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Dave Houghton
Wed, June 22 2016
Dave Houghton: Zimbabwe’s first Test captain who also represented the nation in hockey
Dave Houghton was one of the best batsmen to emerge from Zimbabwe. He was easily their best batsman till Andy Flower came along.
Sun, June 09 2013
When Zimbabwe announced their arrival on the international stage
On June 9, 1983, the ICC Prudential World Cup kicked off in England amidst great frenzy. Karthik Parimal looks back at the opening fixture between Zimbabwe and Australia, and how the latter were promptly stunned.
Tue, September 15 2015
World Cup 1987: Dave Houghton’s near miracle that ended with Martin Crowe’s unbelievable catch
In the early days of the Reliance World Cup 1987, David Houghton conjured up a magical century to take Zimbabwe within a gasp of victory against New Zealand. It took another miracle to stop them from striding through the home-stretch. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the two amazing events of that day 25 years ago.