10 greatest No. 5 batsmen in Test cricket history

#5 Andy Flower

Andy Flower could have achieveed much more had he belonged to a stronger unit

Andy Flower	Innings	Runs	Average	100s/50s
No. 5 overall	82	3788	54.89	9/22
No. 5 at home	39	1846	52.74	4/10
No. 5 away	43	1942	57.11	5/12

Flower is a vastly underrated cricket, mainly because of the team he played for. Nevertheless, he was part of the golden generation of Zimbabwe cricketers who were taking their team in the right direction until cricket became victim to national politics.

Flower is easily one of the greatest No. 5 batsmen in the game with a huge average of close to 55. More importantly, he averaged more away from home, an impressive 57, which is more than what the most prolific batsmen at No. 5 averaged at home.

Flower’s conversion rate wasn’t exactly high but a major factor for that was the relatively weak team he played for. As part of a stronger batting order, Flower could have achieved a lot more.