Date-stamped : 04 Feb95 - 18:37 Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Test 1 played at Harare, 31 Jan - 5 Feb (Rest 3 Feb) ====> Prematch Henry Olonga, called for throwing in a match last week, is poised to become Zimbabwe's first black Test player after being named in their squad for the first Test against Pakistan starting tomorrow. He was noballed four times for throwing while bowling for a Presidents XI against the tourists. Olonga, who was born in Zambia but has lived in Bulawayo since he was six, and opening batsman Stuart Carlisle are the two uncapped players named for the opening match of the three-Test series. Zimbabwe Squad: G.Flower, Stuart Carlisle, Mark Dekker, D.Houghton, A.Flower(c), A.Campbell, G.Whittal, P.Strang, H.Streak, D.Brain, Henry Olonga, Malcolm Jarvis. Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 1, 31 Jan 95 (Stumps) Zim 289-3 (G.Flower 88*, A.Flower 142*) FLOWER POWER SAVES ZIMBABWE An unbroken stand of 144 between captain Andy Flower and his brother Grant took Zimbabwe to 186 for three at tea against Pakistan. In the morning session, Pakistan bowlers Aqib Javed and Wasim Akram had taken advantage of some early life in the pitch to remove Mark Dekker, Alistair Campbell and David Houghton. Aqib Javed took two wickets and Wasim Akram one. Opener Mark Dekker went for 2 (4-1) and Alistair Campbell for 1 (9-2). Grant Flower and Dave Houghton then steadied things, but Houghton was caught at slip for 23 off Aqib Javed. Zimbabwe were 42-3. Grant and Andy Flower managed to hang on until lunch, with Zimbabwe 82-3. After lunch Andy Flower went on the rampage, moving to 93* at tea with 15 fours. At one point Wasim Akram strung together 8 maidens in a row, mostly against Grant Flower, but then Andy Flower smashed him for 4 consecutive fours! Grant Flower was just 42* at tea, having faced 175 balls. He is very much playing the supporting role to his brother. (Thanks : INtv) Contributed by Don.Hughes (hug@cfmu.eurocontrol.be) ====> Day 1, MORE Flower brothers Andy and Grant gave a record 247-run unbroken partnership to put Zimbabwe in control against Pakistan on the Opening Test first day. The pair's unbeaten stand, a record for any Zimbabwean wicket, began after the hosts had slumped to 42 for three. It also left them just 17 runs short of the highest stand by two brothers in Test cricket, posted by Australians Ian and Greig Chappel against New Zealand in 1973/4. (Thanks : INtv) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 1, more Brothers Andy and Gary Flower each made centuries as they com- pleted a record partnership of 269 to keep Zimbabwe on top in the First test v Paksitan here (Harare) today. Andy who hit 156 and Grant whose unbeaten 123 was his maiden test century, took Zimbabwe to 4/372 at lunch on the second day. A weary looking Pakistan atack could manage only one wicket in the morning when Andy Flower, who made 142 of the overnight 3/289 chopped a ball from paceman Kabir Khan to Wasim Akram. The over before his dismissal saw the Flowers break the previous record partnership between brothers in a test - 264 by Ian and Greg Chappell against NZ in Wellington in 1974. The Flowers partnership of 269 in 336 minutes is a record for any wicket by Zimbabwe in Test cricket. Contributed by Joshua.Saunders (joshuas@jolt.mpx.com.au) ====> Day 2, 1 Feb 95, LUNCH Flower brothers share record stand Century-making brothers Andy and Grant Flower completed a record partnership of 269 to keep Zimbabwe in control of the first test against Pakistan on Wednesday. Andy, who hit 156, and Grant, whose unbeaten 123 was his maiden test century, took Zimbabwe to 372 for four at lunch on the second day. A weary-looking Pakistan attack could manage just one wicket in the morning when captain Andy Flower, who made 142 of the overnight 289 for three, chopped a ball from paceman Kabir Khan to Wasim Akram in the gully. The left-hander's 156, his second test century and highest score in first-class cricket, spanned 336 minutes during which he faced 245 balls, hitting 18 fours and one six. The over before his dismissal saw the Flowers break the previous record partnership between brothers in a test -- 264 by Ian and Greg Chappell against New Zealand at Wellington in March 1974. The Flowers' partnership of 269 in 336 minutes is a record for any wicket by Zimbabwe in test cricket. When the stand ended Grant was still struggling through