NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Andy Flower

Andrew "Andy" Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe and arguably its greatest. He is considered to be one of the best wicket-keeper batsman next only to Australian Adam Gilchrist. He made his international debut in a one-day international against Sri Lanka at New Plymouth, New Zealand in the 1992 cricket World Cup. He was Zimbabwe's wicket-keeper for over 10 years and, according to official statistics, by far the finest batsman the country has ever fielded. April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area - % water 2,499 kmÂ² N/A Population - Total (2004) - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/kmÂ² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed Gilly or Church,[1] is an Australian cricketer. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... New Plymouth is the port and main city in the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Cricket World Cup in 1992 (aka Benson & Hedges World Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament. ... A wicket keeper in characteristic position, ready to face a delivery. ... Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ...

Nearing the end of his career, Flower achieved international recognition (along with team mate Henry Olonga) in 2003 by wearing a black armband in a Cricket World Cup match to protest against the policies of Zimbabwe's government, led by Robert Mugabe. He and Olonga released a statement on 10 February, stating in part: Henry Khaaba Olonga (born 3 July 1976 in Lusaka, Zambia) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cricket World Cup, is the premier international championship of mens One-day International (ODI) cricket. ... Robert Gabriel Mugabe (born 21 February 1924) is a Zimbabwean politician and the current President of Zimbabwe. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

This act led to pressure from Zimbabwe's government and Flower's retirement from Zimbabwean cricket. Flower had always been a keen student of Zimbabwean history, and is now arguably a significant part of that subject. He later played an English county cricket season for Essex and an Australian domestic season for South Australia. In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of March 2005) - Population 1,540,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...

Flower played 63 Test matches for Zimbabwe, scoring 4,794 runs at an average of 51.54 and taking 151 catches and 9 stumpings, and 213 one-day internationals, scoring 6,786 runs at an average of 35.34 and taking 141 catches and 32 stumpings. He holds the Zimbawean records for the most Test career runs, the highest Test batting average, and most ODI career runs. He is the only Zimbabwean in the ICC's Top 100 All-time Test Batting rankings at Number 24, putting him in the company of Brian Lara (ranked 19), Sachin Tendulkar (20), Steve Waugh (23) and Rahul Dravid (25 in September 2006). A Test match in progress. ...

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 409 pixel Image in higher resolution (963 Ã— 492 pixel, file size: 6 KB, MIME type: image/png) This graph details the Test Match performance of Andy Flower. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 409 pixel Image in higher resolution (963 Ã— 492 pixel, file size: 6 KB, MIME type: image/png) This graph details the Test Match performance of Andy Flower. ...

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