Zimbabwe Cricket Legend Heath Streak Dies From Cancer At Age Of 49

Heath Streak played 65 Tests and 189 ODIs in international cricket in a career spanning over a decade and was part of Zimbabwe’s golden generation of players between 1997 to 2002.

Heath Streak was reportedly suffering from colon and liver cancer for a long time.

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Heath Streak Passes Away: Former Zimbabwe captain and veteran all-rounder Heath Streak died on 22nd August at the age of 49. He was reportedly suffering from colon and liver cancer for a long time and was undergoing treatment in South Africa for the same. Streak played 65 Tests and 189 ODIs in an inspiring career spanning over a decade and was part of Zimbabwe’s golden generation of players between 1997 to 2002.

“It was a pleasure playing with you. See you on the other side when my bowling spell comes to an end,” posted Streak’s former teammate Henry Olonga on micro-blogging platform ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter).

Sad news coming through that Heath Streak has crossed to the other side. RIP @ZimCricketv legend. The greatest all rounder we produced. It was a pleasure playing with you. See you on the other side when my bowling spell comes to an end...😔

— Henry Olonga (@henryolonga) August 22, 2023

Current Zimbabwe skipper also paid tribute to the legendary all-rounder.

“Streaky. No words can explain what you and your family have done for mine and many others Our hearts our broken you leave behind a beautiful family and a legacy for us to live up to! You will b missed we love you dearly Rest in peace Streaky,” Williams posted on micro-blogging platform ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter).

Streaky 🥲
No words can explain what you and your family have done for mine and many others
Our hearts our broken you leave behind a beautiful family and a legacy for us to live up to!
You will be missed we love you dearly
Rest in peace streaky 💔 pic.twitter.com/2sXz4WNqu7

— Sean Williams (@sean14williams) August 22, 2023

Heath Streak, one of the finest bowling all-rounders of all time in international cricket, bagged a total of 216 wickets in 65 Tests. During this, he attained a 4-wicket haul in an innings, 16 times, and 5-wicket haul in an innings, 7 times. 

In ODIs, Streak was able to pick 239 wickets at an average of 29.82. The Zimbabwe legend scored 1,990 runs (1 century, 11 half-centuries) in Tests while 2,943 runs (13 half-centuries) in ODIs.