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 (16 March 1974 – 3 September 2023) was a Zimbabwean cricketer and cricket coach who played for and captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He was the all time leading wicket taker for Zimbabwe in Test cricket with 2 ...

. 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 as his son. After retiring, Streak briefly served as a Zimbabwean selector. Streak's farm was seized in 2001 under a

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policy and he ended up imprisoned for a short time for protesting the farm seizure.

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