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Victor "Vic" Flowers is a cricket supporter from Oldham , England and is often referred to as the unofficial leader of the Barmy Army .[1] He was also known as Jimmy due to bearing a resemblance to Jimmy Savile .[2]
Barmy Army activities
Flowers' actions have also led him into trouble. He was once barred[9] 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.[10] 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.[citation needed ] He was once ejected from the Adelaide Oval by the police during the 2010–11 Ashes series for being lifted onto fans shoulders but was permitted to re-enter later in the game after an angry reaction at his ejection from England fans.[11]
Personal life
Flowers is a
Roman Catholic and has 2 children, but has not seen them for 20 years.
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