Andy Flower
92Zimbabwe · WK · 1992 to 2003 · on scorecards: A Flower
BATTING
- Matches
- 213
- Innings
- 208
- Runs
- 6786
- Average
- 35.34
- Strike rate
- 74.59
- High score
- 145
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 55
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 4.6
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 141 / 32
- Run-outs effected
- 28
CAREER IN BRIEF
Andy Flower played 213 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2003. The first came against Sri Lanka at Pukekura Park, with a score of 115, and the last against Sri Lanka at Buffalo Park in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,794 runs at 33.3 in 126 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 145 from 164 balls against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2002, in a defeat. In all: 4 hundreds, 55 fifties.
At home the average was 36.7 across 62 ODIs; away it was 31.5 across 74 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,298 runs at 40.6 in 36 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 38 ODIs and 1,291 runs at 38.0. Andy Flower captained Zimbabwe in 52 ODIs, winning 12 and losing 35. The scorecards record 11 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 59 of the ODIs Andy Flower played and lost 144.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 213 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 164 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
| 142* | 128 | England | Harare Sports Club | 2001 | Lost |
| 120* | 141 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2000 | Lost |
| 115* | 152 | Sri Lanka | Pukekura Park | 1992 | Lost |
| 99* | 111 | Australia | Harare Sports Club | 1999 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 36 | 1,298 | 40.56 | 1/11 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 852 | 31.56 | 0/8 |
| Sri Lanka | 28 | 919 | 38.29 | 2/5 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 803 | 33.46 | 0/6 |
| England | 22 | 691 | 32.90 | 1/4 |
| Australia | 16 | 478 | 31.87 | 0/4 |
| Kenya | 15 | 608 | 55.27 | 0/8 |
| South Africa | 15 | 225 | 16.07 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 15 | 397 | 30.54 | 0/3 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 405 | 45.00 | 0/4 |
| Namibia | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 71 | 71.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 62 | 1,945 | 36.70 | 1/17 |
| Away | 74 | 2,297 | 31.47 | 0/22 |
| Neutral | 77 | 2,544 | 38.55 | 3/16 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126 | 3,794 | 33.28 | 1/33 |
| 2000s | 87 | 2,992 | 38.36 | 3/22 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 38 | 1,291 | 37.97 | 1/12 |
| Queens Sports Club | 22 | 586 | 32.56 | 0/4 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 19 | 689 | 43.06 | 1/3 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 8 | 359 | 44.88 | 0/4 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 8 | 301 | 37.63 | 0/4 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 7 | 213 | 35.50 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 1992 at Pukekura Park
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2003 at Buffalo Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 28 April 1968
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,097
- Ducks
- 13
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 51.9
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 78.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 159.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 32.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 456 balls faced in that period.
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