Grant Flower interviewed by Ralph Dellor

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/28

Date:

2010-09-17

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 32 minutes 28 seconds

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

1 CD, Grant Flower interviewed by Ralph Dellor. The CD consists of 1 track.

Track 1: [0:00-0:55] Dellor talks about Flower's career to introduce the interview, [0:55-1:57] Flower talks about the disappointment of not getting to the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 or the Twenty20 with Essex in 2010, and being relegated from Division One of the County Championship, [1:57-2:30] Flower talks about his interest in cricket from a young age, [2:30-3:30] Flower talks about his friendly rivalry with his brother Andy, and Andy's interest in cricket, [3:30-3:52] Flower talks about his father's influence on his career, [3:52-4:20] Flower talks about when he and his brother realised that they could make a career out of cricket, [4:20-6:20] Flower talks about his close relationship with his brother and other family members who have played cricket together, and its impact on the teams he played in including Zimbabwe, [6:20-7:02] Flower talks about the Zimbabwe team's performances and results while he played for them, [7:02-7:50] Flower talks about the domestic structure of cricket in Zimbabwe, [7:50-8:15] Flower talks about Zimbabwe's performances during the Cricket World Cup, [8:15-9:00] Flower talks about England's tour of Zimbabwe in 1996-1997 and David Lloyd's comments during the tour, [9:00-11:50] Flower talks about Zimbabwe's first Test Match victory against Pakistan in Harare in 1994-1995, getting a double century during the match, and achieving a record stand for brothers in a Test Match with Andy (269).

[11:50-12:40] Flower talks about choosing to stay in Zimbabwe rather than play in other countries like Graeme Hick, and having no regrets over playing in another country, [12:40-13:30] Flower talks about missing out on the tour to Australia in 2003-2004 which meant that the Zimbabwe team played without either him or his brother for the first time in 15 years, [13:30-15:25] Flower talks about captaining the Zimbabwe team during a one day international but leaving Heath Streak to look after the team on the field, and not wanting to be a captain, [15:25-17:25] Flower talks about his pride in his brother Andy's achievements, the differences between him and his brother and batting with each other, [17:25-18:32] Flower talks about himself and his brother Andy's beliefs in the importance of physical fitness, [18:32-19:39] Flower talks about umpiring decisions made against Zimbabwe during his career and whether Zimbabwe suffered from unfair treatment due to their status, [19:39-21:09] Flower talks about being a spokesman in a debate with the Zimbabwean Cricket Union concerning the selection of players based on skin colour.

[21:09-23:10] Flower talks about the break-up of the Zimbabwean team and not reaching their full potential, and the state of the Zimbabwe team in 2010, [23:10-24:50] Flower talks about returning to Zimbabwe and being asked to becoming batting coach of Zimbabwe, and the improvements of the domestic structure in Zimbabwean cricket, [24:50-25:28] Flower talks about the finances in Zimbabwean cricket, [25:28-26:20] Flower talks about his aim of being the head coach of Zimbabwe, [26:20-27:15] Flower talks about his bowling, [27:15-28:15] Flower talks about his fielding, [28:15-28:50] Flower talks about the Zimbabwe team's fielding while he played, [28:50-30:20] Flower talks about regrets during his career including not putting enough work into the mental side of his game and overtraining.

[30:20-31:02] Flower talks about the highlights of his career including the first Test Match victory, beating South Africa during the 1999 Cricket World Cup, beating England 3-0 in the one day series in 1996-1997 and winning the Friends Provident trophy in 2008, [31:02-31:26] Flower talks about how he would like to be remembered in his career, [31:26-32:28] Flower talks about his long-term ambitions in cricket including becoming overall coach of Zimbabwe.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Grant William Flower
Ralph Dellor
Andrew Flower
Essex County Cricket Club
David Lloyd
Graeme Ashley Hick
Heath Hilton Streak
Zimbabwean Cricket Union

Subject

Zimbabwean cricket, Zimbabwe in Australia 2003-2004, Pakistan in Zimbabwe 1994-1995, Cricket World Cup 1999, umpiring, racism, fitness

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 32 minutes 28 seconds

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