the 90s but went on to reach his hundred with a fortunate snick through the slips for four off Kabir. The opening batsman, who played a limpet-like innings from the start of the test on Tuesday, reached three figures in 437 minutes, faced 343 balls and hit seven fours and a six. By lunch he had batted 485 minutes, faced 382 balls and hit eight fours and one six, and had added 61 for the fifth wicket with Guy Whittall (27 not out). Contributed by azzie (alak@gsbux1.uchicago.edu) ====> Day 2, TEA Zimbabwe pile up their highest test total Centuries by brothers Andy and Grant Flower spurred Zimbabwe to their highest total in tests as Pakistan's misery was compounded by injuries in the first test on Wednesday. Andy Flower hit 156, Grant Flower scored his maiden test century of 170 not out and Guy Whittall made an unbeaten 80 in Zimbabwe's 477 for four at tea on the second day. Zimbabwe's total beat their previous best in test cricket of 462 for nine against Sri Lanka in Bulawayo last October. An unbroken fifth wicket partnership of 166 between Grant Flower and Whittall built on the record fourth wicket stand between brothers in tests of 269 by the Flowers. Zimbabwe took advantage of some weary bowling by a Pakistani attack which suffered the loss of paceman Aqib Javed 30 minutes before tea when he appeared to strain a thigh muscle while bowling. Pakistan were further jolted by the news that Inzamam- ul-Haq, who damaged his right shoulder on Tuesday and did not field at all on Wednesday, would bat only in an emergency. Opener Grant Flower, who batted for the whole of the first day to make 88 out of the overnight 289 for three, again showed tremendous patience and skill in picking the right ball to hit. His 170 has taken 607 minutes, during which he has faced 476 balls and hit 10 fours and one six. Whittall was missed by Asif Mujtaba at short-leg before scoring and then he was dropped at third man by Saeed Anwar when he had 24. Looking to attack at every opportunity he reached his second test 50 off 109 balls before moving to 80 not out in 195 minutes off 163 balls, with seven fours. Pakistan's solitary wicket in the first two sessions came when captain Andy Flower, having added 14 to his overnight 142, chopped a ball from paceman Kabir Khan to Wasim Akram in the gully. The left-hander's 156, his second test century and highest score in first-class cricket, spanned 336 minutes. He faced 245 balls, hitting 18 fours and one six. The over before his dismissal saw the Flowers break the previous record partnership between brothers in a test -- 264 by Australia's Ian and Greg Chappell against New Zealand at Wellington in March 1974. The Flowers' partnership of 269 in 336 minutes is a record for any Zimbabwe wicket in tests. Contributed by azzie (alak@gsbux1.uchicago.edu) ====> Day 2, Stumps Grant Flower took centre stage for much of the day by sharing in two record partnerships. He and brother Andy extended their fourth wicket partnership begun on Tuesday to 269, overtaking the previous highest for two brothers, the 264 put on by Greg and Ian Chappell against New Zealand at Wellington in March 1974. The Flowers' 336-minute stand was also a record for any Zimbabwe wicket in tests. The left-handed Andy added just 14 in the morning before becoming the Pakistanis' only victim of the day. He was caught in the gully by Wasim Akram off Kabir Khan for 156 scored off 245 balls with 18 fours and one six. Grant Flower, who again showed tremendous patience and skill in picking the right ball to hit, then partnered Whittall in an unbroken 233-run stand for the fifth wicket. Having battled throughout the opening day for 88, Flower edged his way to a maiden test hundred which came when he snicked a ball from Kabir Khan through the slips for four. Whittall enjoyed three "lives" on the way to his maiden test century. He was missed by Asif Mujtaba at short-leg before he had scored, was dropped at third man by Saeed Anwar when he had 24 and was put down at slip by Aamir Sohail on 98. The Bulawayo game hunter's unbeaten 113 came from 192 balls and included nine fours. Shortly after Whittall reached his landmark, Flower completed his double century. He survived a run-out chance on 198, the ricochet off the stumps providing him with the vital runs. Flower spent a remarkable 657 minutes compiling his unbeaten 201, faced 592 balls and hit 10 fours and one six. Zimbabwe's total beat their previous best in test cricket of 462 for nine against Sri Lanka in Bulawayo last October. Contributed by azzie (alak@gsbux1.uchicago.edu) ====> Day 2, Stumps, MORE Olonga strikes after Grant Flower hits double century Debutant Henry Olonga, Zimbabwe's first back test cricketer, took a wicket with his third delivery after his side has piled up 544 for four declared in the first test against Pakistan on Wednesday. A double century from opener Grant Flower and hundreds from his brother Andy and Guy Whittall lifted Zimbabwe to their highest test score. Pakistan replied with 51 for one by the close of the second day. Eighteen-year-old Olonga, no-balled four times for throwing while playing for a President's X1 against the Pakistanis last week, removed Saeed Anwar after coming on as first change. He had him caught down the legside by wicketkeeper Andy Flower. Contributed by azzie (alak@gsbux1.uchicago.edu) ====> Day 2, Records Zimbabe scored their highest ever test score of 544 runs, better- ing their 462 for 9 declared against Sri Lanka in October 1994 in Harare. The Flower brothers Andy and Grant took their partnership to 269, which is a new record by brothers in a test, eclipsing the 264 for the third wicket stand between Australia`s Ian and Greg Chap- pell against New Zealand in Wellington in 1973/74. Debutant, 18 year old Henry Olonga, is the first black cricketer to represent Zimbabwe. He captured his first test wicket with his third ball, when Saeed Anwar was caught behind at the start of the Pakistani first innings. Contributed by Tony.Hassett (HASETT@scinet.up.ac.za) ====> Day 3, 2 Feb 95, Lunch Olongo called for throwing Zimbabwe`s first black cricketer Henry Olonga was called for throwing on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Harare. Olonga, 18, was called by square-leg umpire Ian Robinson in his fifth over of the morning. He is the first player to be penalised in 30 years for the offence during a Test match. Otherwise it was a good morning for Zimbabwe as Pakistan strug- gled to 115-3 at lunch in reply to the home side`s 544-4 de- clared. Contributed by Rohan (azhar@cs.Stanford.EDU) ====> Day 4, 4 Feb 95, End of Pak 1st innings Heath Streak forces Pakistan to follow on Opening bowler Heath Streak returned Zimbabwe`s best figures in test cricket of six for 90 on Saturday as Pakistan were bowled out for 322 and forced to follow on. By lunch on the fourth day of the first test at the Harare Sports Club, Pakistan had reached 11 without loss in their second innings, still 211 runs in arrears. Streak bowled through the remains of the Pakistan first in- nings and watched in agony as Inzamam-ul-Haq, 53 not out over- night, was twice dropped off his bowling, first by Guy Whittall at second slip on 59 and then by Henry Olonga at fine leg 10 runs later. Inzamam again batted superbly despite being hampered by a shoulder injury which caused him to play many of his shots one- handed and with Wasim Akram he added 46 for the eighth wicket as Pakistan inched their way towards the follow-on mark of 345. Then, in the 15th over of the morning Streak made the break- through when Wasim (27) turned a ball off his hip to short-leg where Stuart Carlisle picked up his third catch of the innings. Four overs later Inzamam`s brave knock came to an end when he gave Grant Flower a sharp catch in the gully. His 71 came in 256 minutes, from 197 balls and included seven fours. Streak then had Aqib Javed lbw for nought to record the first six-wicket haul in a test cricket innings for Zimbabwe. Source :: The Reuter Library Report Contributed by Ram.Krishnan (rkrishna@garnet.acns.fsu.edu) ====> Day 4, Pakistan 2nd innings Zimbabwe rout Pakistan for first victory in tests Zimbabwe surged to their first victory in test cricket as superb bowling from Heath Streak, David Brain and Guy Whittall routed Pakistan by an innings and 64 runs on Saturday. Zimbabwe`s win, with a day to spare in the first game of a three-match series, came in their 11th test since they became a test-playing country in October 1992. Paceman Streak played a major role with a match haul of nine for 105, taking the three remaining first innings wickets in the morning to finish with six for 90 as Pakistan were dismissed for 322 and forced to follow on 222 behind. Pakistan were ripped apart at the start of their second in- nings when Brain, Whittall and Streak reduced them to 35 for five. After a stubborn sixth