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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. He is also known as Jimmy due to bearing a resemblance to Jimmy Saville.

Barmy Army activities
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. He is considered such a recognisable asset for the Barmy Army, that his travel expenses are covered by the Barmy Army. At games he is recognisable due to usually wearing a singlet and a Top Hat with a St. George's Cross on it. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Personal life
Flowers is a Roman Catholic and has children, but has not seen them for 20 years.