Wilfred Flowers

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Wilfred Flowers England (Eng)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	Right-arm off-break
	Tests	First-class
Matches	8	442
Runs scored	254	12,891
Batting average	18.14	20.07
100s/50s	0/1	9/56
Top score	56	173
Balls bowled	858	56,375
Wickets	14	1,188
Bowling average	21.14	15.89
5 wickets in innings	1	73
10 wickets in match	0	15
Best bowling	5/46	8/22
Catches/stumpings	2/0	222/0
Test debut: 12 December 1884 Last Test: 19 July 1893 Source: [1]

Wilfred Flowers (born 7 December 1856 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England; died 1 November 1926 in Carlton, Nottingham, England) was a professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club between 1877 and 1896. He also played eight Test matches for England.

Flowers was a slow bowler, who bowled offbreaks and a strong batsman who was one of the leading all-rounders of his day. He toured Australia with Alfred Shaw's teams in 1884/5 and 1886/7, which accounted for seven of the Tests he played in. He also played in one Test at Lord's in 1893.

After retiring as a player, Flowers served as an umpire from 1907 to 1912.

Flowers was married to Martha, and was a frame work knitter, and later a lacehand, by trade. At birth, he was registered as Wilfred Flower.