Andy Flower has gone to Number One in the PwC Ratings for batsmen. Only fourother batsmen have occupied this slot in the last six years: Steve Waugh,Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and (very briefly) Inzamam-ul-Haq. After hisbatting feats in the last 18 months, Flower is a worthy new joiner to thisexclusive club.The feat of endurance that in the last three days brought him two bigcenturies against one of Test cricket’s stronger attacks has lifted Flowerto 895 points, 18 points clear of Steve Waugh. He is the first Zimbabweanand the first wicket-keeper ever to go top of the Ratings.Flower’s outstanding form in the last 18 months won him the FICA/PwCinternational player of the year award in July, when a panel of former Testplayers chose him from a shortlist of seven.PricewaterhouseCoopers Test Ratings – BatsmenAfter Colombo and Harare Test Matches
Rank (Change) Player Team Points Average Highest Rating1 (+2) Andy Flower Zim 895 55.18 895 v SA at Harare 20012 (-1) Steve Waugh Aus 877 51.87 909 v WI at Melbourne 19963 (-1) S.R.Tendulkar Ind 866 57.18 897 v Zim at Bulawayo 20014 ( – ) Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 818 47.73 865 v Eng at Lord’s 19965 (+2) M.Jayawardene Sri 805 47.42 805 v Ban at Colombo (SSC) 20016 (-1) Rahul Dravid Ind 798 53.77 862 v NZ at Hamilton 19997 (-1) Adam Gilchrist Aus 790* 51.30 813 v Eng at Nottingham 20018 ( – ) Brian Lara WI 769 47.68 917 v Aus at St John’s 19999 (+1) Mark Waugh Aus 743 42.92 803 v SA at Port Elizabeth 199710 (-1) Daryll Cullinan SA 739 44.21 803 v WI at Bridgetown 200111 (+10) Jacques Kallis SA 702 43.76 764 v Sri at Kandy 200012 (-1) Saeed Anwar Pak 694 45.52 835 v Ind at Calcutta 199913 (-1) Craig McMillan NZ 688 41.97 713 v Zim at Bulawayo 200014 (-1) Graham Thorpe Eng 687 40.89 803 v WI at Kingston 199815 (-1) Yousuf Youhana Pak 668 42.98 725 v NZ at Christchurch 200116 (-1) Ricky Ponting Aus 667 42.87 829 v Ind at Sydney 200017= (+15) Gary Kirsten SA 666 42.14 766 v Ind at Calcutta 1996(-1) Mark Richardson NZ 666* 54.61 666 v Pak at Hamilton 200119 (-2) Alec Stewart Eng 665 39.31 791 v Zim at Lord’s 200020 (-2) Damien Martyn Aus 658* 51.00 658 v Eng at The Oval 200121= (-2) Chris Cairns NZ 657 32.55 705 v Zim at Harare 2000(-2) Justin Langer Aus 657 40.59 767 v NZ at Hamilton 200023 (-2) M.E.Trescothick Eng 656* 36.93 661 v Aus at Nottingham 200124 (-1) Venkata Laxman Ind 653 35.95 723 v Aus at Chennai 200125 (+8) H.H.Gibbs SA 644 37.17 644 v Zim at Harare 200126 (+8) Marvan Atapattu Sri 640 37.43 667 v SA at Kandy 200027 (-3) P.A.de Silva Sri 636 41.91 796 v Aus at Colombo (SSC) 199928 (-3) Mathew Sinclair NZ 635* 51.21 643 v Pak at Christchurch 200129= (-3) Michael Slater Aus 626 42.83 768 v Sri at Melbourne 1995(-3) Ridley Jacobs WI 626 28.80 632 v Zim at Bulawayo 200131= (-3) Carl Hooper WI 622 35.06 705 v SA at Johannesburg 1998(-3) Matthew Hayden Aus 622* 38.79 623 v Eng at Nottingham 200133 (-2) Stephen