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Full name Heath Hilton Streak
Born March 16, 1974, Bulawayo
Current age 34 years 158 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
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
65
107
18
1990
127*
22.35
5369
37.06
1
11
212
12
17
0
ODIs
189
159
55
2943
79*
28.29
4008
73.42
0
13
203
48
46
0
First-class
175
264
48
5684
131
26.31
6
27
58
0
List A
309
245
86
4089
90*
25.71
0
14
75
0
Twenty20
23
19
7
333
59
27.75
196
169.89
0
1
26
14
7
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
65
102
13559
6079
216
6/73
9/72
28.14
2.69
62.7
16
7
0
ODIs
189
185
9468
7129
239
5/32
5/32
29.82
4.51
39.6
7
1
0
First-class
175
31117
14352
499
7/55
28.76
2.76
62.3
17
2
List A
309
14741
10994
385
5/32
5/32
28.55
4.47
38.2
12
1
0
Twenty20
23
20
420
537
24
3/18
3/18
22.37
7.67
17.5
0
0
0
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
Profile
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
