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Full name David Laud Houghton
Born June 23, 1957, Bulawayo
Current age 55 years 333 days
Major teams Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Coach, Commentator
Relation Brother - WJ Houghton, Nephew - GS Ballance
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 1978-1998 |
| List A span | 1979-1998 |
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
- Houghton returns to Derbyshire (Sep 27, 2011)
- Houghton targets Test return this year (Feb 24, 2010)
- Tests the ultimate goal for Zimbabwe - Houghton (Sep 9, 2009)
- Houghton returns to Zimbabwe in coaching role (Mar 29, 2009)
- Houghton opts out of race for Bangladesh coach (Sep 7, 2007)
Mar 6, 2005
Dave Houghton in TV analyst mode
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2000
Dave Houghton portrait
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Jun 19, 1999
Dave Houghton signs autographs
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