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USA 89 for 1 (Johnson 48*, Massiah 25*) beat Bahamas 88 by nine wickets
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United States shook off the loss of Clayton Lambert, the former West Indies opener who was ruled out through injury, and demolished Bahamas by nine wickets at Somerset CC.Sent in to bat, the Bahamians started brightly enough, with opening pair Dwight Weakley and Lester Taylor putting on 22 useful runs. However, a succession of wickets and some fine attacking bowling by USA reduced Bahamas to 53 for 6, before Garcha Blair and Mario Ford added 29 for the seventh wicket. With their stubborn resistance broken, USA mopped up the tail to bundle Bahamas out for 88 in 25.3 overs.Charles Reid produced fine figures of 3 for 35 while Islam, Javed and Amin picked up two wickets apiece. For Bahamas, Blair top-scored with 21.The USA reply got off to a disastrous start, losing Afzaluddin in the first over. But with net run-rate being vital in such tournaments, as USA learnt so well with their triumph at the recent Six Nations Challenge, Mark Johnson and Steve Massiah tore into the Bahamian bowling attack, reaching the low target in a mere 9.3 overs to register a nine-wicket win.Johnson, later named Man of the Match, finished unbeaten on 48, including five fours and three sixes, while Massiah finished with 25 not out. The blitz, however, was not enough to take USA above Canada on the championship table on superior net run-rate, with the Canadians also registering a resounding 197-run win over Argentina.But it certainly sets up a spicy encounter between the two North American rivals at St Davids tomorrow. Both teams know that a loss tomorrow will almost certainly cost them the championship, so the game takes on a cup-final atmosphere.The Bahamas meet hosts Bermuda at the National Sports Centre, and after two heavy defeats, will be hoping for a better performance from their batsmen and a better allround showing on the day.Canada 294 for 9 (Chumney 112) beat Argentina 97 by 197 runs
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Canada flexed their muscles with a massive 197-run win over a hapless Argentina side at the National Sports Centre. Having won the toss, and inserted the Canadians on a wicket still containing moisture from overnight rain, the Argentines might have hoped to put up a stiff challenge.However, Desmond Chumney and John Davison, the captain, put Canada firmly in control with a forceful opening stand of 137 before Davison was stumped off the bowling of Donny Forrester, the Argentine captain. Davison’s 64 included five fours and two sixes.Chumney marched on to record the first century of the 2004 Americas Championships, eventually being smartly caught and bowled by Billy MacDermott, the young off-spinner, for a commanding 112. His innings included seven fours and three sixes.With Chumney’s departure, at 215 for 5, Argentina fought back gamely, and restricted Canada to 294 for 9.Donny Forrester (3-64) and Billy MacDermott (3-40), the two offspinners, pulled the game back to a certain extent in the face of some aggressive batting.The Argentines, not at ease at any point of time, lost wickets at regular intervals thanks to a mixture of some penetrative bowling and indiscreet strokeplay. At 64 for 8 Argentina were headed for the lowest-ever total in the championships history. But some lusty hitting by the big-built Malcolm Van Steeden, who top-scored with 25, almost got Argentina to the 100-mark.Argentina fell three short, all out for 97 in the 29th over, as Canada romped to a massive 197-run win. Davison finished with 3 for 36 with his offspinners and completed a fine all-round performance, but it was Chumney who got the Man-of-the-Match award for his fine century.Canada will take on the USA, in what is sure to be a pivotal game in the race for the championship, while Argentina will clash with Cayman Islands. That will be Argentina’s last chance to perhaps challenge for the fourth place qualifying spot.Bermuda 218 for 5 beat Caymen Islands 217 for 9 (Hinds 78) by five wickets
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In the pick of the days games, hosts Bermuda edged out the Cayman Islands with a five-wicket win, with just five balls to spare. Set 218 for victory, the Bermudians found the going tough and relied heavily on their experienced captain, Clay Smith, and Charlie Marshall, the veteran, to give them a critical victory in the race for qualifying positions.OJ Pitcher, who had turned out as the hero yesterday, fell the total on 30. Cunningham bowled Borden with the total on 61 with the match still evenly poised. All the while, though, Glenn Blakeney was steadily compiling valuable runs, and his 63 proved to be a solid platform for the Bermuda innings.Coming together with Bermuda on 112 for 3, Smith and Marshall used all of their experience and thwarted the Caymans with a resolute partnership .Their partnership of 72 took Bermuda within relatively comfortable reach. Marshall departed for a well-made 36, and Cann fell soon after, but Clay-Smith steered them home with five balls to spare. He was unbeaten on 58, and the worthy Man of the Match.Sent in to bat, the Caymans got off to a poor start, and were reduced to 66 for 5, and struggling to set a respectable target. However, coming in at No. 7, Franklin Hinds stroked an outstanding 78, including six fours and five sixes. A partnership of 44 between Hinds and Lawrence Cunningham (27) took the Caymans to 110, and then a magnificent fightback with Ryan Bovell (32) helped them to a fighting total of 217 for 9.Dennis Archer was the pick of the Bermuda bowlers, taking 2 for 40 in 9 overs, while Delyone Borden, the youngster, impressed with 1 for 29 in 10 overs. Bermuda will take on the Bahamas tomorrow and a win will ensure joint top-spot along with the winner of the Canada – USA clash. Meanwhile, Cayman Islands will meet Argentina, in a game that will mostly decide the fourth and final qualifying place.

