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Full name David Laud Houghton
Born June 23, 1957, Bulawayo
Current age 51 years 152 days
Major teams Rhodesia,Zimbabwe,Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Coach, Commentator
Relations Brother - WJ Houghton,Nephew - GS Ballance
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
22
36
2
1464
266
43.05
3221
45.45
4
4
168
12
17
0
ODIs
63
60
2
1530
142
26.37
2155
70.99
1
12
116
21
29
2
First-class
120
202
13
7445
266
39.39
17
36
165
16
List A
163
157
13
4191
142
29.10
2
26
111
11
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
22
1
5
0
0
-
-
-
0.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
63
1
12
19
1
1/19
1/19
19.00
9.50
12.0
0
0
0
First-class
120
149
59
2
2/7
29.50
2.37
74.5
0
0
List A
163
53
57
2
1/9
1/9
28.50
6.45
26.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 18-22, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Sep 25-29, 1997 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 9, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Oct 5, 1997 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1978/79 - 1997/98
List A span
1979/80 - 1997/98
Profile
Dave Houghton is one of Zimbabwe's best two batsmen in their short Test history, alongside Andy Flower. Houghton hit 121 in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, against India at Harare in 1992-93, and cracked 266 - his country's highest Test score so far - against Sri Lanka at Bulawayo in 1994-95. Zimbabwe's first Test captain, Houghton has an exceptional cricket brain that helped him become national coach after a spell in charge at Worcestershire. As a batsman he had the ability to play either long, defensive innings or shorter, attacking ones, and he was a brilliant player of spin, but equally adept against pace. He started life as a wicketkeeper, but became a top-class slip fielder too, possibly helped by his time as Zimbabwe's hockey goalkeeper.
Geoffrey Dean
