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Full name Heath Hilton Streak
Born March 16, 1974, Bulawayo
Current age 34 years 298 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Africa XI, Ahmedabad Rockets, Hampshire, Matabeleland, Warwickshire
Nickname Streaky, Stack
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 1 in
Education Falcon College, Zimbabwe
Relations Father - DH Streak

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

107

1990

127*

22.35

5369

37.06

212

ODIs

189

159

2943

79*

28.29

4008

73.42

203

First-class

175

264

5684

131

26.31

List A

309

245

4089

90*

25.71

Twenty20

333

27.75

196

169.89

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

102

13559

6079

216

6/73

9/72

28.14

2.69

62.7

ODIs

189

185

9468

7129

239

5/32

29.82

4.51

39.6

First-class

175

31117

14352

499

7/55

28.76

2.76

62.3

List A

309

14741

10994

385

5/32

28.55

4.47

38.2

Twenty20

420

537

3/18

22.37

7.67

17.5

Career statistics

Test debut

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Karachi, Dec 1-6, 1993 scorecard

Last Test

Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 20-22, 2005 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

South Africa v Zimbabwe at Bangalore, Nov 10, 1993 scorecard

Last ODI

Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Aug 31, 2005 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1992/93

Last First-class

Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Sep 11-13, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

1992/93

Last List A

Warwickshire v Worcestershire at Birmingham, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Glamorgan v Warwickshire at Cardiff, Jul 8, 2004 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Warwickshire v Lancashire at Birmingham, Jul 18, 2007 scorecard

A lion-hearted fast bowler with immense stamina and strength, Heath Streak has the ability to bowl outswing at good pace and with excellent control, as he showed at Lord's in 2000 when he was virtually a one-man attack. These qualities made him the first Zimbabwean to reach 100 Test wickets. Streak is also an extremely capable batsman who loves to give the ball a whack over the infield, and a magnificent outfielder with a howitzer-like throw.

He was appointed Zimbabwe captain in 2000, but found that the responsibilities - and tension with the board over pay and quotas - affected his form and he resigned. He was reappointed to the role in 2002 but again found himself in the spotlight as the Zimbabwe side disintegrated in the wake of the country's internal turmoil. He was criticised for not taking a firmer political stand, and the subsequent protest by Henry Olonga and Andy Flower further weakened his standing. He again burdened the bowling - and the batting - in Zimbabwe's disappointing tour of England in 2003. The disintegration of the side and the political turmoil in Zimbabwe made the captaincy increasingly burdensome, and in April 2004 he quit after the Zimbabwe board refused to give him guarantees over selection.

After a bitter standoff with the board, Streak finally returned to the fold in March 2005 and was immediately restored to a struggling side. He was appointed captain of Warwickshire for the 2006 season after signing a two-year contract, but quit the captaincy one match into the 2007 season. While he hasn't completely ruled out a return to Zimbabwean cricket, his contract with the Indian Cricket League, which he signed early in 2008, could spell the end of his international career.

A phlegmatic character who is hugely popular with team-mates, Streak is a fluent Ndebele speaker and hails from a ranching family near Bulawayo. His father, Denis, played for Zimbabwe in pre-Test days.
Geoffrey Dean February 2008

Oct 12, 2008

Heath Streak bowled Paul Nixon in the final over © ICL

Oct 12, 2008

Ahmedabad celebrate the wicket of Avishka Gunawardene © ICL

Mar 30, 2008

Heath Streak took 3 for 46 in his four overs © ICL

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