NEW APPOINTMENT
Houghton, who has experience coaching on the County circuit, has previously worked as Zimbabwe’s coach, taking the side to Super-Six in the 1999 World Cup. © Getty
Dave Houghton has been named as Zimbabwe’s head coach on Tuesday (June 14), with the incumbent coach Lalchand Rajput taking over as the Technical Director.
The former Zimbabwe captain is expected to take charge ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 that will be held in the country in July. Earlier in the year, Zimbabwe Cricket also appointed Lance Klusener as the batting coach, and are currently on the lookout for a new bowling coach.
“We are delighted to be bringing in Dave and we count ourselves fortunate and privileged to be able to appoint such a vastly experienced and highly respected Head Coach at a time we are looking to improve our on-field performances,” ZC Director of Cricket Hamilton Masakadza said.
“With Lance having also bounced back as batting coach, we believe we now have a formidable technical team that can push for World Cup qualification and ensure our players put in consistently competitive performances. I would also like to thank Lalchand who has been in charge of the team for the past four years, an incredibly challenging period for our cricket. He will continue to be involved in our game as Technical Director and will provide invaluable support to the team,” he added.
Houghton has previously worked as Zimbabwe’s coach, taking the side to Super-Six in the 1999 World Cup. The 64-year-old also served as the director of national coaching of Zimbabwe in 2009. He has also served in various coaching capacities with Derbyshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Middlesex .
Houghton played 22 Tests for his country, averaging 41.83 with the bat. His highest individual score of 266 came versus Sri Lanka in 1994-95. He also played 63 ODIs for Zimbabwe.
Source: Cricbuzz