Harbhajan Singh’s exoneration for his alleged “monkey” comment towards Andrew Symonds has been hailed as a victory for justice in India, but the decision has incensed Australia’s cricketers, who believe their board has caved in to overwhelming pressure from the game’s financial superpower.In a front-page article in Wednesday’s Sydney Morning Herald, an unnamed Australian cricketer has hit out at the decision, which was only reached after Cricket Australia persuaded their five players at the hearing to downgrade their charge against Harbhajan from racism to abusive language. Instead of being banned for three Tests as per the original verdict, he was fined 50% of his match fee.”The thing that pisses us off is that it shows how much power India has,” the anonymous contracted player told the paper. “The Aussie guys aren’t going to make it [the accusation] up. The players are frustrated because this shows how much influence India has, because of the wealth they generate. Money talks.”In what the paper described as a “brazen act of provocation”, the Indian board chartered a plane to whisk their one-day squad from Melbourne – the venue for Friday’s Twenty20 fixture – to Adelaide, so that they could fly home to India if the charges against Harbhajan were not dropped. The move was described by MV Sridhar, the team’s assistant manager, as a “show of solidarity”.Friday’s match alone – the curtain-raiser for the lucrative CB Series – is expected to attract a crowd in excess of 90,000, and Cricket Australia, fearing the loss of millions of dollars in TV rights, sponsorship and gate takings, opted not to call India’s bluff. It was also believed to be under pressure from broadcasters who could have sued had the series been abandoned. The reported the players had an often fiery meeting with Cricket Australia officials during the fourth Test and it was agreed the charge would be lowered if Harbhajan apologised.An Indian pull-out would have threatened Sri Lanka’s participation in the CB Series as well. Arjuna Ranatunga, the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, and other senior board officials told the earlier that the board was keeping an eye on the developments in the hearing before deciding whether to commit to the tour or not.The issue was resolved late on Tuesday night, when Cricket Australia and the BCCI issued a joint statement, saying Symonds and Harbhajan had “resolved” the issue and that both captains were also “satisfied with the outcome”.Australia’s unofficial opinion, however, is less placatory. The team maintain that Harbhajan abused Symonds both in Sydney and three months earlier during an ill-tempered one-day series in India. In audio evidence supplied by Channel 9 – and played before the appeals commissioner, Justice John Hansen – Matthew Hayden is heard remonstrating with Harbhajan. “You’ve got a witness now, champ,” says Hayden. “It’s racial vilification, mate. It’s a shit word and you know it.”Harbhajan can be heard protesting that Symonds started the verbals, but the actual word is inaudible on the tapes. “Ultimately, truth has prevailed,” said the BCCI vice-president, Rajiv Shukla. “India has always stood against racism. Cricket is the victor in all this.”Ranatunga, a former Sri Lankan captain, called for a ban on sledging and hoped the Australians would learn their lessons from this controversy.”Australia have had these issues with some touring sides,” Ranatunga told . “History shows whenever they get it back, they struggle. Sometimes they also need to learn a lesson. I’m a great believer they should stop all shouting in the grounds.”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has sought the services of Aravinda de Silva, the former Sri Lanka batsman, to help Under-19 players prepare for next year’s World Cup in Malaysia.de Silva, 42, said he was prepared to help any cricketer who needed his help. “When Sri Lanka Cricket sought my services I was glad to oblige them.” He will meet the squad on January 2 and assist them till February 9, before they depart for Malaysia. He will not accompany them on the tour due to some private commitments.Roger Wijesuriya, the Sri Lanka U-19 coach, was delighted to have de Silva as his team’s batting coach. “Our main worry has been the batting,”Wijesuriya said. “With Aravinda’s knowledge and experience I am sure the boys will benefit immensely. It is not so much from the technical side that they need guidance but on how to tackle match situations and playing under pressure.”Aravinda is a hero and the boys will be excited by his presence at practices. It is good for our cricket to have a person like him helping out at any level,” he said.Wijesuriya said that de Silva will be present for the two practice matches his squad was due to play against Colombo Cricket Club on January 2 and against Tamil Union on January 3. After the two games, the squad will be pruned from 30 to 20 players.Wijesuriya said he was happy with the fitness levels of the team and added that the fielding had improved tremendously as had the bowling. Apart from de Silva, Wijesuriya also plans to ask Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara to speak to the players before they leave for Malaysia.Just before they head for Malaysia, the U-19 team will play a triangular one-day tournament from January 23 to February 8. U-19 sides from England and Pakistan will join Sri Lanka in the competition which will be played in Dambulla.Under-19 triangular tournament fixtures:
Jan. 23: Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Jan. 24: England v Pakistan
Jan. 25: Sri Lanka v England
Jan. 27: Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Jan. 28: Sri Lanka v England
Jan. 30: England v Pakistan
Feb. 1: Final

Going up against the likes of Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and Hasan Raza in your maiden domestic final is no bowler’s dream. Younis has just come fresh off another successful international season, Raza is Habib Bank’s (HBL) top-scorer of the season, fresh from a double hundred, and statistics don’t really matter for Afridi.The 19-year-old Asad Ali was given the challenge of containing this star-studded HBL batting line. Although Samiullah Khan, his senior bowling partner, captured two early wickets, including that of Younis, the pressure was on Asad to deliver the goods from the other end. He duly responded with three quick and key wickets, a spell that may just prove decisive in dictating the outcome of this final.”I admit I did not bowl that well at the start of the innings,” Asad told Cricinfo. “The first two or three overs were completely useless. But as I settled down, I enjoyed my spell.”Before we took the field, the plan was to end the day with them [HBL] five or six down for under 100 runs on the board. Mohammad Hafeez [captain] advised us to stick to a good line and length and make them play. The onus was on the batsmen playing, whether they hit us for boundaries or we bowl a dot ball. We had to make them play.”All three of Asad’s wickets came from this; Rafatullah Mohmand was caught-behind, Afridi bowled off an inside edge and Aftab Ahmed, beaten for pace, saw his middle stump uprooted. Unsurprisingly, the prized scalp of Afridi was the most cherished.”A feeling that cannot be defined. He had just hit me for two boundaries and even though he was new to the crease, we all knew what he was capable of doing. We had a set plan for him. Hafeez provided me with a packed off-side field while Misbah-ul-Haq told me to make him play outside the off-stump. It worked wonderfully.”That really got me charged up. I felt great dismissing an international batsman, and that too of Afridi’s stature. Following that, I was all pumped up. I ran in faster, bowled faster and basically gave it my all from there till the end. It was only when Hafeez wanted me to take abreak that I was forced to come off.”HBL need another 46 runs to save the follow-on, and even though Hasan Razan and Kamran Hussain appear well-set, early morning conditions have aided swing bowlers over the span of the final.”The pitch still remains a sporting one. Even though the ball is slow coming on to the bat, it helps both batsmen and bowlers. The first hour will be crucial. Our plan is to get another two or three wickets by lunch. We will attack their batsmen right from the start.”Ideally, that gives us a good chance of dismissing HBL second-time round and lifting the trophy.”

