Denis Hilton Streak (born 21 June 1949) is a Zimbabwean former

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er and the father of former Zimbabwean cricketer,

Heath Streak Heath Hilton Streak (born 16 March 1974) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer and cricket coach who played for and captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. By his statistical record, he is the best bowler to have played for Zimbabwe. He is the a ...

. Apart from playing cricket, he also represented Zimbabwe at

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. He debuted for

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during the 1976-77

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and toured England in 1985. Streak played domestic cricket with

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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

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policy and after protesting, he ended up imprisoned for a short time.

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