Fleming NZ 618 37.07 676 v Eng at Auckland 199734 ( – ) S.Chanderpaul WI 610 39.34 746 v Ind at Georgetown 199735 (-5) K.Sangakkara Sri 605* 39.15 648 v Ind at Galle 200136 ( – ) Mark Butcher Eng 602 28.96 623 v Aus at Leeds 200137 ( – ) Nasser Hussain Eng 594 35.00 784 v SA at Durban 199938 ( – ) S.T.Jayasuriya Sri 577 39.68 750 v Ind at Colombo (SSC) 199739 ( – ) Nathan Astle NZ 569 35.28 648 v Aus at Wellington 200040 ( – ) S.Ramesh Ind 568* 37.97 645 v NZ at Ahmedabad 199941 ( – ) Shiv Sunder Das Ind 556* 44.84 556 v Sri at Colombo (SSC) 200142 ( – ) Younis Khan Pak 553* 39.23 563 v NZ at Auckland 200143 ( – ) Chris Gayle WI 550* 36.35 550 v Zim at Harare 200144 (+2) Lance Klusener SA 543 34.36 661 v Sri at Colombo (SSC) 200045 (-1) Shaun Pollock SA 542 31.48 556 v WI at St John’s 200146 (-1) Sourav Ganguly Ind 540 41.62 706 v Pak at Delhi 199947 ( – ) Michael Vaughan Eng 533* 31.83 574 v WI at Leeds 200048 ( – ) Mark Ramprakash Eng 531 27.81 633 v Aus at Melbourne 199849 ( – ) Neil McKenzie SA 521* 35.18 522 v WI at Kingston 200150 ( – ) Jimmy Adams WI 515 41.26 830 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 199551 ( – ) R.R.Sarwan WI 513* 33.68 513 v Zim at Harare 200152 ( – ) Wavell Hinds WI 508* 29.25 589 v Pak at St John’s 200053 ( – ) Ijaz Ahmed Pak 503 37.67 695 v Eng at The Oval 199654 ( – ) S.L.Campbell WI 496 32.82 686 v Aus at Sydney 199655 (+1) H.Tillekeratne Sri 487 39.43 712 v Zim at Colombo (SSC) 199656 (+1) Marlon Samuels WI 470* 30.60 470 v Zim at Harare 200157 (-2) Guy Whittall Zim 465 30.30 527 v NZ at Harare 200058 (+1) Mark Boucher SA 457 28.21 554 v WI at Georgetown 200159 (-1) Russel Arnold Sri 454 28.35 540 v Eng at Kandy 200160 ( – ) Moin Khan Pak 453 28.32 595 v WI at Peshawar 199761 (+1) Wasim Akram Pak 439 22.64 480 v Sri at Kandy 200062 (NEW) Md. Ashraful Ban 433* 70.00 433 v Sri at Colombo (SSC) 200163 (+2) Adam Parore NZ 427 25.87 533 v Sri at Galle 199864 (+2) Matthew Horne NZ 422 30.92 583 v Eng at Manchester 199965 (-4) A.D.R.Campbell Zim 419 26.48 534 v Sri at Harare 199466 (-3) Grant Flower Zim 417 30.32 611 v Pak at Bulawayo 199867 ( – ) T.T.Samaraweera Sri 414* – 414 v Ban at Colombo (SSC) 200168 (-4) Habibul Bashar Ban 405* 39.66 437 v Pak at Multan 200169 ( – ) Shahid Afridi Pak 400* 31.26 473 v Ind at Delhi 199970 (+1) Graeme Hick Eng 393 31.32 724 v SA at Centurion 199571 (-1) Stuart Carlisle Zim 391* 25.85 410 v Ind at Harare 200172 (-4) H.Masakadza Zim 388* 56.50 403 v WI at Harare 200173 (-1) Azhar Mahmood Pak 381* 30.00 670 v SA at Port Elizabeth 199874 (-1) Abdur Razzaq Pak 371* 28.04 371 v Ban at Multan 200175 (-1) Nicky Boje SA 366* 27.47 399 v Ind at Bangalore 200076 (-1) Taufeeq Umar Pak 365* 104.00 365 v Ban at Multan 200177 (-1) Matthew Bell NZ 359* 24.68 359 v Pak at Hamilton 200178 (-1) Craig Spearman NZ 352* 26.34 413 v Aus at Hamilton 200079 (+2) Aminul Islam Ban 351* 35.00 433 v Zim at Bulawayo 200180 (-2) R.Kaluwitharana Sri 346 