Sourav GangulyOn the team
We shall decide after we take a look at the wicket tomorrow.On Lakshmipathy Balaji
He says that he is better. He’ll have a bowl at the nets, and then we’ll find out.On changes in the batting order
Not at this stage of the series.On the pressure on him from the media
When you don’t make runs, criticism will happen. But I have also got some support in the press. It’s my responsibility to score runs, and I have done just that for a number of years, and I believe I can do it again.On what this ground means to him
I have made hundreds on this ground, and not just one-day hundreds butalso two Test hundreds. If I’m lucky, I’ll do it again.On the heat
It is definately a factor. But it was hottest at Kochi, where we played the first one-dayer. The rest of the venues have been hot, but not hot.On his problems with the over-rate
I’ve had a word with the bowlers and fielders. It’s not just about the captain, it’s a team game. We all have to hurry up.On the pitch
One can’t say anything until the game begins. In Visakhapatnam we thought 250 would be a good score, we ended up making 357.On Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
He bowled well in the last game. But we got big scores in the first two.Inzamam-ul-HaqOn Shoaib Malik bowling again
It will take a game or two for him to get back into his rhythm. It is good that our best allrounder has started bowling again.On Ahmedabad
Well, we’ve gone from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the ground. It seems nice so far.On the security
It looks good. We have no anxiety about playing here. None of our boys have seen anything that gives us reason to worry.On his wearing his heart on his sleeve in this series
You know how hot it is in the gallery. It’s hotter on the field. I’m a human being, I get affected.No, no, on the joy and exuberance that he shows
Earlier you would complain that I don’t show enough emotion.On the pitch
It looks like a spinning track.On the toss
Don’t go by the toss. But what does happen is that the heat is so much that the team fielding first gets affected by it, and that affects their batting. Also, the pitch does get 10 to 20% harder to bat on.

Santosh Kumar’s six wicket haul on the final day propelled theKarnataka Under-19 team to enter the knock out stage of the CoochBehar Trophy with a 173-run victory on the third and final day overKerala in the South Zone league match at the KRL Ground in Ambalamugalon Monday. The other team to enter the knock out stage from the zoneis Andhra who scored an innings and 67 run win over Goa on Sunday.Resuming their second innings at 217 for 8, Karnataka were all out for246, leaving Kerala a stiff victory target of 300.Kerala folded up for 126 off 35.3 overs. The openers R Kapil (9) andMM Nathani (18) made a sedate start adding 24 runs in 9.4 overs. Offspinner Santosh Kumar who was introduced early into the attack thenbowled Kapil. Rejas joined Nathani and the two took the score to 38when Rejas was bowled by Santosh Kumar. The last ball of Santosh’snext over saw the exit of Nathani in similar fashion. Skipper VipinLal (19) and RP Sujith (39) took the score to 58. But at this junctureVipin was caught by Krishna off Kumar. Three balls later NJ John (0)returned to the pavilion after being bowled by Kumar.In the next over Dharmichand had AC Antony caught by KV Bhatt beforethe batsman had opened his account. At 59 for 6 in the 21st over,Kerala were staring at certain defeat. But Sujith found some goodcompany in the later order batsmen to take Kerala past the 100 runmark. Sujith after a 46-run seventh wicket stand with Aneesh (10) in7.5 overs, was caught by HTS Rao off Dharmichand. For his brightknock, Sujith faced 23 balls while hitting 6 boundaries and 2 sixes.Kumar now came back to claim the wicket of Aneesh by shattering hisdefences. Dharmichand then dismissed S Santh (12) and S Sooraj (7) offsuccessive deliveries. Santosh Kumar finished with six for 35 whileDharmichand had four for 64.

Andy Moles is on the final four-man shortlist for the job of Scotland coach. It is believed that Cricket Scotland received 20 applications and Moles and Omar Henry are the two favourites to land the post.Cricinfo exclusively reported in November that Moles was looking to leave Kenya, frustrated by infighting and underfunding, and despite categorical denials at the time by the Kenyan Cricket Association, his interest in the Scotland role shows that he is indeed searching for new challenges.Sharad Ghai, the KCA chairman, was clearly caught on the hop when told the news. “As far as we are concerned, Moles is still our coach," he told the Nation yesterday. "He is currently on holiday and is scheduled to return next month. But if he decides to take up the job, we can’t stop him."Henry has strong links with Scotland, having played for them, and was recently removed as South Africa’s chief selector, so having the time to devote to the role. It is also being reported in Scotland that Gary Kirsten and Jonty Rhodes are among those who have been interviewed.

