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Andy Flower interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/19
Date:
2011
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 57 minutes 40 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Andy Flower interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 11 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-4:00] Flower talks about his childhood including living in South Africa and witnessing the change from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe, [4:00-5:55] Flower talks about his brothers and sister.

Track 2: [0:00-0:45] Flower talks about sibling rivalry between him and his brother Grant, [0:45-3:50] Flower talks about the development of his cricketing career at Vainona High School and playing for their cricket team, [3:50-4:32] Flower talks about not being picked for the Zimbabwe team in the Under-15 Cricket World Cup.

Track 3: [0:00-0:50] Flower talks about playing club cricket for Old Georgians, [0:50-4:05] Flower talks about playing for the Zimbabwe national team and his first match against West Indies A, and playing for Mashonaland, [4:05-5:57] Flower talks about playing in the 1992 Cricket World Cup for Zimbabwe.

Track 4: [0:00-2:50] Flower talks about difficulties of playing international cricket without a strong domestic structure in Zimbabwe, and the development of first-class cricket in Zimbabwe, [2:50-5:03] Flower talks about the team spirit and training methods of the Zimbabwe national team.

Track 5: [0:00-1:50] Flower talks about the Test Series Zimbabwe played in India in 2002, and his performance during the Tests, [1:50-4:34] Flower talks about whether it was a challenge to keep wicket and bat high up the order.

Track 6: [0:00-6:40] Flower talks about Robert Mugabe, and the background to Flower's decision to put together a statement and wear black armbands with Henry Olonga during the 2003 Cricket World Cup, [6:40-8:40] Flower talks about explaining to his brother Grant about the protest, taking security advice on their decision to protest against the Mugabe regime, and leaving Zimbabwe once the World Cup had finished.

Track 7: [0:00-1:12] Flower talks about his family leaving Zimbabwe before the start of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and Flower and Olonga making arrangements to leave as soon as Zimbabwe were knocked out of the tournament, [1:12-4:01] Flower talks about meeting Mugabe at cricket matches and his opinions on Mugabe and the situation in Zimbabwe.

Track 8: [0:00-2:15] Flower talks about holding no bitterness by ending his international career early, moving to Essex and being thankful to Graham Gooch and Ronnie Irani for allowing him to play county cricket, [2:15-3:54] Flower talks about playing for South Australia.

Track 9: [0:00-1:48] Flower talks about his decline in physical fitness towards the end of his career, and deciding to move back to England to live there permanently.

Track 10: [0:00-2:00] Flower talks about the start of his coaching career and being asked by Peter Moores to become assistant coach of the England team, [2:00-3:09] Flower talks about Peter Moores and enjoying being his assistant coach, [3:09-5:30] Flower talks about the coaching routines he adopts with the England team.

Track 11: [0:00-2:00] Flower talks about the frustrations of being a coach, [2:00-5:20] Flower talks about the difficulty of having to make changes to the team and management structure, [5:20-7:46] Flower talks about future priorities for the England team between 2011 and 2015, including the 2015 Cricket World Cup, and his own future within the England team.

A back-up copy of the CD is included.
Associations
Andrew Flower
Grant William Flower
David Rayvern Allen
Vainona High School
Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Henry Khaaba Olonga
Graham Alan Gooch
Ronald Charles Irani
Peter Moores
Essex County Cricket Club
South Australia Cricket Club
Subject
Zimbabwean cricket, Cricket World Cup 1992, Cricket World Cup 2003, Zimbabwe in India 2001-2002, coaching, England coaches
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 57 minutes 40 seconds
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