Russell Flower
Russell William Flower is a former English cricketer. Flower was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Stone, Staffordshire.
Flower made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1964 Minor [Counties Championship] against Norfolk. Flower played Minor [counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties] cricket for Staffordshire from 1964 to 1988, which included 107 Minor Counties Championship matches. and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. Following success with over the course of a decade with Staffordshire, Flower played first-class cricket for Warwickshire in 1978, making his debut against Surrey. Flower played 9 first-class matches that season, although without success. He took just 10 wickets at an expensive average of 55.40, with best figures of 3/45. Dropped midway through the season, Flower never appeared again for Warwickshire.
Continuing his Minor counties career with Staffordshire, he proceeded to make his List A debut for the Minor Counties cricket team against Yorkshire in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made a further appearance for the team in that season's competition against Leicestershire. He played his first limited overs match for Staffordshire against Gloucestershire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 3 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Surrey in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. Like in his first-class career, Russell struggled against first-class opposition. He took just 2 wickets in List A cricket, at an expensive average of 93.00 runs per wicket. It was only in one of his six matches that he took wickets, taking 2/34 against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy.