Andy Flower still on top

Zimbabwe's Andy Flower consolidated his position at the top of the PricewaterhouseCoopers batting ratings after hitting a half-century in the drawn second Test with South Africa.

South African batsman Jacques Kallis moved up two places to number nine after hitting an unbeaten 189 in the same match.

Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak dropped out of the top ten in the bowlers ratings after finishing wicket-less in Bulawayo.

The top 10 batsmen:

1. Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 897 points; avg: 55.51
2. Steve Waugh (Australia) 877; 51.87
3. S.R.Tendulkar (India) 866; 57.18
4. Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 818; 47.73
5. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 805; 47.42
6. Rahul Dravid (India) 798; 53.77
7. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 790; 51.30
8. Brian Lara (West Indies) 769; 47.68
9. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 744; 46.38
10. Mark Waugh (Australia) 743; 42.92

Bowlers:
1. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 919; 21.28
2. Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 893; 20.55
3. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 864; 24.79
4. Allan Donald (South Africa) 801; 21.64
5. Darren Gough (England) 746; 27.57
6. Shane Warne (Australia) 736; 26.01
7. Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 686; 23.02
8. Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) 678; 29.45
9. Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 663; 29.21
10. Jason Gillespie (Australia) 661; 24.72

Mail Cricket Editor