Dave Houghton
80Zimbabwe · BAT · 1983 to 1997 · on scorecards: DL Houghton
BATTING
- Matches
- 63
- Innings
- 60
- Runs
- 1530
- Average
- 26.37
- Strike rate
- 70.99
- High score
- 142
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 12
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 19
- Economy
- 9.5
- Strike rate
- 12
- Best figures
- 1/19
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 29 / 2
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dave Houghton played 63 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1983 to 1997. The first came against Australia at Trent Bridge, with a score of 0, and the last against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club in 1997.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 1,128 runs at 24.5 in 51 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 142 from 137 balls against New Zealand at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in 1987, in a defeat. In all: 1 hundred, 12 fifties.
At home the average was 23.0 across 19 ODIs; away it was 23.4 across 19 ODIs. The most runs came against Pakistan: 419 runs at 38.1 in 12 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 15 ODIs and 330 runs at 23.6. Dave Houghton captained Zimbabwe in 17 ODIs, winning 1 and losing 16. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 11 of the ODIs Dave Houghton played and lost 47.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 63 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 137 | New Zealand | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1987 | Lost |
| 84 | 108 | Australia | County Ground | 1983 | Lost |
| 73* | 77 | Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | 1995 | Lost |
| 57* | 44 | South Africa | Newlands | 1997 | Lost |
| 57 | 49 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1993 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/19 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Pukekura Park | 1992 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 190 | 15.83 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 12 | 419 | 38.09 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 8 | 316 | 39.50 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 7 | 171 | 34.20 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0/0 | 1 | 19.00 |
| England | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 4 | 131 | 32.75 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 391 | 23.00 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Away | 19 | 421 | 23.39 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 25 | 718 | 31.22 | 1/5 | 1 | 19.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 | 402 | 33.50 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 51 | 1,128 | 24.52 | 0/9 | 1 | 19.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 15 | 330 | 23.57 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Bellerive Oval | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 42 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 2 | 164 | 82.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1983 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1997 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 23 June 1957
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,155
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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