da bwin： The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has announced thatZimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower has signed to play for the West EndRedbacks for the next three seasons.
South Australian Cricket Association19-Mar-2003The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has announced thatZimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower has signed to play for the West EndRedbacks for the next three seasons.Flower, who was one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year in 2002 andtopped the PriceWaterhouse Coopers Test Ratings for Batsmen in 2001,will move to Adelaide with his family in September.The SACA’s chief executive Mike Deare said that Flower will be anenormous asset to cricket in South Australia, not only for his sportingability, but also for his leadership qualities.”Andy is a world-class, top ten cricketer, and not only does he bring toSouth Australia his outstanding cricket skills, but he is a natural,proven leader.””We see Andy as an integral part of the SACA’s objective of nuturingidentified young cricketing talent in South Australia during the nextthree years.””He will not only provide an enormous boost to the Redbacks side as aspecialist batsman, but he also will add value in the areas of coachingand mentoring,” he said.Flower, 34, is a specialist wicket-keeper/batsman, who has amassed morethan ten thousand first-class runs in his career, including 4,794 Testruns at an average of 51.54.Having just recently represented Zimbabwe in his fourth World Cup,Flower has scored 6,786 runs in 213 One-Day Internationals at an averageof 35.34, including four centuries and 55 half-centuries.The SACA will announce the remainder of the Redbacks squad for the2003/04 season during April.