Role Cricket Player Name Denis Streak | National side Zimbabwean Last test 1996 | |
Batting style Right-handed batsman Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Denis Hilton Streak (born 21 June 1949 in Bulawayo) is a former Zimbabwean first-class cricketer and the father of Test player Heath Streak. Apart from playing cricket he also represented Zimbabwe at lawn bowls.
He debuted for Rhodesia during the 1976-77 Currie Cup and toured England in 1985. 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. 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.
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