Test (result) No. How out Runs Ct/St No. O M R W(* = not out; + = highest scorer in innings)1992/93, v INDIA IN ZIMBABWE1 Only Test (D) (7) b M Prabhakar 59 1/0(Harare SC) (6) not out 1* -1992/93, v NEW ZEALAND IN ZIMBABWE2 First Test (D) (7) c M J Haslam b M L Su’a 81 + -(Bulawayo AC) did not bat – 1/03 Second Test (L) (6) c D N Patel b D J Nash 14 4/0(Harare SC) (6) c +A C Parore b D N Patel 9 0/11992/93, v INDIA IN INDIA4 Only Test (L) (5) st V Yadav b Maninder Singh 115 + 1/1(Delhi) (5) not out 62*+ -1993/94, v PAKISTAN IN PAKISTAN5 First Test (L) (5) lbw b Ata-ur-Rehman 63 + 4/0(Karachi) (5) c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mushtaq Ahmed 21 -6 Second Test (L) (5) c Wasim Akram b Waqar Younis 12 1/0(Rawalpindi) (5) c +Rashid Latif b Waqar Younis 0 2/07 Third Test (D) (5) not out 62*+ -(Lahore) did not bat – – (8) 0.1 0 0 01994/95, v SRI LANKA IN ZIMBABWE8 First Test (D) (5) c +P B Dassanayake b W P U J C Vaas 26 1(Harare SC) did not bat – -9 Second Test (D) (5) c M Muralitharan b HDPK Dharmasena 50 -(Queens SC) did not bat – 110 Third Test (D) (5) c +HP Tillakaratne b W P U J C Vaas 10 3(Harare SC) did not bat – -1994/95, v PAKISTAN IN ZIMBABWE11 First Test (W) (5) c Wasim Akram b Kabir Khan 156 1/0(Harare SC) did not bat – 2/012 Second Test (L) (5) c Ijaz Ahmed b Kabir Khan 14 2/0(Queens SC) (5) lbw b Wasim Akram 8 -13 Third Test (L) (5) c Aaqib Javed b Manzoor Elahi 37 + 1/0(Harare SC) (4) c Aamir Nazir b Manzoor Elahi 35 + 4/01995/96, v SOUTH AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE14 Only Test (L) (3) b B N Schultz 7 1/0(Harare SC) (5) c +D J Richardson b A A Donald 63 + 1/01995/96, v NEW ZEALAND IN NEW ZEALAND15 First Test (D) (5) c C M Spearman b R J Kennedy 6 3/0(Hamilton) (5) not out 58* 1/016 Second Test (D) (5) lbw b G I Allott 35 3/0(Auckland) (4) not out 45* 1/01996/97, v SRI LANKA IN SRI LANKA17 First Test (L) (4) c A Ranatunga b H D P K Dharmasena 2 1/0(Colombo Pre) (5) c R S Mahanama b M Muralitharan 0 -18 Second Test (L) (5) run out (?) 3 2/1(Colombo SSC) (5) c A P Gurusinha b M Muralitharan 31 -1996/97, v PAKISTAN IN PAKISTAN19 First Test (D) (5) lbw b Shahid Nazir 11 1/1(Sheikhapura) (5) b Shahid Nazir 18 -20 Second Test (L) (6) c Mohammad Hussain b Shahid Nazir 61 + 4/0(Faisalabad) (6) c Saeed Anwar b Waqar Younis 23 -1996/97, v ENGLAND IN ZIMBABWE21 First Test (D) (5) c +A J Stewart b P C R Tufnell 112 + 1/0(Queens SC) (5) c J P Crawley b P C R Tufnell 14 -22 Second Test (D) (5) lbw b D Gough 6 2/0(Harare SC) did not bat – -1997/98, v NEW ZEALAND IN ZIMBABWE23 First Test (D) (3) c C M Spearman b C L Cairns 8 2/0(Harare SC) (3) c +A C Parore b S B O’Connor 20 2/024 Second Test (D) (3) c C Z Harris b D L Vettori 39 0/0(Queens SC) (3) c and b C Z Harris 7 -1997/98, v SRI LANKA IN SRI LANKA25 First Test (L) (4) lbw b W P U J C Vaas 8 0/0(Kandy) (5) c R S Mahanama b M Muralitharan 67 -26 Second Test (L) (5) c and b S D Anurasiri 8 3/0(Colombo SSC) (6) not out 105*+ 2/01997/98, v NEW ZEALAND IN NEW ZEALAND27 First Test (L) (5) c +A C Parore b S B O’Connor 2 3/0(Wellington) (6) c S B O’Connor b D L Vettori 6 -28 Second Test (L) (5) c C D McMillan b D J Nash 65 + 2/0(Auckland) (5) c +A C Parore b C L Cairns 83 + -1997/98, v PAKISTAN IN ZIMBABWE29 First Test (D) (5) c +Rashid Latif b Shoaib Akhtar 44 2/0(Queens SC) (6) not out 100* 2/030 Second Test (L) (5) lbw b Waqar Younis 1 2/0(Harare SC) (5) c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mushtaq Ahmed 49 1/11998/99, v INDIA IN ZIMBABWE31 Only Test (W) (5) c R R Singh b J Srinath 30 2/0(Harare SC) (6) not out 41* 2/01998/99, v PAKISTAN IN PAKISTAN32 First Test (W) (5) b Waqar Younis 0 2/0(Peshawar) (5) not out 17* 2/033 Second Test (D) (5) not out 60*+ 1/0(Lahore) did not bat – -1999/2000, v AUSTRALIA IN ZIMBABWE34 Only Test (L) (5) c M E Waugh b G D McGrath 28 3/0(Harare SC) (6) c +I A Healy b G D McGrath 0 -1999/2000, v SOUTH AFRICA IN SOUTH AFRICA35 Only Test (L) (5) lbw b S M Pollock 13 1/0(Bloemfontein) (5) lbw b J H Kallis 39 -1999/2000, v SOUTH AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE36 Only Test (L) (5) c +M V Boucher b S M Pollock 8 2/0(Harare SC) (5) b A A Donald 14 -1999/2000, v SRI LANKA IN ZIMBABWE37 First Test (D) (5) cM Muralitharan b GP Wickremasinghe 86 + 4/0(Queens SC) (5) not out 15* -38 Second Test (L) (5) lbw b W P U J C Vaas 74 + 3/0(Harare SC) (6) c M S Atapattu b S T Jayasuriya 129 + 1/039 Third Test (D) (5) c R P Arnold b W P U J C Vaas 14 4/0(Harare SC) (5) not out 70*+ 1/01999/2000, v WEST INDIES IN WEST INDIES40 First Test (L) (5) not out 113*+ 2/0(Port-of-Spain) (5) c +R D Jacobs b F A Rose 5 2/041 Second Test (L) (5) b F A Rose 66 4/0(Kingston) (5) b R D King 10 -2000, v ENGLAND IN ENGLAND42 First Test (L) (5) c M A Atherton b E S H Giddins 24 + 1/0(Lord’s) (6) lbw b D Gough 2 -43 Second Test (D) (5) b D Gough 42 0/0(Nottingham) did not bat – 5/02000/01, v NEW ZEALAND IN ZIMBABWE44 First Test (L) (5) c N J Astle b C L Cairns 29 2/0(Queens SC) (5) lbw b N J Astle 22 0/045 Second Test (L) (5) lbw b C D McMillan 48 2/1(Harare SC) (5) c M S Sinclair b S B O’Connor 65 0/02000/01, v INDIA IN INDIA46 First Test (L) (5) not out 183*+ 1/0(Delhi) (5) lbw b A B Agarkar 70 + 0/047 Second Test (D) (5) c +V Dahiya b A B Agarkar 55 1/0(Nagpur) (5) not out 232*+ -2000/01, v NEW ZEALAND IN NEW ZEALAND48 Only Test (D) (5) c +A C Parore b C S Martin 79 1/0(Wellington) did not bat – 2/02000/01, v BANGLADESH IN ZIMBABWE49 First Test (W) (5) c Naimur Rahman b Monjurul Islam 73 2/0(Queens SC) did not