David Houghton

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	Tests	ODIs
Dave Houghton Zimbabwe (ZIM)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak
Matches	22	63
Runs scored	1464	1530
Batting average	43.05	26.37
100s/50s	4/4	1/12
Top score	266	142
Balls bowled	5	12
Wickets	-	1
Bowling average	-	19.00
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	1/19
Catches/stumpings	17/-	29/2
As of 11 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

David Houghton is also the name of a UK-based designer & photographer

David Laud Houghton (born on 23 June 1957 in Bulawayo) is a former Zimbabwean Test cricketer. He captained Zimbabwe in their first four Test matches, losing two and drawing two. Zimbabwe won one of the 17 one-day internationals he was captain for.

Probably Zimbabwe's second-best batsman in their short cricketing history (after Andy Flower), Houghton holds the record for the highest Test score by a Zimbabwean, with his 266 against Sri Lanka in 1994/5. Since retiring as a player, Houghton has gone on to become a successful coach and commentator. Before he was the coach of his current club Derbyshire CC he was the coach at Radlett Cricket Club in Hertfordshire. Whilst in this role he introduced an academy system and his best achievement was taking Radlett to victory in the Evening Standard trophy which is London's most prestigious cricket competition. He currently is the coach of Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Of note recently, he stated that England would be better off playing 10 men instead of playing spinner Ashley Giles.