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Victor "Vic" Flowers is a cricket supporter from Oldham, England and is often refered to as the unofficial leader of the Barmy Army.[1] He is also known as Jimmy due to bearing a resemblance to Jimmy Saville.[2]
Barmy Army activities
[edit]Flowers first joined the Barmy Army in 1998 after being inspired by the England supporters in Melbourne. Flowers at England games is known for leading the Barmy Army in their singing.[2] He is considered such a recognisable asset for the Barmy Army, that his travel expenses are covered by the Barmy Army.[3] At games he is recognisable due to usually wearing a singlet[4] and a Top Hat with a St. George's Cross on it.[5] In 2006 he lead criticism of Cricket Australia for their ticketing policies at The Gabba after they split up English fans and ejected the Barmy Army's trumpet player.[6]
Flowers' actions have also lead him into trouble. He was once barred from attending an Ashes match at Headingley Stadium in 2009 by the England and Wales Cricket Board but due to intervention from Yorkshire County Cricket Club Chief Executive Stewart Regan, this was overturned.[7] In addition later in 2009 when attending a test match in Durban, South Africa with the Barmy Army. Flowers was attacked by two men who knocked him to the ground and then hit him with a flag.[8] He was once thrown out of the Adelaide Oval by the police during the 2010–11 Ashes series but was permitted to re-enter later in the game after an angry reaction at his ejection from England fans.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Flowers is a Roman Catholic and has children, but has not seen them for 20 years.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Reynolds, Nigel (2007-01-06). "Barmy Army looks on the bright side". Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ a b c "The Barmy Army: 'We've got some real oddballs and that's brilliant'". The Times. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ "Fan-tastic support". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ Ronay, Barney. "The Barmy Army are no laughing matter" (Document).
{{cite document}}: Cite document requires|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|accessdate=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|url=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|work=ignored (help) - ^ Webster, Andrew (2010-12-30). "Ashes urn gives Army its finest hour". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ November 24, 2006 11:00PM (2006-11-24). "Security kill-joy claim". Courier Mail. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Barmy Army leader Vic Flowers barred from the first day's play". The Mirror. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ Lawrence Booth (2009-12-27). "Lawrence Booth's match zone: The essential analysis from the second day of South Africa v England at Durban". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ Jean, David (2010-12-05). "Ashes shocker drives the Army barmy". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 2011-10-05.