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Dave Houghton Has Resigned As Zimbabwe Senior Men's National Cricket Team Head Coach

1 year agoThu, 21 Dec 2023 07:00:36 GMT
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Dave Houghton Has Resigned As Zimbabwe Senior Men's National Cricket Team Head Coach

Dave Houghton has resigned as the Head Coach of the Zimbabwe Senior Men’s National Cricket Team. He will remain with the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Board in a different role, Zim Cricket reported. Houghton submitted his resignation letter before the board meeting, where they were going to discuss Zimbabwe’s failure to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Houghton felt that after 18 months in charge, he had “lost the changeroom” and believed a new voice was needed to lead the team. The resignation came after Zimbabwe’s loss in a limited-overs series against Ireland. He said in a statement:

I have always had Zimbabwe cricket at heart and, though my coaching of the national team comes to an end, I would love to be involved in other areas.  

The talent base in Zimbabwe is enormous. How we move players from talented to performing well on the international stage is a great project to be involved in.  

ZC Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani acknowledged Houghton’s contribution and regretted that he felt the changeroom needed a change. He said:

Dave will always be a legend of our game and it is with regret that he felt the changeroom needed a new voice.

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While the past few months have been disappointing as we failed to qualify for both the 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup, they should not obscure all the work he has done over the past year to rebuild the foundations for long-term success.

Dave leaves the team with our sincerest thanks for his tireless efforts and we are looking forward to working with him in a different role as we seek to change our on-field fortunes.

With Houghton’s departure, an interim technical team will be appointed to oversee Zimbabwe’s upcoming tour to Sri Lanka in January. The ZC Board also formed a three-member committee to investigate the team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup and to review the cricket affairs structure of the organization. The committee, whose other members are Mr Godfrey Nyadongo and Mr Blessing Ngondo, has been given three weeks to complete its tasks.

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7 Comments

Bhuru · 1 year ago
Any1 who knows cricket will testify that this guy had brought some hope to Zimbabwean Cricket, his resignation is a big blow to the sport
general · 1 year ago
true comrade
Yoyoyo · 1 year ago
😁😁 Zim Sports are cursed by shavi rehu****. Coach Houghton avo brought out the best from the players, look at Sikandar Raz he is now a regular in the best Cricket League, the Indian Premier League. What a loss indeed
Bvepfepfe · 1 year ago
😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟😟 Oh dear, this is bad. Dave Houghton is the best coach Zim Cricket has had in the past decade. He brought the glory days back. The problem has been with the players mindset and also lack of punctuality. Some players werent coming in on time to train. Dave Houghton is a legend and I feel Zim Cricket should have done the right thing to call the players for an attitude adjustment.
Guy · 1 year ago
He hasn't brought the "glory days" back! 🤣 What are you talking about? Zimbabwe have failed to qualify for both the 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup. It's embarrassing. Back in the day, Zimbabwe would participate in all ICC tournaments because there were no qualifiers. The sad truth is Zimbabwean Cricket has been very poor for a long time!
Bvepfepfe · 1 year ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 @Guy u are lost dude. u have forgotten the Series wins against Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands, we even beat a full strength Australia in ODI series at their own backyard, Ryan Burl took 5 wickets🤣🤣. We lost the Series in the end 2 - 1. Zim qualified for the T20 world cup in Australia. Now based on what happened in the T20 world cup qualifiers to be held in USA and the Caribbean which we failed to go to, the player selection had too man heads involved, they ruined Dave Houghton's plans.
Colonel Terry Childer · 1 year ago
He is the worst cricket coach ever since it's inception. He failed in absolute terms

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