David Houghton (cricketer)

David Houghton
Personal information
Full name
David Laud Houghton
Born (1957-06-23) 23 June 1957 (age 67)
Bulawayo, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman, Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 8)18 October 1992 v India
Last Test25 September 1997 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 6)9 June 1983 v Australia
Last ODI5 October 1997 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–1997/98Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 22 63 120 163
Runs scored 1,464 1,530 7,445 4,191
Batting average 43.05 26.37 39.39 29.20
100s/50s 4/4 1/12 17/36 1/12
Top score 266 142 266 142
Balls bowled 5 12 149 53
Wickets 0 1 2 2
Bowling average 19.00 29.50 28.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/19 2/7 1/9
Catches/stumpings 17/– 29/2 165/16 112/11
Source: [1], 2 October 2018

David Laud Houghton (born 23 June 1957) is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer. He was the first test captain of Zimbabwe.

He captained Zimbabwe in their first four Test matches and led the team in 17 One Day Internationals (ODI). He was regarded as one of the finest batsmen to have emerged from Zimbabwe. He featured in three ICC Cricket World Cup tournaments in 1983, 1987 and 1992.

He was deemed as a loyal servant to Zimbabwe cricket according to several critics and pundits and he was also lauded for choosing country over lucrative offers.