Denis Hilton Streak (born 21 June 1949) is a Zimbabwean former first-class cricketer and the father of former Zimbabwean cricketer, Heath Streak. Apart from playing cricket, he also represented Zimbabwe at lawn bowls.[1]
He debuted for Rhodesia during the 1976-77 Currie Cup and toured England in 1985.[2] Streak played domestic cricket with Matabeleland and was 46 when he finally retired. He finished by playing in a Logan Cup final win, in the same side at his son.[2] After retiring, he was briefly a Zimbabwean selector.
Streak's farm was seized in 2001 under a land reform policy and after protesting, he ended up imprisoned for a short time.[3]
References
^"A tenacious Streak". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand: Fairfax Media. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ ab"Strange appearances". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^Viner, Brian (31 May 2003). "Stubborn Streak plays straight bat to politics". The Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
denis, streak, denis, hilton, streak, born, june, 1949, zimbabwean, former, first, class, cricketer, father, former, zimbabwean, cricketer, heath, streak, apart, from, playing, cricket, also, represented, zimbabwe, lawn, bowls, personal, informationfull, named. Denis Hilton Streak born 21 June 1949 is a Zimbabwean former first class cricketer and the father of former Zimbabwean cricketer Heath Streak Apart from playing cricket he also represented Zimbabwe at lawn bowls 1 Denis StreakPersonal informationFull nameDenis Milton StreakBorn 1949 06 21 21 June 1949 age 73 Bulawayo RhodesiaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumRelationsHeath Streak son Career statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 14 5Runs scored 228 Batting average 17 53 100s 50s 0 0 Top score 29 Balls bowled 1 414 171Wickets 16 8Bowling average 41 06 18 005 wickets in innings 0 010 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 4 81 4 45Catches stumpings 5 0 Source CricInfo 26 December 2018He debuted for Rhodesia during the 1976 77 Currie Cup and toured England in 1985 2 Streak played domestic cricket with Matabeleland and was 46 when he finally retired He finished by playing in a Logan Cup final win in the same side at his son 2 After retiring he was briefly a Zimbabwean selector Streak s farm was seized in 2001 under a land reform policy and after protesting he ended up imprisoned for a short time 3 References Edit A tenacious Streak The Press Christchurch New Zealand Fairfax Media 18 February 2009 Retrieved 8 December 2019 a b Strange appearances ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 10 March 2016 Viner Brian 31 May 2003 Stubborn Streak plays straight bat to politics The Independent Retrieved 8 December 2019 External links EditDenis Streak at ESPNcricinfo This biographical article related to Zimbabwean cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denis Streak amp oldid 1051455072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