27.15 522 v Pak at Lahore 199981 (-2) Heath Streak Zim 332 19.64 347 v WI at Harare 200182 (-2) Gavin Rennie Zim 323* 23.48 402 v Ind at Harare 199883 (-1) Hamish Marshall NZ 316* – 329 v SA at Johannesburg 200084 ( – ) Javed Omar Ban 310* 36.28 433 v Zim at Bulawayo 200185 (-2) Nayan Mongia Ind 308 24.03 461 v Aus at Delhi 199686 (+7) Dion Ebrahim Zim 305* 23.76 305 v SA at Harare 200187 (-2) Dion Nash NZ 302 22.70 324 v Zim at Harare 200088= (-2) Paul Strang Zim 292 25.83 411 v NZ at Harare 1997(-1) Craig White Eng 292* 18.00 366 v Sri at Kandy 200190 (-2) Chaminda Vaas Sri 291 18.09 299 v SA at Galle 200091 (-2) Daren Ganga WI 282* 18.76 282 v Zim at Harare 200192 (-2) Rashid Latif Pak 279* 24.03 448 v NZ at Wellington 199493 (-1) Daniel Vettori NZ 277 18.00 309 v Eng at The Oval 199994 (-3) T.M.Dilshan Sri 275* 26.57 403 v Zim at Harare 199995 (-1) M.V.Nagamootoo WI 273* 27.75 293 v Aus at Sydney 200196 (-1) Andy Blignaut Zim 269* 24.44 272 v WI at Harare 200197 (-1) K.Dharmasena Sri 267 21.00 372 v WI at St John’s 199798 (-1) Humayun Farhat Pak 258* 27.00 266 v NZ at Hamilton 200199 ( – ) Nick Knight Eng 256* 23.96 438 v Zim at Bulawayo 1996100 ( – ) Dominic Cork Eng 250 17.35 346 v WI at Manchester 1995
PricewaterhouseCoopers Test Ratings – BowlersAfter Colombo and Harare Test Matches
Rank (Change) Player Team Points Average Highest Rating1 ( – ) Glenn McGrath Aus 919 21.28 919 v Eng at The Oval 20012 ( – ) Shaun Pollock SA 894 20.52 912 v Eng at Johannesburg 19993 ( – ) M.Muralitharan Sri 864 24.79 864 v Ban at Colombo (SSC) 20014 ( – ) Allan Donald SA 809 21.64 897 v Eng at Johannesburg 19995 ( – ) Darren Gough Eng 746 27.57 795 v Pak at Lord’s 20016 ( – ) Shane Warne Aus 736 26.01 907 v Eng at Melbourne 19947 (+1) Waqar Younis Pak 686 23.02 912 v Zim at Rawalpindi 19938 (+1) Saqlain Mushtaq Pak 678 29.45 746 v NZ at Auckland 20019 (+1) Chris Cairns NZ 663 29.21 733 v WI at Wellington 199910= (-3) Heath Streak Zim 661 25.46 752 v Sri at Colombo (RPS) 1996(+1) Jason Gillespie Aus 661 24.72 783 v Eng at Lord’s 200112 ( – ) Jacques Kallis SA 655* 27.53 667 v WI at St John’s 200113 ( – ) Harbhajan Singh Ind 640* 28.92 761 v Aus at Chennai 200114 ( – ) Colin Miller Aus 621* 26.15 676 v WI at Sydney 200115= ( – ) Wasim Akram Pak 615 23.60 828 v Aus at Karachi 1994( – ) Javagal Srinath Ind 615 29.94 740 v NZ at Mohali 199917 ( – ) Andrew Caddick Eng 606 29.79 719 v WI at The Oval 200018 ( – ) Dion Nash NZ 604* 27.48 695 v WI at Wellington 199919 ( – ) Damien Fleming Aus 580* 25.89 750 v Ind at Adelaide 199920 ( – ) Stuart MacGill Aus 562* 25.02 760 v WI at Port-of-Spain 199921 ( – ) Chaminda Vaas Sri 548 30.69 739 v Pak at Sialkot 199522 ( – ) Daniel Vettori NZ 538 32.62 610 v Aus at Wellington 200023 (+1) Arshad Khan Pak 536* 28.40 575 v Eng at Faisalabad 200024 (-2) Nicky Boje SA 532* 26.34 592 v WI at Bridgetown 200125 ( – ) Dominic Cork Eng 517 29.41 680 v SA at Johannesburg 199526 ( – ) Chris Martin