Full name David Laud Houghton Born June 23, 1957, Bulawayo Major teams Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Mashonaland Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm offbreak Fielding position Wicketkeeper
David Houghton can be easily counted as one the best Zimbabwean cricketers. He captained Zimbabwe in its inaugural test match against India at Harare in 1992. David Houghton scored an impressive 121runs in the match.
David Houghton’s 266 is the record of highest test score by a Zimbabwean in test cricket, he scored it against Sri Lanka at Bulawayo in 1994-95.
After his retirement, David Houghton put his cricketing brains to an excellent use as a coach. He is currently the coach of the Derbyshire County Cricket Club.
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