***It was easily the highest partnership for the still fledgling Test nation, beating the 184 for any wicket by Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton in Harare against Sri Lanka at f he end of last year and the 192 for the fourth-wicket which the same Flower brothers added in Delhi against India in 1992-93.

It also left them just 17 runs short of the 264-run world record for a Test partnership between two brothers set by Greg and Ian Chappell against .New Zealand in Wellington in 1973-4.***

***The day started in some confusion as the captains, Salim Malik and Andy .Flower, had to toss up twice after match referee, former West Indian batsman Jackie Hendriks, failed to hear Salim correctly call "bird" rather . than "heads," referring to the bird on the Zimbabwe one dollar coin.***

HARARE. Feb 1: At close of play. Pakistan were 5) for one wicket in reply Ao Zimbabwe's first inn-

while Grant battled the full six hours and hit one six and four fours in his 289-ball innings.

a little disgruntled as Flower won the second toss and de-

ings total of 544 declared on the second day of their first cricket Test at the Harare

Sports Club today, reports Reuter.

Score*: Zimbabwe 544-4 declared (Grant Flower 201 not out. Andy Flower 156, Guy Whitlat 113 not out).

Earlier on Tuesday : A record unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 247 between the Flower brothers Grant and Andy saw Zimbabwe recover magnificently from three early blows on the opening day of the first Text against Pakistan.

While opener Grant ground his way to a resolute, undefeated 88, brother Andy, the, captain, powered to his second ' Test century as Zimbabwe reached 289 for three by the close.

Andy Flower’s unbeaten 142 came from 215 balls and In eluded one six and 18 fours

Such a totallooked unlikely as the, Pakistani sea pi attack of Wasim Akram and Aaqib Javed used the helpful early conditions to remove Mark Dekker (two). Alistair Campbell (one) and Dave Houghton (23) with Just 42 on the board.

But that brought the Flower brothers together and they gradually wore dokm the attack in contrasting styles., Where Grant was more circumspec^. Andy went on the offensive, ending . a sequence of eight successive maidens from Wasim Akram by striking him for four fours in one over.

Andy went to his century in 205 minutes off 157 balls only shortly after Grant, reached Just half that total from 192 deliveries.

The Pakistani captain, who had wanted’to bat first, looked

ZIMBABWE: First innings

M Dekker c Rashid Latif b Aaqib Javed 2

G Flower not out 88

A Campbell lbw b Wasim Akram 1

D Houghton c Aamir Sohail b Aaqib Javed 23

A Flower hot out 142

Extras: (lb-12, w-3. nb-181 33

Total: (for three wickets) 289

Fall of wickets: 1-4; 2-9:

3-42

To bat: Stuart Carlisle. Guy Whittai). Heath Streak. Paul Strang. David Brain, Henry

Olonga.

Bowling: O M R W

Wasim Akram 22 10 47 1

Aaqib Javed 22 7 49 2

Kabir Khan 18 2 70 0

Salim Malik 5 0 25 0

Akram Raza |/6 4 53 0

AsifMuJtaba 4 0 19 0

Aamir Sohail 3 0 14 0