NZ 503* 28.10 503 v Pak at Hamilton 200127= ( – ) Mervyn Dillon WI 494* 30.40 504 v SA at Kingston 2001( – ) D.Ramnarine WI 494* 26.59 504 v SA at Kingston 200129 (+1) Shayne O’Connor NZ 490* 31.26 513 v SA at Port Elizabeth 200030 (+1) Brett Lee Aus 489* 22.96 754 v WI at Perth 200031 (-2) Makhaya Ntini SA 462* 30.40 582 v Sri at Centurion 200132 ( – ) Reon King WI 460* 27.77 589 v Eng at Birmingham 200033 ( – ) B.K.V.Prasad Ind 453* 35.00 602 v SA at Durban 199634 ( – ) S.T.Jayasuriya Sri 434* 33.92 467 v Ind at Galle 200135 ( – ) Colin Stuart WI 428* 25.83 428 v Zim at Harare 200136 (+1) Danish Kaneria Pak 422* 19.43 422 v Ban at Multan 200137= (-1) Paul Strang Zim 421* 35.28 465 v NZ at Harare 2000(+1) Neil McGarrell WI 421* 21.05 421 v Zim at Harare 200139 ( – ) Mushtaq Ahmed Pak 412 32.24 819 v NZ at Rawalpindi 199640 ( – ) S.L.V.Raju Ind 410* 30.66 690 v WI at Mohali 199441 ( – ) Alan Mullally Eng 394* 31.24 478 v SA at Centurion 200042 (-1) Paul Adams SA 390* 31.90 553 v Eng at Cape Town 200043 (+1) Ashley Giles Eng 384* 35.88 448 v Pak at Karachi 200044 (-1) Pommie Mbangwa Zim 381* 31.43 605 v Pak at Peshawar 199845 (+1) Lance Klusener SA 363* 35.74 458 v Pak at Johannesburg 199846 (-1) Sunil Joshi Ind 362* 35.85 468 v Ban at Dhaka 200047 ( – ) Shoaib Akhtar Pak 350* 36.45 447 v Aus at Brisbane 199948 ( – ) Henry Olonga Zim 346* 36.39 486 v Pak at Lahore 199849 ( – ) Mfuneko Ngam SA 341* 17.18 366 v Sri at Cape Town 200150 ( – ) P.Wick’singhe Sri 326* 41.87 387 v Pak at Peshawar 200051 ( – ) Daryl Tuffey NZ 324* 36.26 324 v Pak at Hamilton 200152 ( – ) Azhar Mahmood Pak 311* 35.94 332 v Eng at Lord’s 200153 ( – ) Zaheer Khan Ind 302* 38.59 378 v Sri at Kandy 200154 ( – ) Ajit Agarkar Ind 299* 38.83 350 v Aus at Mumbai 200155= ( – ) Bryan Strang Zim 294* 39.33 455 v NZ at Harare 1997(+1) M.S.Kasprowicz Aus 294* 37.00 439 v Ind at Bangalore 199857 ( – ) Phil Tufnell Eng 291 37.68 682 v NZ at Christchurch 199258 ( – ) Robert Croft Eng 285* 37.24 504 v Aus at Lord’s 199759 (+1) Ashish Nehra Ind 283* 25.91 292 v Zim at Harare 200160 (-1) K.Dharmasena Sri 281* 39.24 380 v NZ at Colombo (SSC) 199861= ( – ) Craig White Eng 278* 36.52 463 v Pak at Lahore 2000( – ) Nixon McLean WI 278* 42.56 298 v SA at Georgetown 200163 ( – ) Nuwan Zoysa Sri 271* 34.50 369 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 200064 (RE) R.Pushpakumara Sri 270* 38.65 431 v Ind at Nagpur 199765 (-1) Carl Hooper WI 261* 48.32 338 v Aus at St John’s 199966 (-1) Paul Wiseman NZ 257* 43.82 380 v Zim at Bulawayo 200067 (-1) Abdur Razzaq Pak 253* 41.80 278 v Eng at Manchester 200168 (-1) Shahid Afridi Pak 243* 29.20 277 v Eng at Faisalabad 200069 (-1) Andy Blignaut Zim 240* 36.15 345 v Ind at Harare 200170 (-1) Guy Whittall Zim 228* 38.04 349 v Eng at Nottingham 2000Qualifying match: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, at Bulawayo, on 12/09/2000* Indicates players still qualifying for 100% of their rating