bat – -50 Second Test (W) (5) run out (Javed Omer) 23 1/1(Harare SC) did not bat – 3/02000/01, v INDIA IN ZIMBABWE51 First Test (L) (5) c S S Das b A D Nehra 51 3/0(Queens SC) (6) c S Ramesh b A D Nehra 83 -52 Second Test (W) (5) c S S Das b Harbhajan Singh 45 1/0(Harare SC) (8) not out 8* 4/02001/02, v SOUTH AFRICA IN ZIMBABWE53 First Test (L) (5) lbw b S M Pollock 142 + 1/0(Harare SC) (5) not out 199*+ -54 Second Test (D) (5) c N D McKenzie b C W Henderson 67 1/1(Queens SC) (5) not out 14*2001/02, v BANGLADESH IN BANGLADESH55 First Test (D) (5) b Enamul Hoque 28 2/0(Dhaka) did not bat – -56 Second Test (W) (5) not out 114* 1/0(Chittagong) did not bat – 0/12001/02, v SRI LANKA IN SRI LANKA57 First Test (L) (5) b T T Samaraweera 42 3/0(Colombo SSC) (6) lbw b D N T Zoysa 10 -58 Second Test (L) (5) c +K Sangakkara b M Muralitharan 8 1/0(Kandy) (5) lbw b T C B Fernando 11 -59 Third Test (L) (5) c H P Tillakaratne b M Muralitharan 6 2/0(Galle) (5) c DPMD Jayawardene b S T Jayasuriya 3 -2001/02, v INDIA IN INDIA60 First Test (L) (4) b Z Khan 3 1(Nagpur) (4) c R S Dravid b A R Kumble 861 Second Test (L) (4) c S S Das b Harbhajan Singh 92 -(Delhi) (4) c S S Das b Harbhajan Singh 0 12002/03, v PAKISTAN IN PAKISTAN62 First Test (L) (5) c +Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami 29 2(Harare SC) (5) c and b Shoaib Akhtar 67 -63 Second Test (L) (5) c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Shoaib Akhtar 30 – (6) 0.2 0 4 0(Queens SC) (5) lbw b Waqar Younis 13 -RESULTS OF TEST MATCHES PLAYED INPlayed 63 Won 7 Lost 34 Drawn 22(65 possible since debut)MOST CONSECUTIVE TESTS PLAYED52, from 1992/93 to 2000/01MOST CONSECUTIVE TESTS MISSED2 (injury) in 2000/01TEST CAREER RECORDNote: for statistical purposes, the English season of 2000 is included here under 1999/2000.RECORD IN EACH SERIESM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI1992/93 v I (H) 1 2 1 60 59 60.00 – 1 1/0v NZ (H) 2 3 0 104 81 34.66 – 1 5/1v I (A) 1 2 1 177 115 177.00 1 1 1/11993/94 v P (A) 3 5 1 158 63 39.50 – 2 7/0 0.1 0 0 0 –1994/95 v SL (H) 3 3 0 86 50 28.66 – 1 5v P (H) 3 5 0 250 156 50.00 1 – 10/01995/96 v SA (H) 1 2 0 70 63 35.00 – 1 2/0v NZ (A) 2 4 2 144 58* 72.00 – 1 8/01996/97 v SL (A) 2 4 0 36 31 9.00 – – 3/1v P (A) 2 4 0 113 61 28.25 – 1 5/1v E (H) 2 3 0 132 112 44.00 1 – 3/01997/98 v NZ (H) 2 4 0 74 39 18.50 – – 4/0v SL (A) 2 4 1 188 105* 62.66 1 1 5/0v NZ (A) 2 4 0 156 83 39.00 – 2 5/0v P (H) 2 4 1 194 100* 64.66 1 – 7/11998/99 v I (H) 1 2 1 71 41* 71.00 – – 4/0v P (A) 2 3 2 77 60* 77.00 – 1 5/01999/00 v A (H) 1 2 0 28 28 14.00 – – 3/0v SA (A) 1 2 0 52 39 26.00 – – 1/0v SA (H) 1 2 0 22 14 11.00 – – 2/0v SL (H) 3 6 2 388 129 97.00 1 3 13/0v WI (A) 2 4 1 194 113* 64.66 1 1 8/02000 v E (A) 2 3 0 68 42 22.66 – – 6/02000/01 v NZ (H) 2 4 0 164 65 41.00 – 1 4/1v I (A) 2 4 2 540 232* 270.00 2 2 2/0v NZ (A) 1 1 0 79 79 79.00 – 1 3/0v B (H) 2 2 0 96 73 48.00 – 1 6/1v I (H) 2 4 1 187 83 62.33 – 2 8/02001/02 v SA (H) 2 4 2 422 199* 211.00 2 1 2/1v B (A) 2 2 1 142 114* 142.00 1 – 3/1v SL (A) 3 6 0 80 42 13.33 – – 6/0v I (A) 2 4 0 103 92 25.75 – 1 22002/03 v P (H) 2 4 0 139 67 34.75 – 1 2 0.2 0 4 0 –63 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –SEASON BY SEASON IN TEST CRICKETM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1992/93 4 7 2 341 115 68.20 1 3 7/21993/94 3 5 1 158 63 39.50 – 2 7/0 0.1 0 0 0 –1994/95 6 8 0 336 156 44.00 1 1 15/01995/96 3 6 2 214 63 53.50 – 2 10/01996/97 6 11 0 281 112 25.54 1 1 11/21997/98 8 16 2 612 105* 43.71 2 3 21/11998/99 3 5 3 148 60* 74.00 – 1 9/01999/2000 10 19 3 752 129 47.00 2 4 33/02000/01 9 15 3 1066 232* 88.83 2 7 23/22001/02 9 16 3 747 199* 57.46 3 2 13/22002/03+ 2 4 0 139 67 34.75 – 1 2 0.2 0 4 0 –63 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –(+ still in progress)200 RUNS IN A SERIESM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 502000/01 v India (Away) 2 4 2 540 232* 270.00 2 22001/02 v South Africa (Home) 2 4 2 422 199* 211.00 2 11999/00 v Sri Lanka (Home) 3 6 2 388 129 97.00 1 31994/95 v Pakistan (Home) 3 5 0 250 156 50.00 1 -RECORD AGAINST EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wIv England 4 6 0 200 112 33.33 1 – 9/0v Australia 1 2 0 28 28 14.00 – – 3/0v South Africa 5 10 2 566 199* 70.75 2 2 7/1v West Indies 2 4 1 194 113* 64.66 1 1 8/0v New Zealand 11 20 2 721 83 40.05 – 6 29/2v India 9 18 6 1138 232* 94.83 3 7 18/1v Pakistan 14 25 4 931 156 44.33 2 5 36/2 0.3 0 4 0 –v Sri Lanka 13 23 3 778 129 38.90 2 5 32/1v Bangladesh 4 4 1 238 114* 79.33 1 1 9/263 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –RECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wIin Zimbabwe 32 56 8 2487 156 51.81 6 13 81/5 0.2 0 4 0 –in England 2 3 0 68 42 22.66 – – 6/0in Australia -in South Africa 1 2 0 52 39 26.00 – – 1/0in West Indies 2 4 1 194 113* 64.66 1 1 8/0in New Zealand 5 9 2 379 83 54.14 – 4 16/0in India 5 10 3 820 232* 117.42 3 4 5/1in Pakistan 7 12 3 348 63 38.66 – 4 17/1 0.1 0 0 0 –in Sri Lanka 7 14 1 304 105* 23.38 1 1 14/1in Bangladesh 2 2 1 142 114* 142.00 1 – 3/163 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –RECORD PER RESULTM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMWins 7 10 4 507 156 84.50 2 1 22/2Defeats 34 68 5 2713 199* 43.06 7 15 79/5 0.2 0 4 0 –Draws 22 34 10 1574 232* 65.58 3 11 50/2 0.1 