 33.33 | 1/0 |
| West Indies | 2 | 194 | 64.67 | 1/1 |
| Australia | 1 | 28 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 2,487 | 51.81 | 6/13 |
| Away | 31 | 2,307 | 51.27 | 6/14 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39 | 2,580 | 44.48 | 6/16 |
| 2000s | 24 | 2,214 | 63.26 | 6/11 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 20 | 1,535 | 51.17 | 4/6 |
| Queens Sports Club | 11 | 871 | 51.24 | 2/6 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 3 | 522 | 130.50 | 2/3 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 199 | 39.80 | 1/0 |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2 | 298 | 99.33 | 1/1 |
| Eden Park | 2 | 228 | 76.00 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1992 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2002 at Queens Sports Club
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