Grant Flower
84Zimbabwe · AR · 1992 to 2010 · on scorecards: GW Flower
BATTING
- Matches
- 221
- Innings
- 214
- Runs
- 6571
- Average
- 33.52
- Strike rate
- 67.58
- High score
- 142*
- 100s / 50s
- 6 / 40
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 104
- Average
- 40.62
- Economy
- 4.64
- Strike rate
- 52.5
- Best figures
- 4/32
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 86 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 24
CAREER IN BRIEF
Grant Flower played 221 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2010. The first came against India at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 34 and 1 wicket, and the last against South Africa at Senwes Park in 2010.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,651 runs at 34.1 in 113 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 142 not out from 128 balls against Bangladesh at Queens Sports Club in 2001, in a match Zimbabwe won. In all: 6 hundreds, 40 fifties.
At home the average was 36.6 across 65 ODIs; away it was 34.5 across 78 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,165 runs at 31.5 in 38 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 42 ODIs and 1,099 runs at 28.9. The scorecards record 12 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 60 of the ODIs Grant Flower played and lost 149.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 221 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142* | 128 | Bangladesh | Queens Sports Club | 2001 | Won |
| 140 | 125 | Kenya | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 112 | 138 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1998 | Lost |
| 105* | 146 | Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | 2002 | Lost |
| 104 | 137 | England | Queens Sports Club | 2001 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/32 | 10 | Kenya | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 4/44 | 8 | India | Queens Sports Club | 2001 | Lost |
| 3/9 | 3 | England | Kennington Oval | 2000 | Won |
| 3/15 | 4 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1994 | Lost |
| 3/27 | 10 | England | Queens Sports Club | 2000 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 38 | 1,165 | 31.49 | 1/5 | 20 | 41.05 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 906 | 34.85 | 1/6 | 10 | 47.70 |
| Sri Lanka | 26 | 797 | 33.21 | 1/4 | 8 | 67.63 |
| England | 24 | 733 | 40.72 | 1/6 | 18 | 22.39 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 423 | 22.26 | 0/3 | 8 | 48.00 |
| Australia | 19 | 562 | 31.22 | 0/4 | 6 | 58.83 |
| South Africa | 19 | 480 | 28.24 | 0/3 | 3 | 104.67 |
| Kenya | 16 | 589 | 45.31 | 1/4 | 11 | 29.64 |
| West Indies | 15 | 407 | 31.31 | 0/2 | 9 | 33.89 |
| Bangladesh | 13 | 431 | 39.18 | 1/2 | 10 | 28.80 |
| Namibia | 1 | 78 | – | 0/1 | 1 | 13.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 1,975 | 36.57 | 3/12 | 41 | 37.37 |
| Away | 78 | 2,484 | 34.50 | 2/18 | 40 | 39.27 |
| Neutral | 78 | 2,112 | 30.17 | 1/10 | 23 | 48.78 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113 | 3,651 | 34.12 | 3/24 | 44 | 39.14 |
| 2000s | 106 | 2,885 | 33.16 | 3/16 | 60 | 41.08 |
| 2010s | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 42 | 1,099 | 28.92 | 1/7 | 19 | 46.79 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 22 | 572 | 28.60 | 0/5 | 5 | 55.60 |
| Queens Sports Club | 21 | 862 | 61.57 | 2/5 | 18 | 32.06 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 8 | 385 | 48.13 | 0/4 | 7 | 33.43 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 8 | 276 | 34.50 | 1/0 | 9 | 17.33 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 7 | 224 | 32.00 | 1/0 | 6 | 27.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1992 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2010 at Senwes Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 December 1970
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,723
- Ducks
- 18
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 41.6
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 66.2
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 114.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 53.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 69.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 937 balls faced in that period.
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