wicket partnership of 96 between Inzamam-ul-Haq, who made 65 from 99 balls, and Rashid Latif (38), Pakistan`s last five wickets tumbled for 27 and they were bowled out for 158. Brain ended with three for 50, all-rounder Whittall took three for 58 and Streak, who mopped up the last two batsmen, had three for 15. ====> Day 4, more When Pakistan started the fourth day on 271 for seven, Streak in- itially watched in agony as Inzamam, 53 not out overnight, was twice dropped off his bowling, first by Whittall at second slip on 59 and then by Henry Olonga at fine leg 10 runs later. Then, in the 15th over of the morning, Streak made the break- through when Wasim Akram (27) turned a ball off his hip to short-leg where Stuart Carlisle picked up his third catch of the innings. Four overs later Inzamam`s brave knock came to an end when he gave Grant Flower a sharp catch in the gully. His 71 came in 256 minutes, from 197 balls and included seven fours. Streak then had Aqib Javed lbw for nought to record the first six-wicket haul in a test innings for Zimbabwe. Pakistan, following on, were 11 without loss at luncn but soon plunged into trouble afterwards. Saeed Anwar (7) was an early lbw victim for Whittall and soon afterwards left-arm seamer Brain removed Aamir Sohail (5), Asif Mujtaba (4) and captain Salim Malik (6) in quick succession. Sohail was brilliantly caught by Alistair Campbell in the covers, Mujtaba shouldered arms to a straight ball and Salim nicked a ball which just lifted and left him a little. Pakistan`s woes were compounded when Ijaz Ahmed, who batted so responsibly in the first innings, fell for two when he hooked a short ball from Streak straight to Brain at fine-leg. Zimbabwe were checked by the sixth-wicket stand but once Whittall had forced a poor shot from Inzamam, caught behind flashing at a wide ball, the rest followed swiftly. Rashid was brilliantly taken by Dave Houghton in the slips off Streak and after Wasim Akram holed out to the leg-spin of Paul Strang for 19, Streak made swift work of the last two wick- ets, bowling both Kabir Khan and Aqib Javed. The man-of-the-match award was shared by Andy and Grant Flower, whose record partnership between brothers in tests of 269 in Zimbabwe`s innings set up the win. ====> Captains` comments Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower said: ``I am very proud of our guys but it was quite a surprise as I don`t think any of us ex- pected to win inside four days against a side like Pakistan. I am ecstatic. ``When we bowled them out first time and enforced the follow-on I told the lads that we had done the easy bit and now came the difficult work. ``So I couldn`t believe it when they were 35 for five. I was a bit worried about a huge partnerhsip building up and both In- zamam and Rashid played well but the bowlers stuck to it and luckily we got them out. ``It is great for the game here and I can only hope that this will inspire more people to get into it. It`s very important for us to get more black people into cricket and the fact that we had a young, black fast bowler in our side might just be the start. I was also encouraged to see more black faces in the crowd.`` Zimbabwe coach John Hampshire, the former England test bats- man, said: ``It was a very high-class all-round performance. ``But there is an old adage that catches win matches and in spite of some brilliant batting and some top-class bowling, I think it was the fielding and the quality of the catching which actually won us the match.`` ``But it`s not over yet. We still have another 10 days of test cricket to come in the next two weeks.`` Pakistan captain Salim Malik said: ``We didn`t bowl well but our batting was unbelievable. We are all professionals but we didn`t look like it. ``They were basically two bowlers short and it was inexperi- enced batting from us which I have never seen before. ``It is terrific for Zimbabwe. They played very well in Pak- is- tan and had the upper hand in two of the tests there so I sup- pose it is a good thing that they are getting better and better. ``But we are a talented side and have the ability to come back in the next tests. I think there will be a couple of changes in the next test and we are also thinking of flying someone out from Pakistan, maybe (leg-spinner) Abdul Qadir, to reinforce the side.`` The second test starts in Bulawayo on Tuesday. Contributed by azzie (alak@gsbux1.uchicago.edu)