27 Facts About Grant Flower

Grant Flower was the batting coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team, Pakistan cricket team, and Sussex.

Grant Flower is rated among the best Zimbabwean cricketers in history for his consistent left arm spin and fine batting skills.

Grant Flower was a fitness fanatic who spent hours in the gym, and was regarded as a brilliant fielder who was usually seen in the gully.

Grant Flower was his team's most successful opening batsman who played the role of anchorman, with strokeplayers coming in down the order.

Grant Flower played a lead role in, arguably, Zimbabwe's finest Test victory, against a strong Pakistan side.

Grant Flower would show a liking for the Pakistani side over his career, averaging over 40 against them and scoring 3 centuries including an unbeaten 201.

Grant Flower was the first batsman to have carried his bat across two different formats and the only batsman to have carried out his bat in both ODIs as well as in tests.

Grant Flower was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia and was educated along with his brother Andy at North Park School where they were the best players in their age groups.

Quite clearly, Flower is part of the famous talent production line from St George's College, which includes England cricketers Sam Curran and Tom Curran as well as New Zealand international Colin de Grandhomme among a plethora of other internationally capped players.

At just 19, Grant Flower was part of the 1990 ICC tournament where the winner would qualify for the World Cup.

Zimbabwe would go on to win the competition with Grant Flower scoring heavily in the early games.

Grant Flower missed out on the 1992 World Cup due to injury.

In 1990, Grant Flower spent a season in England with Winscombe Cricket Club, followed by Widnes Cricket Club in the Manchester and District Cricket Association in 1993.

Grant Flower spent a season at Barnt Green Cricket Club of the Birmingham Leaguein 1995.

Grant Flower would go on to score 82, falling short of a century on Test debut.

Pakistan toured Zimbabwe in 1995 and in the 1st Test Grant Flower finally scored his maiden Test century.

Grant Flower would continue to haunt the Pakistani side, scoring his second Test century at Sheikhupura Stadium in Pakistan.

In 1997 Grant Flower became the first Zimbabwean to score a century in both innings of a Test match.

Grant Flower would suffer a form slump after that innings, not scoring a 99 for 33 innings including 6 ducks.

Grant Flower holds the record for taking the most catches as fielder for Zimbabwe in ODI history.

Grant Flower holds the unique record for being the only batsman in ODI cricket to have carried his bat in a One Day International match in a winning cause.

Grant Flower signed a contract with Essex as a Kolpak player where he played alongside his brother Andy.

Grant Flower was expected to combine playing duties with his role of batting coach of the national side and was in contention to play in the 2011 Cricket World Cup held in India.

Grant Flower made his international return in October 2010 during the first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa.

Grant Flower was appointed as the batting coach of Zimbabwe in October 2010 and served in the position until 2013.

Grant Flower's contract was ended in August 2019 by PCB after Pakistan's dismal performance at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Grant Flower was instrumental in Pakistan's triumph at the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy which Flower himself considers as his personal achievement.