Heath Streak
87Zimbabwe · AR · 1993 to 2005 · on scorecards: HH Streak
BATTING
- Matches
- 189
- Innings
- 159
- Runs
- 2943
- Average
- 28.29
- Strike rate
- 73.42
- High score
- 79*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 13
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 239
- Average
- 29.82
- Economy
- 4.51
- Strike rate
- 39.6
- Best figures
- 5/32
- 4w / 5w
- 7 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 46 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 26
CAREER IN BRIEF
Heath Streak played 189 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1993 to 2005. The first came against South Africa at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and the last against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club in 2005.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,052 runs at 32.6 in 108 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 79 not out from 67 balls against New Zealand at Eden Park in 2001, in a match Zimbabwe won. The best bowling is 5 for 32 against India at Queens Sports Club in 1997.
In all: 13 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 36.3 across 47 ODIs; away it was 24.3 across 68 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 532 runs at 23.1 in 35 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 30 ODIs and 604 runs at 37.8. Heath Streak captained Zimbabwe in 68 ODIs, winning 18 and losing 47. The scorecards record 8 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 51 of the ODIs Heath Streak played and lost 129.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 189 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79* | 67 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2001 | Won |
| 72* | 84 | New Zealand | Mangaung Oval | 2003 | Lost |
| 68 | 105 | South Africa | St George's Park | 2005 | Lost |
| 65* | 91 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2003 | Won |
| 64* | 82 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2004 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/32 | 8.5 | India | Queens Sports Club | 1997 | Won |
| 4/8 | 8 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2001 | Won |
| 4/18 | 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1997 | Lost |
| 4/21 | 9 | England | County Ground | 2003 | Lost |
| 4/25 | 10 | South Africa | Harare Sports Club | 1995 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 35 | 532 | 23.13 | 0/3 | 39 | 38.03 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 172 | 13.23 | 0/0 | 28 | 31.96 |
| England | 20 | 336 | 28.00 | 0/2 | 33 | 20.18 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 440 | 36.67 | 0/2 | 19 | 41.74 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 215 | 19.55 | 0/0 | 35 | 20.66 |
| West Indies | 19 | 363 | 40.33 | 0/2 | 24 | 27.75 |
| Australia | 16 | 299 | 33.22 | 0/1 | 18 | 41.56 |
| South Africa | 15 | 273 | 34.13 | 0/3 | 17 | 32.88 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 149 | 49.67 | 0/0 | 16 | 18.00 |
| Kenya | 8 | 78 | 78.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 34.60 |
| Asia XI | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 32.00 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 17.50 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 36.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 836 | 36.35 | 0/2 | 67 | 26.70 |
| Away | 68 | 1,019 | 24.26 | 0/4 | 87 | 30.62 |
| Neutral | 74 | 1,088 | 27.90 | 0/7 | 85 | 31.48 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81 | 891 | 21.73 | 0/1 | 100 | 29.98 |
| 2000s | 108 | 2,052 | 32.57 | 0/12 | 139 | 29.72 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 30 | 604 | 37.75 | 0/2 | 43 | 25.19 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 20 | 229 | 17.62 | 0/1 | 30 | 24.93 |
| Queens Sports Club | 17 | 232 | 33.14 | 0/0 | 24 | 29.42 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 7 | 83 | 83.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 15.50 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 7 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 35.71 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 5 | 82 | 27.33 | 0/1 | 6 | 39.33 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1993 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2005 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 16 March 1974
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 4,008
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 7
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 50.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 117.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 107.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 53.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,070 balls faced in that period.
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