0 0 0 –63 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –RECORD IN EACH INNINGSI NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1st innings 63 5 2822 183* 48.65 7 17 107/6 0.2 0 4 0 –2nd innings 49 14 1972 232* 56.34 5 10 44/3 0.1 0 0 0 –112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –RECORD IN EACH POSITION IN THE BATTING ORDERI NO Runs HS Av. 100 50No 3 5 0 81 39 16.20 – -No 4 8 1 193 92 27.57 – 1No 5 82 13 3788 232* 54.89 9 22No 6 14 4 584 129 58.40 3 2No 7 2 0 140 81 70.00 – 2No 8 1 1 8 8* — – -112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27RECORD AS CAPTAIN/NON-CAPTAINM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCaptain 20 34 6 1380 156 49.28 3 9 61/0 0.1 0 0 0 –Non-capt 43 78 13 3414 232* 52.52 9 18 90/9 0.2 0 4 0 –63 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –RECORD AS WICKET-KEEPER/NON-KEEPERM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMWicket-keeper 55 100 18 4404 232* 53.70 12 23 142/9Non-keeper 8 12 1 390 92 35.45 – 4 9 0.1 0 0 0 –63 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –RECORD ON DIFFERENT GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wIIn Zimbabwe:Harare SC 20 35 5 1535 199* 51.16 4 6 60/4Bulawayo AC 1 1 0 81 81 81.00 – 1 1/0Queens SC 11 20 3 871 112 51.23 2 6 20/132 56 8 2487 156 51.81 6 13 81/5Outside Zimbabwe 31 56 11 2307 232* 51.26 6 14 70/4In England:Lord’s 1 2 0 26 24 13.00 – – 1/0Nottingham 1 1 0 42 42 42.00 – – 5/0In South Africa:Bloemfontein 1 2 0 52 39 26.00 – – 1/0In West Indies:Kingston 1 2 0 76 66 38.00 – 1 4/0Port-of-Spain 1 2 1 118 113* 118.00 1 – 4/0In New Zealand:Auckland 2 4 1 228 83 76.00 – 2 6/0Hamilton 1 2 1 64 58* 64.00 – 1 4/0Wellington 2 3 0 87 79 29.00 – 1 6/0In India:Delhi 3 6 2 522 183* 130.50 2 3 3/1Nagpur 2 4 1 298 232* 99.33 1 1 2/0In Pakistan:Faisalabad 1 2 0 84 61 42.00 – 1 4/0Karachi (Defence) 1 2 0 84 63 42.00 – 1 4/0Lahore 2 2 2 122 62* — – 2 1/0Peshawar 1 2 1 17 17* 17.00 – – 4/0Rawalpindi 1 2 0 12 12 6.00 – – 3/0Sheikhapura 1 2 0 29 18 14.50 – – 1/1In Sri Lanka:Colombo (Premadasa) 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 – – 1/0Colombo (SSC) 3 6 1 199 105* 39.80 1 – 10/1Galle 1 2 0 9 6 4.50 – – 2/0Kandy 2 4 0 94 67 23.50 – 1 1/0In Bangladesh:Chittagong 1 1 1 114 114* — 1 – 1/1Dhaka 1 1 0 28 28 28.00 – – 2/063 112 19 4794 232* 51.54 12 27 151/9 0.3 0 4 0 –The following bowlers have captured Andy Flower’s wicket (numbers in the brackets indicatenumber of innings during which they faced each other):6 – Waqar Younis (P-20)5 – M Muralitharan (SL-22), W P U J C Vaas (SL-16)3 – C L Cairns (NZ-16), D Gough (E-6), Harbhajan Singh (I-10), S B O’Connor (NZ-10),S M Pollock (SA-8), Shahid Nazir (P-4), Shoaib Akhtar (P-7)2 – A B Agarkar (I-6), H D P K Dharmasena (SL-4), A A Donald (SA-6),S T Jayasuriya (SL-18), Kabir Khan (P-3), G D McGrath (A-2), Manzoor Elahi (P-4),Mushtaq Ahmed (P-7), D J Nash (NZ-8), A D Nehra (I-4), F A Rose (WI-4),P C R Tufnell (E-3), D L Vettori (NZ-9)1 – G I Allott (NZ-4), S D Anurasiri (SL-2), N J Astle (NZ-11), Ata-ur-Rehman (P-5),Enamul Hoque (B-3), T C B Fernando (SL-6), C W Henderson (SA),E S H Giddins (E-3), C Z Harris (NZ-4), J H Kallis (SA-2), R J Kennedy (NZ-4),Z Khan (I-8), R D King (WI-4), A R Kumble (I-10), C D McMillan (NZ-5),Maninder Singh (I-2), Mohammad Sami (P-4), Monjurul Islam (B-2),M Prabhakar (I-4), D N Patel (NZ-7), T T Samaraweera (SL-5), B N Schultz (SA-2),J Srinath (I-6), M L Su’a (NZ-3), G P Wickremasinghe (SL-8), Wasim Akram (P-17),D N T Zoysa (SL-6)Particularly impressive is Andy’s record against Wasim Akram, who dismissed him only once inthe 17 innings in which they have faced each other. In addition Saqlain Mushtaq has yet todismiss him in 11 innings.Details of dismissals:bowled 11 11.83lbw 18 19.35caught 41 44.09caught by wicketkeeper 17 18.28caught and bowled 3 3.23stumped 1 1.07run out 2 2.15TOTAL 93 100.00%BREAKDOWN OF INNINGSScore Out Not out0 5 11-9 22 110-19 14 320-29 11 -30-39 8 -40-49 6 250-59 4 160-69 9 370-79 4 180-89 4 -90-99 1 -100-109 – 2110-119 2 2120-129 1 -130-139 – -140-149 1 -150-199 1 2200-250 – 1DOUBLE-CENTURY232* off 444 balls (200 – 392 balls) 30×4 2×6 v India (Nagpur) 2000/01CENTURIES1 115 off 236 balls (100 – ? balls) 15×4 v India (Delhi) 1992/932 156 off 245 balls (100 – 157 balls) 18×4 1×6 v Pakistan (Harare SC) 1994/953 112 off 330 balls (100 – 312 balls) 12×4 v England (Queens SC) 1996/974 105* off 238 balls (100 – 233 balls) 10×4 1×6 v Sri Lanka (Colombo SSC) 1997/985 100* off 217 balls (100 – 217 balls) 6×4 v Pakistan (Queens SC) 1997/986 129 off 304 balls (100 – 220 balls) 8×4 v Sri Lanka (Harare SC) 1999/007 113* off 290 balls (100 – 262 balls) 12×4 v West Indies (Pt-of-Spain) 1999/008 183* off 351 balls (100 – 201 balls) 24×4 2×6 v India (Delhi) 2000/019 232* off 444 balls (100 – 196 balls) 30×4 2×6 v India (Nagpur) 2000/0110 142 off 200 balls (100 – 149 balls) 21×4 1×6 (v South Africa (Harare SC) 2001/0211 199* off 470 balls (100 – 196 balls) 24×4 1×6 (12 114* off 150 balls (100 – ??? balls) 13×4 v Bangladesh (Chittagong) 2001/02HIGHEST SCORE AGAINST EACH COUNTRYv England 112 Queens Sports Club 1996/97v Australia 28 Harare Sports Club 1999/2000v South Africa 199* Harare Sports Club 2000/01v West Indies 113* Port-of-Spain 1999/2000v New Zealand 83 Auckland 1997/98v India 232* Nagpur 2000/01v Pakistan 156 Harare Sports Club 1994/95v Sri Lanka 129 Harare Sports Club 1999/2000v Bangladesh 114* Chittagong 2001/02TWO CENTURIES IN THE SAME MATCH142 and 199* v South Africa Harare Sports Club 2000/01CENTURY AND FIFTY IN THE SAME MATCH115 and 62* v India Delhi 1992/9374 and 129 v Sri Lanka Harare Sports Club 1999/2000183* and 70 v India Delhi 2000/0155 and 232* v India Nagpur 2000/01TWO FIFTIES IN THE SAME MATCH65 and 83 v New Zealand Auckland 1997/9851 and 83 v India Queens Sports Club 2000/01200 RUNS IN A MATCH341 (142 and 199*) v South Africa, at Harare Sports Club 2001/02287 (55 and 232*) v India, at Nagpur 2000/01253 (183* and 70) v India, at Delhi 2000/01203 (74 and 129) v Sri Lanka, at Harare Sports Club 1999/20007 SUCCESSIVE FIFTIES2000/01 65 v New Zealand Harare Sports Club183* and 70 v India Delhi55 and 232* v India Nagpur79 v New Zealand Wellington73 v Bangladesh Queens Sports ClubThis sequence of 7 successive fifties equals the record of E D Weekes (West Indies) in 1947.48 and1948/49. He scored 2 more fifties in the next three innings, making it 9 fifties in 10 inningsaltogether.TOP SCORER IN BOTH INNINGS OF A MATCH142 (286) and 199* (391) v South Africa Harare Sports Club 2000/01(In this match he scored more than half his team’s total runs)115 (322) and 62* (201) v India Delhi 1992/9337 (243) and 35 (139) v Pakistan Harare Sports Club 1994/9565 (170) and 83 (277) v New Zealand Auckland 1997/9874 (174) and 129 (292) v Sri Lanka Harare Sports Club 1999/2000183* (422/9d) and 70 (225) v India Delhi 2000/0151 (173) and 83 (328) v India Queens Sports Club 2000/01Andy Flower has been top scorer in 29 innings of a possible 112. The other instances are:81 (out of 219) v New Zealand Bulawayo Athletic Club 1992/9363 (out of 289) v Pakistan Karachi 1993/9462* (out of 230) v Pakistan Lahore 1993/9463 (out of 283) v South Africa Harare Sports Club 1995/9661 (out of 133) v Pakistan Faisalabad 1996/97112 (out of 376) v England Queens Sports Club 1996/97105* (out of 299) v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 1997/9860* (out of 183) v Pakistan Lahore 1998/9986 (out of 286) v Sri Lanka Queens Sports Club 1999/200070* (out of 197/7d) v Sri Lanka Harare Sports Club 1999/2000113* (out of 236) v West Indies Port-of-Spain 1999/200024 (out of 83) v England Lord’s 2000232* (out of 503/6d) v India Nagpur 2000/01114 (equal – out of 542/7d) v Bangladesh Chittagong 2001/0242 (out of 184) v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2001/02CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS277* for 5th M W Goodwin (166*) and A Flower (100*) v Pakistan (Queens SC) 1997/98(This is the record stand for any wicket for Zimbabwe in Test cricket.)269 for 4th G W Flower (201*) and A Flower (156) v Pakistan (Harare SC) 1994/95(This is a record partnership for brothers in Test cricket.)209 for 4th A D R Campbell (102) and A Flower (232*) v India (Nagpur) 2000/01192 for 4th G W Flower (96) and A Flower (115) v India (Delhi) 1992/93186 for 4th H Masakadza (85) and A Flower (199*) v South Africa (Harare SC) 2001/02176 for 4th M W Goodwin (113) and A Flower (66) v West Indies (Port-of-Spain) 1999/00165 for 6th D L Houghton (121) and A Flower (59) v India (Harare Sports Club) 1992/93149 for 4th G J Whittall (119) and A Flower (73) v Bangladesh (Queens SC) 2000/01131 for 5th A Flower (65) and G J Whittall (188*) v New Zealand (Harare SC) 2000/01130 for 4th G J Rennie (93) and A Flower (79) v New Zealand (Wellington) 2000/01125 for 7th A Flower (129) and G J Whittall (53*) v Sri Lanka (Harare SC) 1999/00122 for 4th M W Goodwin (148*) and A Flower (42) v England (Nottingham) 2000121 for 4th D L Houghton (266) and A Flower (50) v Sri Lanka (Queens SC) 1994/95117 for 4th T R Gripper (41) and A Flower (113*) v West Indies (Port-of-Spain) 1999/00116 for 4th A Flower (92) and D D Ebrahim (94) v India (Delhi) 2001/02113 for 6th A Flower (232*) and D P Viljoen (38) v India (Nagpur) 2000/01101 for 5th M W Goodwin (48) and A Flower (129) v Sri Lanka (Harare SC) 1999/00101 for 6th A Flower (83) and G W Flower (71) v India (Queens SC) 2000/01He also shares in the record for the following partnership:97* for 10th A Flower (183*) and H K Olonga (11*) v India (Delhi) 2000/01WICKET-KEEPING DISMISSALS10 DISMISSALS IN A SERIES13 (all ct) v Sri Lanka (Home – 3 Tests) 1999/200010 (all ct) v Pakistan (Home – 3 Tests) 1994/95WICKET-KEEPING CATCHESAndy Flower has dismissed 142 batsmen to catches as a wicket-keeper in Test cricket. His victimsare as follows:5 – Saeed Anwar (P), A C Parore (NZ)4 – N J Astle (NZ), M S Atapattu (SL), R S Dravid (I), M J Horne (NZ), S T Jayasuriya (SL),R S Kaluwitharana (SL)3 – Inzamam-ul-Haq (P), C M Spearman (NZ), H P Tillakaratne (SL), G P Wickremasinghe (SL)2 – Aamer Sohail (P), A B Agarkar (I), Ali Naqvi (P), R P Arnold (SL), Azhar Mahmood (P),A R Caddick (E), S Chanderpaul (WI), S S Dighe (I), S P Fleming (NZ), S C Ganguly (I),Habibul Bashar (B), Ijaz Ahmed (P), G Kirsten (SA), Manzoor Elahi (P), C D McMillan (NZ),Rashid Latif (P), F A Rose (WI), Saleem Malik (P), Shakeel Ahmed (P), Shoaib Mohammad (P)1 – Aaqib Javed (P), C E L Ambrose (WI), Aminul Islam (B), R P Arnold (SL), Ashfaq Ahmed (P),Asif Mujtaba (P), A M Bacher (SA), Basit Ali (P), C L Cairns (NZ), J P Crawley (E),W J Cronje (SA), M D Crowe (NZ), D J Cullinan (SA), S S Das (I), S I de Saram (SL),T M Dilshan (SL), Enamul Hoque (B), A Flintoff (E), C H Gayle (WI), L K Germon (NZ),H H Gibbs (SA), M J Greatbatch (NZ), M J Haslam (NZ), G A Hick (E), N Hussain (E),I A Healy (A), R D Jacobs (WI), Javed Omer (B), D P M D Jayawardene (SL),Khaled Mashud (B), R D King (WI), N V Knight (E), A Kumble (I), R T Latham (NZ),R S Mahanama (SL), Mashrafe Mortaza (B), Moin Khan (P), Monjurul Islam (B),M Muralitharan (SL), Mushfiqur Rahman (B), Mushtaq Ahmed (P), M Prabhakar (I),M R Ramprakash (E), J N Rhodes (SA), K R Rutherford (NZ), T T Samaraweera (SL),Saqlain Mushtaq (P), N S Sidhu (I), M S Sinclair (NZ), M J Slater (A), J Srinath (I),A J Stewart (E), S R Tendulkar (I), R G Twose (NZ), S K Warne (A), Yousuf Youhana (P)Andy Flower’s catches have been made off the following bowlers:38 – H H Streak17 – B C Strang16 – H K Olonga9 – M Mbangwa, P A Strang, G J Whittall6 – D H Brain5 – A M Blignaut, E A Brandes, N C Johnson3 – A G Huckle2 – G B Brent, T J Friend, B T Watambwa1 – M G Burmester, G J Crocker, T R Gripper, D T Hondo, M P Jarvis, A C I Lock,D A Marillier, E Z Matambanadzo, B A Murphy, M L Nkala, S G Peall, R W Price,J A Rennie, A J TraicosSTUMPINGSAndy Flower’s nine stumpings in Test cricket have been at the expense of:1 – C L Cairns (NZ), Habibul Bashar (B), Inzamam-ul-Haq (P), A H Jones (NZ), Kapil Dev (I),G Kirsten (SA), Mashrafe Mortaza (B), Saeed Anwar (P), W P U J C Vaas (SL)His stumpings have been made off the following bowlers:3 – P A Strang2 – R W Price, A J Traicos1 – A G Huckle, D A MarillierCATCHES IN THE FIELDAndy Flower has dismissed the following 9 batsmen with catches in the field:2 – A P Gurusinha (SL)1 – H D P K Dharmasena (SL), R S Dravid (I), R S Mahanama (SL), K R Pushpakumara (SL),Saqlain Mushtaq (P), Taufeeq Umar (P), S R Tendulkar (I)The catches have been taken off the following bowlers:2 – R W Price, G J Whittall1 – A M Blignaut, D H Brain, M P Jarvis, P A Strang, H H Streak4 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS5 (all ct) v England Nottingham 20004 (all ct) v New Zealand Harare Sports Club 1992/934 (all ct) v Pakistan Karachi 1993/944 (all ct) v Pakistan Harare Sports Club (3rd Test) 1994/954 (all ct) v Pakistan Faisalabad 1996/974 (all ct) v Sri Lanka Queens Sports Club 1999/20004 (all ct) v Sri Lanka Harare Sports Club (3rd Test) 1999/20004 (all ct) v West Indies Kingston 1999/20004 (all ct) v India Harare Sports Club 2000/015 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A MATCH5 (4 ct, 1 st) v New Zealand Harare Sports Club 1992/935 (all ct) v Sri Lanka Colombo (Sinhalese Sports Club) 1997/985 (all ct) v Sri Lanka Harare Sports Club (3rd Test) 1999/20005 (all ct) v England Nottingham 20005 (all ct) v India Harare Sports Club 2000/01CAPTAINCYPlayed Won Lost Drawn Toss: Won Lostv England 2 – 1 1 1 1v Australia -v South Africa 2 – 2 – 1 1v West Indies 2 – 2 – 2 -v New Zealand 2 – – 2 1 1v India -v Pakistan 6 1 4 1 4 2v Sri Lanka 6 – 1 5 1 5v Bangladesh -TOTAL 20 1 10 9 10 10SERIES BY SERIESPlayed Won Lost Drawn Toss: Won Lost1993/94 v Pakistan (Away) 3 – 2 1 1 21994/95 v Sri Lanka (Home) 3 – – 3 1 2v Pakistan (Home) 3 1 2 – 3 -1995/96 v South Africa (Home) 1 – 1 – 1 -v New Zealand (Away) 2 – – 2 1 11999/2000 v South Africa (Home) 1 – 1 – – 1v Sri Lanka (Home) 3 – 1 2 – 3v West Indies (Away) 2 – 2 – 2 -v England (Away) 2 – 1 1 1 1TOTAL 20 1 10 9 10 10

The cricket boards of India and Pakistan will review and assess any incidents of crowd trouble during the series before taking any decision on the continuation of the tour.Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the PCB, addressed a news conference in Karachi on Friday, and said that the BCCI had agreed to tackle any misbehaviour from the crowd in a sensible manner. “Any incident of stone or bottle throwing during matches would be reviewed by the boards and no hasty decision would be taken on aborting the tour.”We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian board. And they agreed to do away with the clause that said that their players had the right to consider returning home if any stone, bottle or objects were thrown at them in any match.”Khan called on the people of Pakistan to give a big welcome to the Indian team, and show the world that it was not a place to be feared. The Indians have laid a lot of stress on security conditions, and the tour was cleared by the Indian government only after intense speculation.Shaharyar said it would be a tragedy, and very damaging at that for Pakistan, if any violent incident led to the series being aborted.

The Pakistan Cricket Board anxiously awaits the resolution of the TV rights issue in India’s courts. Recent news reports which suggested that the series might be postponed if the BCCI was not allowed to decide on rights left the PCB perturbed and considering their options.A news release stated that cricket fans on both sides of the border were eagerly awaiting the series and that another postponement would be highly disappointing for the public. It would also lead to severe loss of revenue for both boards and dislocation in logistics for a postponed tour.A further postponement would also be difficult, given that Pakistan would be touring the West Indies in early May.