Grant Flower
On scorecards: GW Flower
In-game rating: 81/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Grant Flower played 67 Tests for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2004. The first came against India at Harare Sports Club, with scores of 82 and 6, and the last against Bangladesh at Queens Sports Club in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,230 runs at 33.3 in 38 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 201 not out from 523 balls against Pakistan at Harare Sports Club in 1995, in a match Zimbabwe won. In all: 6 hundreds, 15 fifties.
At home the average was 35.9 across 35 Tests; away it was 23.3 across 32 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 961 runs at 41.8 in 14 Tests. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 21 Tests and 1,218 runs at 33.8. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 7 of the Tests Grant Flower played and lost 37, with 23 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 67 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201* | 523 | Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | 1995 | Won |
| 156* | 329 | Pakistan | Queens Sports Club | 1998 | Drawn |
| 151 | 240 | New Zealand | Harare Sports Club | 1997 | Drawn |
| 110 | 287 | Pakistan | Sheikhupura Stadium | 1996 | Drawn |
| 106* | 196 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2000 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/41 | 15.3 | Bangladesh | MA Aziz Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 4/63 | 38.4 | Bangladesh | MA Aziz Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 3/66 | 28 | Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
| 2/22 | 6 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
| 2/89 | 39 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
Best in a match: 8/104 against Bangladesh (2001).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 14 | 961 | 41.78 | 3/2 | 2 | 39.50 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 527 | 22.91 | 0/3 | 6 | 62.83 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 780 | 39.00 | 2/3 | 2 | 119.50 |
| India | 8 | 565 | 37.67 | 1/4 | 5 | 68.00 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 240 | 40.00 | 0/2 | 8 | 14.63 |
| England | 6 | 187 | 17.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 5 | 102 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 1 | 173.00 |
| West Indies | 4 | 62 | 7.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 1 | 33 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 38.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 2,080 | 35.86 | 4/9 | 5 | 132.00 |
| Away | 32 | 1,377 | 23.34 | 2/6 | 20 | 43.85 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38 | 2,230 | 33.28 | 5/8 | 6 | 87.50 |
| 2000s | 29 | 1,227 | 24.54 | 1/7 | 19 | 53.26 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 21 | 1,218 | 33.83 | 3/5 | 3 | 114.00 |
| Queens Sports Club | 13 | 788 | 39.40 | 1/4 | 1 | 281.00 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 176 | 29.33 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 3 | 175 | 29.17 | 0/1 | 2 | 50.50 |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2 | 137 | 45.67 | 1/0 | 2 | 98.50 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 2 | 135 | 33.75 | 0/1 | 3 | 22.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1992 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2004 at Queens Sports Club
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